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Documents, Data, and Code. The NCX Methodology For Improved Forest Management (IFM) Through Short-Term Harvest Deferral.
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Public Comment: 176 (Briana Capra) #176

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ncx-gitbot commented 1 year ago

Commenter Organization: Forest Carbon Works

Commenter: Briana Capra

2021 Deferred Harvest Methodology Section: Appendix A

Comment: The dataset [used to determine the performance benchmark] may be documented and contained within the methodology, or may be maintained in a separate repository that is referenced by the methodology, however no data are provided.

Proposed Change: VCS Rerefence: VCS Methodology Requirements Section 3.4.7

ncx-gitbot commented 1 year ago

NCX response: We appreciate comments noting that the structure and performance of the baseline model used within this methodology is strongly influential on the predicted and realized climate impact of projects. Our revised methodology increases transparency rather than following an expert review process. This includes both detailed documentation of particular models used, as well as sharing benchmarking and performance information for baseline models. Finally, the revised approach to uncertainty explicitly accounts for imprecision in the baseline model in calculating the final number of credits generated from projects developed under this methodology.