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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: 257 (Daniel H. Hudnut) #257

Closed ncx-gitbot closed 2 years ago

ncx-gitbot commented 2 years ago

Commenter Organization: Wagner Forest Management, Ltd.

Commenter: Daniel H. Hudnut

2021 Deferred Harvest Methodology Section: No Section Indicated

Comment: Any methodology that develops 'wall-to-wall' inventory estimates should publish comparisons of those against state-level (or finer scale) FIA inventory data to demonstrate that the model is well calibrated to the project area.

Proposed Change: No Proposed Change

ncx-gitbot commented 2 years 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.