This comparative empirical study on North Korea and Mongolia was conducted to demonstrate how satellite imagery extracted from Google Earth can be used to estimate the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) baseline. Forests in North Korea are eight times more densely distributed (8 471 787 hectares, 69.6% of its total land area) than that of Mongolia (12 842 624 hectares, only 8% of its total land area). Forests in North Korea have up to 10 times more carbon storage capacity (e.g. above-ground biomass of Pinus koraiensis under the category of the temperate continental forest, IPCC Guideline: 58.23 ton) than that of Mongolia (e.g. above-ground biomass of coniferous in boreal tundra woodland: 5 ton). Results are expected to be used as objective basic data in the process of introducing REDD+ to North Korea by verifying sharp differences between North Korea and Mongolia. The study could help companies preparing for carbon offset ventures in North Korea since it provides evidence for a more cost-effective carbon credit than in Mongolia despite less initial investment and maintenance cost for forest plantation.

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来自Google Earth的朝鲜和蒙古林业碳基线比较评估

这项关于朝鲜和蒙古的比较实证研究旨在展示如何使用从 Google 地球中提取的卫星图像来估计减少森林砍伐和森林退化 (REDD) 造成的排放量基线。朝鲜森林的分布密度（8 471 787 公顷，占其总土地面积的 69.6%）是蒙古（12 842 624 公顷，仅占其总土地面积的 8%）的 8 倍。朝鲜森林的碳储存能力高达 10 倍（例如红松的地上生物量）在温带大陆森林类别下，IPCC 指南：58.23 吨）高于蒙古（例如北方苔原林地针叶树的地上生物量：5 吨）。通过验证朝鲜和蒙古之间的显着差异，预计结果将用作向朝鲜引入REDD+过程中的客观基础数据。该研究可以帮助公司准备在朝鲜开展碳抵消业务，因为它提供了证据，证明碳信用比蒙古更具成本效益，尽管造林的初始投资和维护成本较低。