These tools, which rely on remote forest monitoring using satellite imagery and other data sources, include the Center for Global Development's FORMA (Forest Monitoring for Action) initiative and the Group on Earth Observations' Forest Carbon Tracking Portal.
Izraz zmanjševanja emisij zaradi krčenja in degredacije gozdov REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) opisuje te vrste programov, ki uporabljajo neposredno denarne ali druge spodbude s strani razvitih držav.