Integrating field and optical RapidEye data for above ground biomass estimation: A study in the tropical peat swamp forest of Sebangau Central Kalimantan Indonesia The global impacts of greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation on climate change have increased international concern. This concern led to an agreement in the forestry sector to reduce carbon emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and to conserve enhance and sustainably manage forest carbon stocks referred to as the REDD+ scheme. The implementation of the REDD+ scheme requires an outline of a system for measuring reporting and verifying progress and changes. Paramount to this system is the establishment of “business as usual” baselines against wh...