Given a sentence in Tagalog language, translate the sentence to English language keeping the meaning of the original sentence intact.
Q: Tagalog sentence: "Ang na-negosyo bilang-dati baseline (ang emissions na nangyari kung patuloy na pag-log) ay Ibinabang bilang methodologies pinabuting at gaya ng ipinahiwatig ng pagmamanman ng data."
A:
"Initial estimates of emissions reductions were just that, estimatesbased on anecdotal evidence and interviews with experts," he wrote. "The business-as-usual baseline (the emissions that would have happened if logging continued) was lowered as methodologies improved and as monitoring data indicated."