Frontier Deforestation
Definition
That which is predicted to occur at some point during a project crediting period in an area with historically low deforestation rates but the potential for future incursion, settlement and/or infrastructure development.
Source
Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS) Guidance for Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use Projects. Released November 18,2008b.http://www.v-cs.org/docs/Guidance%20for%20 AFOLU%20Projects.pdf