Reference Area
Definition
As pertaining to a forest carbon project, a larger area with similar conditions, agents and drivers used for comparison over time.
Source
"Definitions and Jargon" Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD): A Casebook of On-the-Ground Experience. 2010. The Nature Conservancy, Conservation International and Wildlife Conservation Society. Arlington, Virginia. http://www.hedon.info/docs/REDD_Casebook-TNC-CIWCS.pdf