Carbon cycle Cost and accuracy of remote sensing vs on the ground by communities Quantification of carbon on different vegetation and soil Knowledge and awareness on carbon storage and carbon cycle in communities Focus on how to reduce emissions Standardized methodology to measure carbon stock

Economic Modalities of different PES schemes Awareness and knowledge of the concept of PES in the communities Alternative to forest products and how to address credit shortage The chain of carbon market – how is it going to operate from the local to global level The risk associated for the communities in the implementation of REDD; market failure and natural hazards Tenure rights related to PES

Collective Action How to involve communities in the whole process What institutions at different level to ensure benefits to the end users Tenure rights and how to avoid land grabbing Institutional and capacity needed to address CC Coordinated policies of CC. What has failed in the previous conservation policies – lesson learnt from CDM, CBFM etc Revenue collection/Benefit sharing at national and local levels