In 2014, Honduras began a national forest inventory with support from the European Union. The forest inventory consists largely of collecting measurements on selected plots to estimate the timber stock and the regeneration potential of the forest. Additional data can be collected to assess characteristics such as biodiversity and carbon content of non-timber biomass (woody debris, litter, soil). In this way, the inventory data serves not only forest management purposes but can also be used to measure biodiversity dynamics and inform processes regarding Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+). The National Forest Institute of Honduras (ICF) contracted UNIQUE to supervise data collection and to assure data quality.

• Supervision of data collection and data quality assurance.
• Development of different control methods for timber stock, biodiversity and carbon measurements.
• Control measurements on 10 % of the plots.
• Preparation of a final report providing an overview of key findings.