Writing

Full list of publications

Papers, book chapters, reports and articles, newest first. A shorter selection is on the Writing page.

2026
Mapping the future of carbon durability: from scientific progress to global policy
Cook-Patton S, Kish C, Maniatis D · Nature4Climate
2026
The carbon portfolio is a balancing act
Denner M, Maniatis D · Ecosystem Marketplace
2026
Global, regional, and national economic drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in the Congo Basin
Maniatis D, Nuesiri E, Palla F, Perrings C · In: Inogwabini BI, Sonke B, Koutika LS, White LJ (eds), Resilience and Sustainability in the Congo Basin. Springer, Cham
2026
Opportunities and potential for sustainable development in the Congo Basin from an environmental sustainability perspective
Maniatis D, Jeffery KJ · In: Inogwabini BI, Sonke B, Koutika LS, White LJ (eds), Resilience and Sustainability in the Congo Basin. Springer, Cham
2025
Pioneering sustainable land management: prioritizing advanced technologies for hyper-arid regions
Bou Harb C, Ghanem, Moreno, Takchi, Vatsa, Maniatis D · Arthur D. Little report
2024
Pioneering a sustainable future for hyper-arid regions: advanced technology options for greening GCC nations
Bou Harb, Takchi, Moreno, Vatsa, Maniatis D · Arthur D. Little Viewpoint
2023
Earth Map: a novel tool for fast performance of advanced land monitoring and climate assessment
Morales C, Sánchez-Paus Díaz A, Dionisio D, Guarnieri L, Marchi G, Maniatis D, Mollicone D · Journal of Remote Sensing
2022
Nature-based Solutions finance for NDCs
Maniatis D, Yong C, Kohli R, Manda J, Todd K, Chongguang Y, Sitathani K, Hammett L · United Nations Development Programme, New York
2022
Africa Open Data for Environment, Agriculture and Land (DEAL) and Africa's Great Green Wall
Sacande M, Guarnieri L, Maniatis D, Marchi G, Martucci A, Mollicone D, Morales C, Oubida WR, Sanchez-Paus Diaz A · FAO, Rome
2021
Toward a more representative monitoring of land-use and land-cover dynamics: the use of a sample-based assessment through augmented visual interpretation using Open Foris Collect Earth
Maniatis D, Dionisio D, Guarnieri L, Marchi G, Mollicone D, Morales C, Sanchez-Paus Diaz A · Remote Sensing 13(21): 4197
2021
Consideration for integrating nature-based solutions in nationally determined contributions: illustrating the potential through REDD+
Maniatis D, Todd K · United Nations Development Programme
2020
Ecosystem restoration as an immunization for humanitarian crisis: the case of Lake Chad
Castro-Salazar R, Sacande M, Maniatis D, Mollicone D · Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
2019
Toward REDD+ implementation
Maniatis D, Scriven J, Jonckheere I, Laughlin J, Todd K · Annual Review of Environment and Resources 44: 373-398
2019
REDD+: an opportunity to be seized
Maniatis D · World Energy (WE) magazine no. 45, The power of trees. Eni
2017
The extent of forest in dryland biomes
Bastin JF, Berrahmouni N, Grainger A, Maniatis D, Mollicone D, Moore R, Patriarca C, Picard N, Sparrow B, Abraham EM et al. · Science 356(6338): 635-638
2017
Comparative analysis of the UNFCCC REDD+ related decisions and other multilateral and bilateral requirements to access results-based payments / results-based finance for REDD+ results-based actions
Maniatis D, Todd K, Guay B, Pesti B, Scriven J, Laughlin J, Shah W · UN-REDD Programme, Technical Resource Series 5
2016
Towards a common understanding of REDD+ under the UNFCCC
Maniatis D, Todd K, Scriven J, Guay B, Hugel B, Laughlin J, Pesti B, Shah W · UN-REDD Programme, Technical Resource Series 3
2016
Collect Earth: land use and land cover assessment through augmented visual interpretation
Bey A, Sanchez-Paus Diaz A, Maniatis D, Marchi G, Mollicone D, Ricci S, Bastin JF, Moore R, Federici S, Rezende M, Patriarca C, Turia R, Gamoga G, Abe H, Kaidong E, Miceli G · Remote Sensing 8(10): 807
2015
Seeing Central African forests through their largest trees
Bastin JF, Barbier N, Rejou-Mechain M, Fayolle A, Gourlet-Fleury S, Maniatis D, de Haulleville T, et al. · Scientific Reports 5: 13156
2013
Financing and current capacity for REDD+ readiness and monitoring, measurement, reporting and verification in the Congo Basin
Maniatis D, Gaugris J, Mollicone D, Scriven J, Corblin A, Ndikumagenge C, Aquino A, Crete P, Sanz-Sanchez MJ · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 368: 20120310
2012
Radar backscatter is not a 'direct measure' of forest biomass
Woodhouse IH, Mitchard ETA, Brolly M, Maniatis D, Ryan CM · Nature Climate Change 2: 556-557
2012
A step-wise framework for setting REDD+ forest reference emission levels and forest reference levels
Herold M, Verchot L, Angelsen A, Maniatis D, Bauch S · CIFOR InfoBrief no. 52
2012
A socio-ecological assessment aiming at improved forest resource management and sustainable ecotourism development in the mangroves of Tanbi Wetland National Park, The Gambia, West Africa
Satyanarayana B, Bhanderi P, Debry M, Maniatis D, Fore F, Badgie D, Jammeh K, Vanwing T, Farcy C, Koedam N, Dahdouh-Guebas F · Ambio 41: 513-526
2011
The potential of using xylarium wood samples for wood density calculations: a comparison of approaches for volume measurement
Maniatis D, Saint-Andre L, Temmerman M, Malhi Y, Beeckman H · iForest 4: 150-159
2011
Implementation of REDD+ in sub-Saharan Africa: state of knowledge, challenges and opportunities
Henry M, Maniatis D, Gitz V, Huberman D, Valentini R · Environment and Development Economics 16: 381-404
2011
Evaluating the potential of commercial forest inventory data to report on forest carbon stock and forest carbon stock changes for REDD+ under the UNFCCC
Maniatis D, Malhi Y, Saint-Andre L, Mollicone D, Barbier N, Saatchi S, Henry M, Tellier L, Schwartzenberg M, White L · International Journal of Forestry Research 2011: 134526
2010
Options for sampling and stratification for national forest inventories to implement REDD+ under the UNFCCC
Maniatis D, Mollicone D · Carbon Balance and Management 5: 9