The choice that best provides evidence for various officials being unhelpful in measuring carbon stock through field surveys is C, as it speaks to the secrecy of plot locations.
The choice that provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question regarding the unhelpfulness of various officials in measuring their countries’ carbon stock through field surveys is C, which mentions that governments keep their plot locations secret to “avoid fraud and protect landowners.”
This secrecy directly impedes the ability to measure and verify carbon stocks accurately through field surveys, highlighting the challenge faced by those attempting to obtain spatially explicit and verifiable data. This secrecy contributes to the problem of data scarcity and the difficulties in establishing REDD-type accounting programs for monitoring carbon stock and designing responsible conservation strategies.