FAO and partners are delighted to invite you to the online seminar “Peatland mapping and monitoring” on Wednesday 18 March 2020 at 9:15 am - 10:45h am CET. The seminar will present a unique opportunity to exchange ideas with leading experts, launch FAO’s publication “Peatland mapping and monitoring: recommendations and technical overview” and introduce the SEPAL Peatlands Monitoring Module.

The session will highlight the importance of peatland mapping and monitoring and encourage participants from different sectors to use the new tools and knowledge to integrate peatlands into national monitoring systems.

 

Please register here to join the webinar>>

Date of the webinar: Wednesday 18 March 2020

Time: 9:15 am - 10:45h am CET

All enrolled participants will receive a webinar invitation with a link to join the session.

Place: http://fao.adobeconnect.com/peatlandmonitoring (Log in as a "Guest")

 

About the report "Peatland mapping and monitoring: recommendations and technical overview":

This state of the art report offers an overview of existing tools, methodologies and case studies to support countries with their peatland mapping and monitoring. The 35 expert authors from 14 countries stress the need for continuous and cost-effective peatland mapping and monitoring to maintain and prevent degradation of this important carbon storage in all regions. Contributions of authors from major tropical peatland countries such as Indonesia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Peru demonstrate the urgent need to map and monitor these vulnerable ecosystems for climate and biodiversity action.

 

About the SEPAL module for monitoring tropical peatland restoration:

Responding to Indonesia’s urgent need to monitor remote peatland areas, FAO has developed free, cloud-based modules for monitoring moisture and restoration actions in peatlands. These tools are integrated into the online platforms SEPAL and Collect Earth Online (CEO), which allow free and open access to geospatial data and processing power. Indonesian national institutions are already taking advantage of the tools to coordinate, assess and demonstrate the results, and refine the restoration action.

 

Agenda

	Opening of the event & Introductions	Julian Fox, FAO
	Objectives of the Event & Agenda
	Keynote speech “The importance and utility of peatland mapping and monitoring for climate action” and Q&A session	Hans Joosten, University Greifswald, Germany
	Country case “How Indonesia is using innovative tools to address    peatland monitoring challenges” and Q&A session	Budi Wardhana, Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG), Indonesia
	Launch of publication “Peatland mapping and monitoring: recommendations and technical overview”	Maria Nuutinen, FAO
	Launch of SEPAL module for tropical peatland monitoring	Yelena Finegold, FAO
	Discussion	With the moderator
	Summary and closure	FAO Team

 

Further information:

www.fao.org/redd/news/detail/en/c/1263905

 

Useful links:

• SEPAL: https://sepal.io/
• Join the online community of practice for peatlands monitoring
• FAO’S work on peatlands English, Español, Français