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Book (stand-alone)Strengthening National Forest Monitoring Systems for REDD+ 2018
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been providing support to member countries on national forest monitoring for decades. Best practices and lessons learned from this support are summarized in FAO´s Voluntary guidelines on national forest monitoring (VGNFM). The guidelines provide principles, elements and best practices for the establishment and implementation of a multipurpose National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS). The aim of this paper is to strengthen the elements and guidelines provided in the VGNFM in the context of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+). It also includes a deeper analysis of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change decisions and the most recent methodological recommendations provided by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, focusing on the three pillars of an NFMS for REDD+: a Satellite Land Monitoring System, a National Forest Inventory, and REDD+ reporting, including the combination of remote-sensing and ground-based forest inventory to estimate anthropogenic forest related Greenhouse Gas emissions by sources and removals by sinks. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetNational forest monitoring system provides better data, and enhances capacity in Papua New Guinea
Enhancing land use planning and monitoring of forest-related interventions through transparent and accurate forest data and information for climate action
2021Working with Costa Rica, Papua New Guinea proposed the concept of reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2005. Ever since, the country has continued to prepare for REDD+ and has worked to establish a National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS). These actions are vital, as accurate information regarding forest status and change is essential for sustainable management of the nation's forest. The Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA) and the Papua New Guinea Forest Authority (PNGFA) are the core-implementing partners that jointly developed the country’s NFMS, and they receive support from a number of stakeholders and other actors, including FAO. This case study reviews the main objectives of the county's NFMS, highlights key stakeholders and defines successes and challenges of implementation. Ultimately, this case study serves as a reference for other countries implementing NFMS and preparing for REDD+. -
ArticleEnhancing transparency under the Paris agreement in the forest sector
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
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No results found.Forests play a central role in combating climate change by absorbing and storing carbon from the atmosphere in their vegetation and soils. Therefore, given the significant climate change mitigation potential of forests, improving the transparency of forest-related data and information within the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) of the Paris Agreement is timely, indeed urgent, in order to translate this potential into action. A fully functioning multipurpose national forest monitoring system (NFMS) allows countries to track progress on climate action and effectively report on forest-related emissions and removals, as well as respond to their own forest data needs. With tailored national forest monitoring systems, countries are able to develop informed forest and land-use policies with proven knowledge and up-to date, transparent and accessible information. Ultimately, NFMS can help countries to meet the requirements of the transparency framework under the Paris Agreement. This paper explores how forest monitoring can help countries better manage their natural resources, meet the requirements of the ETF and ultimately, to implement and enhance their Nationally Determined Contributions. The paper also looks at the importance of data transparency and knowledge sharing for capacity building and technology transfer, and for enhancing collaboration and global ambition in tackling climate change. The paper presents case studies on transparency in the forest sector and available tools. In addition, the paper will examine how transparency in the forest sector can inform policy-making, and on the other hand, how policy and governance can support and enhance transparency in the forest sector at the same time. Keywords: forest monitoring , Bangladesh, Chile, Costa Rica, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Papua New Guinea ID: 3485351
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