Forest Monitoring

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07/08/2026 Ward Anseeuw, Jorge Rincon Barajas, Emelyne Cheney, Lydia Birtwistle-Sawyer, Julian Fox

Land tenure commitments are only as strong as the frameworks that track them. This simple truth sits at the heart of a new collaboration between FAO and FCLP, who are joining forces to design the monitoring methodology and reporting framework for the Intergovernmental Land Tenure Commitment.

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Welcome to the new Forest Monitoring blog section — a dedicated space to share experiences, innovations and lessons learned from across the global forest monitoring community. We welcome blog posts that explore innovative, technology-driven solutions for forest monitoring; inclusive capacity development approached; improved collection, analysis and reporting of forest data; and actions that accelerate protection, restoration and sustainable use of forests through evidence-based decision making.

If you would like to contribute, please contact us at [email protected]

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07/08/2026 Ward Anseeuw, Jorge Rincon Barajas, Emelyne Cheney, Lydia Birtwistle-Sawyer, Julian Fox

Land tenure commitments are only as strong as the frameworks that track them. This simple truth sits at the heart of a new collaboration between FAO and FCLP, who are joining forces to design the monitoring methodology and reporting framework for the Intergovernmental Land Tenure Commitment.

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22/07/2026 Till Neeff, Catalina Becerra, Julian Fox

As countries step up efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the world’s forests, one question is becoming increasingly important: how can the reported climate benefits from forest climate change mitigation programs be verified?

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09/07/2026 Yelena Finegold, Julian Fox, Till Neeff, Marieke Sandker, Maryia Kukharava
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26/06/2026 Javier Garcia Perez and Till Neeff

A new study supported by the AIM4Forests programme and published in Environmental Research Letters provides actionable evidence to improve results-based climate finance.

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24/04/2026 Naila Yasmin, Neha Hunka, Nagmeldin Elhassan, Javier Garcia-Perez, Andreas Vollrath and Marieke Sandker

Forests store large amounts of carbon, so tracking how forests change is important for climate action. Countries collect data for reporting through a National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS).

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06/02/2026 Pilar Valbuena, Victoria O’Brien, Till Neeff, Erik Lindquist, Andreas Vollrath, Javier Garcia-Perez Gamarra, Remi D’Annunzio, Jingjing Liang, and Julian Fox

Across virtually all industries and fields, artificial intelligence (AI) is a transformative force. The same is true for forestry, where AI is reshaping how forests are monitored, managed, restored, and integrated into global supply chains.