Technical Exchange on Forest Monitoring for Measurement, Reporting and Verification

This knowledge exchange will bring together participants to advance joint learning and knowledge exchange on technical aspects of National Forest Monitoring Systems (NFMS) and MRV, notably including: Uncertainty analysis (Tuesday), Area estimation (Wednesday), and Removals from forest restoration (Thursday).

Participants will be MRV practitioners involved in data collection and MRV reporting, and other relevant REDD+/forest carbon entities and international partners. Forest countries intending to participate include Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ghana, Guatemala, Indonesia, Kenya, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Uganda and Viet Nam.

This knowledge exchange is part of a wider global exchange. The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) and its lead partner the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), under the UK-funded Accelerating Innovative Monitoring for Forests (AIM4Forests) Programme, are hosting a collaborative south-south knowledge exchange forum on national forest monitoring throughout the whole week - Enhancing Forest Monitoring and Collaboration; A South-South Knowledge Exchange.

Registration is through invitation only, through the links below. All registered attendees will receive a private zoom.

Agenda

TUESDAY, 26 November | Uncertainty Day | Mexico Room Goal for the day: Advance technical training, capacity building and knowledge sharing on Monte Carlo simulation for uncertainty analysis Registration link: https://fao.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIqcO2uqzIpG9xHCHvxh6RIWjMDb1Wa0PMT (Password: 88749917)
Time	Item	Name / Lead
09.00	Arrivals, coffees
09.15	Welcome and introductions, context, objectives and background to the MRV technical exchanges	Javier Garcia /Gael Sola
09.30	Theoretical Elements:  Error Propagation and Monte Carlo	Javier Garcia
10.30	Carbon standard requirements and country MC applications	Marieke Sandker
11.00	Hands-on: Context and problem formulation	Gael Sola
11:15	Hands-on: Excel exercise	Javier Garcia
12:15	R Monte Carlo demo	Gael Sola
12.30	Buffet lunch at the 8th floor cafeteria
13.30	WEBINAR: Learning opportunities for all: Strengthening forest data for better reporting	Rocio Condor /Ghislaine Gill
14:15	Breakup groups country/region: Current status and challenges in uncertainty analysis. I	All participants
15.15	Coffee break
15.30	Breakup groups country/region: Current status and challenges in uncertainty analysis. II	All participants
16:00	Report breakup groups: country needs and conclusions	All participants
17:00	Closing
17:30	Appetizers and cocktails reception at FAO rooftop – Russian Room

 

WEDNESDAY, 27 November | Area Estimation Day | Mexico Room Goal for the day: Advance technical training, capacity building and knowledge sharing on area estimation – activity data generation, tools, standardisation of SOP, sampling design, carbon calculation database, optimization. Registration link: https://fao.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcudeqqpjkpGt0qofZ2KvclhG5qzXLJWzUb (Password: 66419947)
Time	Item	Name / Lead
09.00	Arrivals, coffees
09.15	Welcome and introduction	Erik Lindquist
09.30	Country presentation Brazil	Marcos Adami
10.00	Country presentation Peru	Fredy Argoty
10.30	Country presentation Vietnam	Hai Nguyen Danh Than
11.00	Break
11.15	Advances in MRV I – sampling design
11.15	Advances in remote sensing-based stratification
11.40	Approaching repeated monitoring	Nandika Tsendbazar
11.50	Small area estimation	Sytze van Bruin
12.00	Discussion round
12.30	Buffet lunch at the 8th floor cafeteria
14.00	Advances in MRV II – response design and collection
14.00	Multipurpose Response Design Templates	Laura D‘Aietti
14.30	Repeated Data Collection	Alfonso Sanchez
14.45	Country presentation Ghana - Data Driven QA/QC	Tessia Boateng
15.00	Discussion round
15.15	Coffee break
15.30	New tools and workflows in SEPAL - Demo session	SEPAL team
17:00	Closing

 

THURSDAY, 28 November | Removals Day | Mexico Room Goal for the day: Advance technical training, capacity building and knowledge sharing on removals from afforestation / reforestation, and removals from standing forests Registration link: https://fao.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIvcOGsqT0pHdd3ajz9fFj-fP_cY1XRu1c0 (Password: 33179941)
Time	Item	Name / Lead
09.00	Arrivals, coffees
09.15	Welcome and introductions to removals day
09.30	Carbon accounting of removals – overview presentation discussing different MRV requirements for removal accounting under carbon standards, with scenarios for ART-TREES followed by discussion	Marieke Sandker
10.30	Ghana presentation Jurisdictional versus project accounting of removals (15mins presentation, 15mins Q&A)	Tessia Boateng / Thomas Gyambrah
11.00	Colombia presentation Assessing removals from restoration of degraded forests (15mins presentation, 15mins Q&A)	Gustavo Galindo
11.30	Viet Nam presentation Using stock difference in removal assessment (15mins presentation, 15mins Q&A)	Hai Pham Ngoc
12.00	Buffet lunch at the 8th floor cafeteria
13.00	WEBINAR:  Enhancing national forest monitoring systems for climate action: Tools, plans and approaches	Anatoli Poultouchidou
14.30	Ground-based and Earth Observation-based estimations of removal factors  GFOI research & development efforts and country demonstrations	Daniela Requena / Martin Herold
15.15	Coffee break
15.30	Assessing restoration with remote sensing Hands-on exercise to classify afforestation/reforestation with SEPAL	Erik Lindquist
16.15	Framework for Ecosystem Restoration Monitoring  Presentation of FERM and reporting requirements Target 2 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework	Yelena Finegold
16:45	Transparency with Earth Map  Demo of Earth Map customizations and country-specific versions	Alfonso Sanchez
17:00	Closing

This will be GFOI and FAO co-hosted event, with funding from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland through the AIM4Forests Programme.