First results of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 Remote Sensing Survey at COP26
Date: 8 November 2021
Time: from 18:30 to 19:30 (CET)
Modality: hybrid, virtual + EU Pavilion at the COP26 in Glasgow (Scottish Event Campus, Exhibition Way, Glasgow G3 8YW)
The first results of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 (FRA) Remote Sensing Survey (RSS) were launched on 8 November from 18:30 to 19:30 (CET) during the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow.
The FRA 2020 RSS findings were presented during the side event "Forest ecosystems trends and innovation: satellite observation, simulations, and fire fighting", at the Pavilion of the European Union (Scottish Event Campus, Exhibition Way, Glasgow G3 8YW). The full FRA RSS report will be released at the XV World Forestry Congress in South Korea, May 2022.
Read more on FAO's Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) Remote Sensing Survey.
About the event
Forest ecosystems have considerable value and are central in developing solutions to mitigating and adapting to climate change. The FRA 2020 RSS and the forest model FORMIND offer detailed analysis of changes in the last 18 years, current state, and future potentials of forests, while FOIL-CILIFO assesses financial tools and good practices in the framework of climate change and fire fighting for the next decade.
The event consists of high-level remarks, presentations of findings, and a Q&A session discussion featuring:
• Mr Friedrich J. Bohn, UFZ (Moderator)
• Ms Tiina Vahanen, Deputy Director, Forestry Division FAO
• Mr Adolfo Kindgard, FAO, Global Forest Resources Assessment Remote Sensing
• Mr Juan Manuel Revuelta, Finnova
• Mr José Antonio Valbuena Alonso, Canary Islands Government
Event partners
• Helmholtz Climate Initiative: https://www.helmholtz-klima.de/en
• Fundación Finnova: https://finnova.eu
• StartUp Europe Awards: https://startupeuropeawards.eu/seua/
• CILIFO: https://cilifo.eu/
• Firefighting Open Innovation Lab: https://innovation.cilifo.eu/