Organizational chart

The following diagram represents the organization of the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI).

Whilst a voluntary initiative, this structure is designed to ensure efficient operations, clear lines of responsibility, transparency and effective engagement between partners.

Leads Group

Members: Australia (Nikki Fitzgerald), CEOS (Inge Jonckheere), ESA (Frank Martin Seifert), FAO (Julian Fox), GCF (Marc Dumas-Johansen), Germany (Kai Windhorst), Norway (Ellen Bruzelius Backer), UK (Svenja Bunte), and the World Bank (Naikoa Aguilar Amuchastegui)

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Office

Host Agency: FAO

Donors: Norway and the UK

Manager: Tom Harvey

Knowledge Management Specialist: Madison Ziegler

Administrative Assistant: Patricia Rodriguez Cevallos

Country-Led Planning Team: Ellie Peneva-Reed, Gabriela Nuñez, Marco Mezzera, Maria Jaramillo and Peter Moore

GFOI Content Manager: Carly Green

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Components

Capacity Building

Managers: Erik Lindquist (FAO)

Methods and Guidance Documentation

Manager: Carly Green (GFOI Office)
Advisory Group Chair: María José Sanz Sánchez
Advisory Group members: 16 in total

Data Coordination

Managers: Sara Goeking (USFS) and Chris Barnes (USGS)

Research and Development Coordination

Managers: Daniela Requena Suarez and Martin Herold (GFZ funded by ESA)

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Key acronyms:

  • CEOS: Committee on Earth Observation Satellites
  • ESA: European Space Agency
  • FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  • GCF: Green Climate Fund
  • GFZ: GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
  • UK: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • US: United States of America
  • USFS: United States Forest Service
  • USGS: United States Geological Survey