Dominican Republic
Training on Full Lands Integration Tool (FLINT)
International Partner(s): Agencia Mexicana de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AMEXCID),Comisión Nacional Forestal (CONAFOR),Moja Global,SilvaCarbon,United States Agency for International Development (USAID),United States Forest Service (USFS),Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF)
Country Implementing Partner(s): Ministry of Environment
Geographic scope: Regional
REDDcompass Theme: All - holistic support
Date: 2018 - 2018
Workshop to the Full Lands Integration Tool (FLINT), focusing on a systemic approach to MRV, using IPCC Approach 3, integration of various data sets, operationalisation and governance. Participants reviewed their national land sector policies to determine the minimum requirements for their national MRV systems and checked what improvements are required.
Ecuador
Asistencia Técnica para el manejo forestal sostenible e implementación de procesos operativos REDD+ en el marco del Programa (PROAMAZONIA) _ Porción GCF
International Partner(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Other
Date: gen-18 - mag-22
Asistencia Técnica para el manejo forestal sostenible e implementación de procesos operativos REDD+ en el marco del Programa (PROAMAZONIA) _ Porción GCF
Ecuador
Capacity building for Intensive Monitoring Sites in the Andean Amazon
International Partner(s): SilvaCarbon
Country Implementing Partner(s): Ministry of the Environment (MAE)
Geographic scope: Regional
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Date: 2018 - 2019
SilvaCarbon will provide continued capacity-building support for the intensive monitoring sites established in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. These are sites that integrate carbon monitoring methodologies at high temporal and spatial scales to detect changes in the ecosystem and provide data to scale measurements to broader regions. To date, with in-country partners, SilvaCarbon has set up carbon-flux towers, meteorological instrumentation and designed an intensive plot network at three sites in the Andean Amazon. Once fully implemented, these sites would form a transect across the Amazon (linking them with similar sites in Brazil) and provide a space-for-time analysis capability. This support is needed to help country counterparts include field data collection, facilitate integration among the sites, and better equip them to progress towards Tier 3 reporting. SilvaCarbon will provide training for field work and transfer methodologies that link remote sensing and field data with models in the three countries. These activities will focus on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) landscapes, and employ a carbon accounting framework with a special focus on forest land remaining forest land (FL-FL) estimation. Efforts in this area will allow the countries to better understand, monitor and estimate the effects of different mitigation policies on agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) greenhouse gas emissions and removals, and assist in their prioritization. The Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) SilvaCarbon Technical Coordinator and Sustainable Wetlands Adaptation and Mitigation Program (SWAMP) researchers will provide direct technical assistance in tower maintenance and data collection analysis. To carry out this work, one to two trips per country will be conducted by the LAC SilvaCarbon Technical Coordinator and/or SWAMP researchers. The technical coordinator will also provide ongoing remote assistance in the form of conference calls and email correspondence. If needed, direct technical support could also include visits by country counterparts to key sites in the United States of America, including research stations, United States Forest Service (USFS) units, or universities.
More information: https://www.silvacarbon.org/
Ecuador
Direct technical assistance on national forest inventory for Ecuador
International Partner(s): SilvaCarbon
Country Implementing Partner(s): Ministry of the Environment (MAE)
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Date: 2018 - 2019
The Ministry of Environment of Ecuador (MAE) completed the country's forest inventory in 2012, with a design made in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). In FY17 and FY18, US Forest Service (USFS) detailers supported MAE as it began planning a second cycle of the national forest inventory (NFI). SilvaCarbon provided guidance, a software tool, and technical information focused on sample design and required sample size to meet precision requirements for key attributes. This collaboration has been undertaken in conjunction with the German development bank kFW supporting readiness for participation in the Green Climate Fund (GCF). For FY19, SilvaCarbon will continue to provide direct technical support for NFI development in Ecuador focusing on quality analysis/quality control, field-crew training, data-base design, data analysis. Specifically, Ecuador has requested support in quantifying fuel loads (duff/litter depth and downed woody debris) in their forests and incorporating that into their NFI. As part of this ongoing work, one to two trips per country will be conducted by a United States Forest Service (USFS) NFI expert(s) provide specific assistance on these topics. The USFS NFI expert(s) will also provide ongoing remote assistance in the form of conference calls and email correspondence. If needed, direct technical support may also include visits by country counterparts to key sites in the United States of America, such as research stations, USFS units, or selected universities.
More information: https://www.silvacarbon.org/
Ecuador
GFOI Regional Workshop on LIDAR in South America
International Partner(s): SilvaCarbon
Geographic scope: Regional
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
This workshop will evaluate the utility of various LiDAR datasets (terrestrial, UAV, and airborne) for the estimation of tropical forest biomass in the Amazon countries. Specifically, partners will learn to: (a) Collect and analyze terrestrial LiDAR data to generate forest biomass estimates in the tropics. (b) Collect and analyze LiDAR data collected by an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to generate forest biomass estimates; collect field plot data to correlate and calibrate the LiDAR collected from the terrestrial LiDAR, UAV LiDAR, and also airborne LiDAR that was collected previously in 2014 by the government of Peru for the same region; and then evaluate differences in biomass estimates among the three different LiDAR technologies. (Note: This activity is listed in the FY18 work plan for the SilvaCarbon Program. Please communicate with the point of contact listed to find out the status and results of the activity.)
More information: https://www.silvacarbon.org/
Ecuador
Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) Remote Sensing Survey 2020 Regional Workshop for South America, Quito, Ecuador
International Partner(s): European Union (EU),International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA),Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC),National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI),Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
Geographic scope: Global
REDDcompass Theme: Reporting and Verification
Date: 18 November 2019 - 23 November 2019
Following the recommendations from the 23rd session of the Committee of Forestry (COFO), FRA 2020 is conducting a participatory global remote sensing survey (FRA 2020 RSS) with the scope of improving estimates of forest area change at global and regional scales. The FRA secretariat, in collaboration with the Joint Research Center of the European Commission (JRC) and the FAO working group on remote sensing, has developed a worldwide methodology for the FRA 2020 RSS, which is also scalable to national assessments. The scope and the methodological design of the survey were defined on the basis of experiences, in particular from the previous FRA 2010 RSS and taking advantage from technological progress as well as from the increased availability of satellite imagery. OBJECTIVES Provide independent and consistent estimates at global, regional and Global Ecological Zone (GEZ) levels on:• Land use and land cover area in 2018.• Changes in land use area and land cover for the periods 2000-2010, and 2010-2018.• Deforestation drivers.• Develop national capacities in remote sensing.• Build up a global network of FRA RSS experts. IMPLEMENTATION Image analysis is done through visual interpretation using Collect Earth Online software developed under the Open Foris initiative by FAO in collaboration with NASA. More than 35 national and regional workshops will be implemented in 2018-2020 to train about 800 country experts and collect data on 430,000 FRA remote sensing samples. PARTNERS The development and implementation of FRA 2020 RSS strongly relies on partnerships. FRA 2020 RSS counts on financial support from EC and NICFI and technical support from JRC, SLU, NASA, IIASA.Countries are actively engaged in the data collection and image analysis process.
Ecuador
REED Early Movers
International Partner(s): Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ),KfW Development Bank (KFW, BMU-IKI)
Country Implementing Partner(s): Ministry of Environment in Ecuador
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: All - holistic support
Date: 2020 - 2025
Support to the Operationalization of the national MRV System
Ecuador
Strengthening the National Forest Monitoring System of Ecuador
International Partner(s): KfW Development Bank (KFW, BMU-IKI)
Country Implementing Partner(s): Ministry of Environment
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Multiple
Date: 2017 - 2019
(1) Equipment for the forest monitoring unit in Ecuador's Ministry of Environment and its provincial units.(2) Development and implementation of a cloud-based automated processing chain to detect annual land-use/land-cover change operating in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) System for Earth Observations, Data Access, Processing and Analysis for Land Monitoring (SEPAL) and Google Earth Engine (GEE) using Landsat-8, Sentinel-1/2 data.(3) Development and implementation of a cloud-based automated national early-warning system operating in SEPAL using Landsat-8, Sentinel-1/2 data providing biweekly alerts on deforestation and daily alerts on fires.(4) Development and piloting of a cloud-based automated canopy disturbance detection system for the Ecuadorian Amazon processing Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2 data with an NDFI- type algorithm implemented in GEE and SEPAL.(5) Piloting of the second national forest inventory in the Ecuadorian Amazon.(6) Development of the biodiversity, forest management, forest conservation information systems, and their spatial-data infrastructure.(7) Development of the national biodiversity database using SIMBIOTA and of the national biodiversity monitoring framework.
More information: http://suia.ambiente.gob.ec/
Ecuador
Training on Full Lands Integration Tool (FLINT)
International Partner(s): Agencia Mexicana de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AMEXCID),Comisión Nacional Forestal (CONAFOR),Moja Global,SilvaCarbon,United States Agency for International Development (USAID),United States Forest Service (USFS),Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF)
Country Implementing Partner(s): Ministry of Environment
Geographic scope: Regional
REDDcompass Theme: All - holistic support
Date: 2018 - 2018
Workshop to the Full Lands Integration Tool (FLINT), focusing on a systemic approach to MRV, using IPCC Approach 3, integration of various data sets, operationalisation and governance. Participants reviewed their national land sector policies to determine the minimum requirements for their national MRV systems and checked what improvements are required.
Ethiopia
3-Level-Digital-Monitoring of FLR (including integrated reporting)
International Partner(s): Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ)
Country Implementing Partner(s): Ethiopian Forestry Development (EFD)
Geographic scope: Regional
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation,Reporting and Verification
Date: 2022 - 2026
Development of a monitoring system (multi-scalar and multitemporal) based on remote sensing, geoinformation and field observation for FLR activities. Strengthen capacities of partners to measure the effects of FLR in rural regions in ecological and biophysical terms through Drone imagery and Digital Survey Tools. Establishment a FLR data base of project activities and visualization of relevant restoration data through dashboards.
Ethiopia
Backstop implementation of Ormomia Livestock Improvement Plan
International Partner(s): Oromia Forested Landscape Programme (OFLP),SilvaCarbon,UNIQUE Land Use,World Bank
Country Implementing Partner(s): Ministry of Agriculture, Oromia Government, Central Statistics Agency
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Other
Date: 2021 - 2022
Backstop implementation of the livestock improvement plan by providing technical support to survey tool and sampling strategy design, training enumerators and providing input to data analysis and reporting to ensure data can be integrated into Oromia regional livestock GHG inventory. The aim by providing technical support to the implementation of the livestock improvement plan is that all ISFL requirements will be met for inclusion of livestock (enteric fermentation) in the second ERPA period for the OFLP.
More information: https://www.silvacarbon.org/
Ethiopia
Estimation of livestock mitigation potential in Oromia
International Partner(s): Livestock and Fisheries Sector Development Project (LFSDP),Oromia Forested Landscape Programme (OFLP),SilvaCarbon,UNIQUE Land Use,World Bank
Country Implementing Partner(s): Ministry of Agriculture, Oromia Government, Central Statistics Agency
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: All - holistic support
Date: 2021 - 2022
The SilvaCarbon team is working to upscale LFSDP emission reduction estimates to Oromia Region level. Analysis would estimate the emission reduction potential of the LFSDP as it is currently designed and the potential of scenarios involving replication of the LFSDP activities in Oromia Region. LFSDP budgets can be used to estimate the cost per tCO2e. Additionally, Ethiopia recently released its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), which includes livestock mitigation measures. Analysis in line with the NDC commitments would assess the mitigation potential of the listed measures in Oromia Region. The mitigation potential of the majority of livestock NDC measures can be estimated using a methodology aligned with the ISFL methodology. However, additional evidence is required to support analysis of the mitigation potential of mechanization (tractors substituting oxen) and of small ruminant and poultry development (meat from low-emitting species substituting for beef).
More information: https://www.silvacarbon.org/
Ethiopia
Ethiopia Restoration Atlas
International Partner(s): World Resources Institute (WRI)
Country Implementing Partner(s): Commission on forest environment and climate change
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Policy and Design Decisions
Date: 2018
Analysis of suitability mapping of trees, deforestation and reforestation potential.
More information: http://eth.restorationatlas.org/
Ethiopia
Field test of a methodology to capture forest degradation
International Partner(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ),University of Wageningen
Country Implementing Partner(s): Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MEFCC); Renamed NOW: Commission for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (CEFCC)
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Date: 2017
To provide recommendations on scaling up forest degradation analyses, two types of data were collected by the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), field data including forest-inventory data by GIZ (plantation forest, natural forest, fisheye pictures of canopy cover) and visually interpreted data of high-resolution images by FAO (Collect Earth); time-series analysis using the Breaks for Additive Season and Trend (BFAST) algorithm and remote-sensing imagery was tested to automatically detect forest degradation; the field data were processed using GLAMA software to quantify percent canopy cover for each photograph and the percent canopy cover from five photographs were averaged for each plot. The percent canopy cover values were used to assign classes for degrees of disturbance and to validate the results.
Ethiopia
MRV country Needs Assessment
International Partner(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF)
Country Implementing Partner(s): MRV country Needs Assessment
Geographic scope: Global
REDDcompass Theme: Reporting and Verification
Date: dic-19 - dic-20
Formulation Funding for Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) Country Needs Assessments
Ethiopia
MRV system of ISFL ER Program
International Partner(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),Initiative for Sustainable Forest Landscapes (ISFL),Norway,SilvaCarbon,World Bank IFSL
Country Implementing Partner(s): EFCCC
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Multiple
Date: ott-19 - giu-21
-Determine uncertainty of emission reductions for first OFLP monitoring report (To be financed)-Quality assurance on existing Oromia training data to produce updated land cover map (To be financed)-Run BFAST/LandTrendr/ CCDC/CODED algorithms for Oromia using existing 3700 reference points from OFLP baseline and determine potential of these algorithms to determine land cover change between all IPCCC categories (To be financed)-Based on WP2, design approach to run selected algorithm for the whole country to determine land cover change (To be financed)
More information: https://www.biocarbonfund-isfl.org/ethiopia-program
Ethiopia
National REDD+ MRV Capacity Consolidation and Strengthening
International Partner(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),SilvaCarbon
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Date: 2022 - 2024
This activity focuses on the degradation of natural resources to improve their productivity.
More information: https://www.efd.gov.et/
Ethiopia
National REDD+ MRV Capacity Consolidation and Strengthening
International Partner(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Country Implementing Partner(s): Ethiopian Forestry Development
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: All - holistic support
Date: 1 January 2022 - 30 June 2024
The Project will strengthen the capacity of Ethiopia to implement and monitor REDD+ activities. Specifically, the project will deliver two outcomes. Outcome 1: Ethiopia’s forest sector MRV capacity strengthened and fully integrated into the national GHG accounting systems so that Ethiopia’s participation in the Emissions trading is enhanced and the financial benefit Ethiopia generates from emission trading/incentive schemes increased.1.1 Institutional arrangements for National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS) implemented and operationalized. 1.2 Networks with MRV partners strengthened. Outcome 2: Fully functional NFMS capable of informing decision-makers about the status and change of Ethiopian forests is in place.2.1 Establish 2 MRV Labs and reinforce 5 existing Labs & train the staff2.2 Update IPCC Compliant Activity Data at national and subnational levels, and train staff to autonomously generate the required data2.3 Update IPCC Compliant Emission factors for forests remaining forests through correlation with change detection analysis & field visits to collect biomass data2.4 Improve assessment & monitoring of forest gain on REDD+ intervention areas. 2.5 Improve national & regional GHG inventories & use them in national communications through updated AD & EFs2.6 Improve data accessibility and dissemination for expanded utilization of valuable datasets"
More information: https://www.efd.gov.et/
Ethiopia
Support to conducting Forest Inventory
International Partner(s): WeForest
Country Implementing Partner(s): Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MEFCC); Renamed NOW: Commission for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (CEFCC); Oromia Forest and Wildlife Enterprise (OFWE); Amhara Forest Enterprise (AFE);
Geographic scope: Regional
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Date: 2016
Forest inventories (full inventory) and forest surveys (basic inventory) for management purposes have been conducted in selected forest areas within each region (Amhara, Tigray, Oromia, SNNPR); completed in Dessa (Tigray), SNNPR, Oromia (Suba national forest); Amhara ongoing.
Ethiopia
Support to the development of the national forest regulation
International Partner(s): Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ)
Country Implementing Partner(s): Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MEFCC); Renamed NOW: Commission for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (CEFCC)
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Institutional Arrangements,Other
The Council of Ministers enacted the new Forest Proclamation on 23 January 2018, thereby repealing the old forest proclamation of 2007. The new proclamation encompasses major topics, such as new forest categories, a wider usage of protected forests, the delegation of legislative powers to the regions, new opportunities and incentives for forest developers, particularly private sector investments, and participatory forest management (PFM) and benefit sharing. In the new national forest regulation clarity and focus are required on forest sector development, sustainable forest management, particularly on sections covering private sector engagement, incentives and security for private sector investment, utilization of natural forests including PFM, and the roles and rights of regions administering natural resources (in this case forests) under federal policies and legal frameworks. The German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ) BFP provides technical input to the topics and chapters mentioned above.
Ethiopia
Supporting estimation of forest degradation in Ethiopia
International Partner(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),Oromia Forested Landscape Programme (OFLP),SilvaCarbon,World Bank
Country Implementing Partner(s): Ethiopia Environment Forests and Climate Change Commission, Wondo Genet College of Forestry and Natural Resources
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Other
Date: 2021 - 2022
Provide technical input into field sampling design to re-inventory NFI plots to develop IPCC Tier 2 emission factors for forest remaining forests in Ethiopia. Support will be provided as part of FAO's REDD+ MRV phase-two project, funded by Norway. SilvaCarbon is still waiting on approval of this project before being able to identify specific technical support. FAO has confirmed their interest in SilvaCarbon support to work on the field sampling design to re-measure NFI plots where degradation has occurred to be able to develop emission factors for forest degradation (forest remaining forests).This work builds upon a technical brief drafted by SilvaCarbon on considerations for defining, measuring, and monitoring forest degradation in Ethiopia.Forest remaining forests was the primary emission category identified in the Oromia Forested Landscape Program (OFLP) ERPD. By supporting the development of emission factors for forest degradation (forest remaining forests), this will support OFLP to meet part of the MRV requirements for this land use emission category with the aim that it will help to facilitate the receipt of emission reduction payments.
More information: https://www.silvacarbon.org/
Fiji
Development of Fiji's National Forest Monitoring System (NFI/MRV/FRL)
International Partner(s): Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ),Pacific Community,University of Hamburg
Country Implementing Partner(s): Ministry of Forest, Fiji
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Multiple
Date: 2017 - 2019
Development of the national forest monitoring system including the development of the forest reference level (period 2006-2016), the national forest inventory (NFI) and measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) components, as well as the creation of a functional database housed at the Ministry of Forests. The activities include a wide range of training courses and capacity development (workshops, seminars, on-the-job training) as well as the development of standard operating procedures.
Fiji
MRV system of FCPF ER Program
International Partner(s): Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF)
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Multiple
Date: ott-19 - giu-21
-Improvement forest degradation (Financed)-Documentation NFMS (Financed)
More information: https://www.forestcarbonpartnership.org/country/fiji
France
Aerial survey for biomass loss and forest health monitoring
International Partner(s): Compagnia Generale Ripreseaeree (CGR),European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC)
Country Implementing Partner(s): EC-JRC, CGR
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Institutional Arrangements
Date: July 2024 - August 2024
"Aerial survey for biomass loss and forest health monitoring" is supported by the European Space Agency (ESA).
More information: https://cgrspa.com/
Gabon
Assessment of recent trends of deforestation and forest degradation and related drivers using SEPAL (CAFI)
International Partner(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF),United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT),United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO),United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA),United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
Geographic scope: Regional
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation,Reporting and Verification
Date: 2020 - 2023
CAFI is a unique initiative that supports strategic, holistic and country-level REDD+ and Low Emission Development investments while focusing on Central African high-forest cover countries.
More information: https://www.cafi.org/welcome
Gabon
Central Africa Forest Warning System (CAFWS)
International Partner(s): Commission des forêts d’Afrique Centrale (COMIFAC)
Country Implementing Partner(s): AGEOS (Agence Gabonaise d’Études et d’Observations Spatiales)
Geographic scope: Regional
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation,Reporting and Verification
Date: 2022
This geoservices platform for monitoring deforestation, active fires and burnt areas in Central Africa was developed by VisioTerra (France) and AfEOS (Morocco) as a part of the GMES & Africa programme. It involves the development of indicators, dashboards and periodic bulletins.
More information: https://www.visioterra.fr/web/Central-Africa-Forest-Warning-System
Gabon
EoMondis
International Partner(s): Austria,France,Germany
Country Implementing Partner(s): Gabonese Agency for Space Studies and Observation
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: All - holistic support
Date: 2016 - 2019
The EOMonDis project (Bringing Earth Observation Services for Monitoring Dynamic Forest Disturbances to the Users) aims to offer operational Earth Observation (EO)-based tropical forest monitoring services to support countries and a wide range of users with accurate relevant forest information data for their management and reporting requirements. However, to provide operational forest monitoring services for the humid and dry forests several technical challenges have to be overcome, such as+J453 the occurrence of persistent cloud conditions in tropical regions, which impact the effective use of optical EO data. Therefore, the overarching goal of EOMonDis is to develop innovative and cost-effective EO-based methods to address the technical challenges for tropical forest monitoring which will also fully utilize the comprehensive information provided by the dense time series of optical and SAR satellite data from Sentinel-1/2. Systèmes d'Information à Référence Spatiale (SIRS, France) contributes to the EOMonDis project by designing technical requirements and the customization of a service platform and products.
More information: https://eomondis.info/
Gabon
Estimating damage factor as a proxy for analysing forest degradation due to logging in Gabon
International Partner(s): SilvaCarbon
Country Implementing Partner(s): National Park Agency (ANPN)
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Date: 2021 - 2022
Historic rates of deforestation in Gabon are very low – estimated at 0.05% annually. The main source of GHG emissions in the forestry sector is attributed to forest degradation. One of the main causes of forest degradation in Gabon is the extraction of timber and the associated damages. Estimating forest degradation based on space-borne technology remains a challenging process. The aim of this activity is to carry out field measurements to estimate biomass of undisturbed forest and estimate the impact of forest exploitation on carbon stock changes. About 308 permanent plots have been installed all over the country. Permanent plots within a designated study area will be re-measured to obtain information related to growth rates and sequestration capacity of different forest types. Also, recently exploited areas will be identified within forest concessions and field measurements carried out to assess the impact of the exploitation and establish a damage factor (ratio of timber volume extracted to damaged carbon stock). The growth rate, carbon stock in undisturbed forest, volume of extracted timber and damage factor are all parameters necessary for the estimation of forest degradation. The information collected will be used to estimate forest degradation due to logging within forest concessions. This information is necessary for calculating GHG emissions due to forest degradation, which will inform the National Communication, Biennial Update Report (BUR) and update of the National Forest Emission Level.
More information: https://www.silvacarbon.org/
Gabon
GEO-TREES
International Partner(s): European Space Agency (ESA),Forest Global Earth Observatory (ForestGEO),ForestPlots,Group on Earth Observation (GEO),National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),Natural Environment Research Council (NERC),Various regional partners
Country Implementing Partner(s): Various national forestry groups
Geographic scope: Regional
REDDcompass Theme: Reporting and Verification
Date: 2014
This activity involves terrestrial laser scanning to provide accurate estimates of carbon at a scale of one hectare (1ha), as well as tools, techniques, training and capacity building. In part, this is for calibrating and validating satellite-derived estimates of carbon, along with developing allometric models at the regional and global scales.
More information: https://geo-trees.org
Gabon
GEOFORAFRI - Capacity building and access to earth observation satellite data for monitoring forests in Central and Western Africa
International Partner(s): France,Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD)
Country Implementing Partner(s): Ministere des Eaux et Forets (MEF), Agence Gabonaise d'Etudes et Observations Spatiales (AGEOS)
Geographic scope: Regional
REDDcompass Theme: Multiple
Date: gen-12 - dic-17
The specific objective of the project was to facilitate the adoption of earth observation techniques and ensure the methodological and technological know-how within central African countries, which will enable local institutions to carry out forest cover monitoring according to the international guidelines required to participate and benefit from the REDD+ mechanisms and funding. The main components of the project were: 1. Ensure the provision of earth observation satellite data and processing tools in a sustainable way, based on to the African countries' needs to implement national forest monitoring according to the REDD+ guidelines and requirements;2. Strengthen the local capacities of public/private institutions and civil society organisations, which have developed internal capacities in the use of earth observation satellite data and are willing to contribute to information production required in terms of forest monitoring;3. Support the production of forest cover and forest cover change maps in several central African countries in relation to their needs for the implementation of MRV systems in the framework of REDD+ mechanism, and in relation to the ongoing initiatives and programs in this domain;4. Support the definition of research programs in the field of earth observation and the strengthening of research institutions networks, and facilitate north-south and south-south partnerships;5. Contribute to the coordination of existing and emerging initiatives in the field of earth observation for REDD+ in central Africa, and facilitate the participation of these countries to the major international initiatives, such as GEO and GMES for Africa.
More information: https://www.afd.fr/en/ressources/beyond-maps
Gabon
GSE-FM-REDD
International Partner(s): Finland,France,Germany
Country Implementing Partner(s): Gabonese Ministry of Sustainable Development, Forest Economy and EnvironmentGabonese Agency for Space Studies and Observation
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: All - holistic support
Date: 2009 - 2014
Following a joint initiative of the European Space Agency and the European Commission, the Global Monitoring for the Environment and security service aimed to provide operationnal forest services to the forest user community by including them in the design and implementation of the services. SIRS (SYSTEMES D'INFORMATION A REFERENCE SPATIALE, France) forms the basis of a wall-to-wall nation-wide forest cover monitoring system for REDD in the Republic of Gabon. In the framework of this project, the service provider intends to develop a deforestation and forest degradation mapping service. In close collaboration with the user organisation AGEOS (Agence Gabonaise d'études et d'observations spatiales, Gabon) and expert consultant organisations (e.g. IRD, CIRAD, CEMAGREF). This includes a number of activities ranging from an analysis of the user´s requirements, the development of a service sustainability plan, the establishment of a robust validation method, the provision of products for forest cover change and finally the building of local capacity for greenhouse gas monitoring compliant with IPCC guidelines.
More information: https://www.redd-services.info/fr/content/gse-fm-redd.html
Gabon
Gabon Forest Atlas
International Partner(s): World Resources Institute (WRI)
Country Implementing Partner(s): Ministry of Forest Economy, Water, Fishing, and Aquaculture
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Policy and Design Decisions
Date: 2006 - 2022
The World Resources Institute has worked extensively with the Government of Gabon to create a "Forest Atlas", with information on forest land ownership from multiple ministries.
More information: https://gab.forest-atlas.org/?l=en
Gabon
OSFACO - Observation Spatiale des Forets d'Afrique Centrale et de l'Ouest
International Partner(s): Centre national d’études spatiales (CNES),France,Institut Géographique National (IGN),National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information (IGN FI),Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD)
Country Implementing Partner(s): Ministere des Eaux et Forets (MEF), Agence Gabonaise d'Etudes et Observations Spatiales (AGEOS)
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Multiple
Date: apr-16 - dic-19
The OSFACO project aims to improve the knowledge of past and current dynamics in terms of land use and land use change in 8 countries of Central and Western Africa, based on Earth observation data and tools. Building on the results and achievements of previous support projects (OSFT, GEOFORAFRI), OSFACO strengthen and expand local expertise and ownership of satellite imagery in the design, implementation and monitoring of public policies for sustainable land management . The main areas of intervention are : 1. Provision of recent high resolution SPOT6/7 satellite images, as well as SPOT archive images, on the participant countries, for all users involved in sustainable land use and sustainable forest management2. Support for local production of land use and land use change maps; technological transfer to update these data3 Capacity building and resources for spatial land monitoring and promoting the use of satellite imagery in the design and monitoring of public policies (training and pilot projects) Recipient countriesThe project benefits in 3 countries of Western Africa (Guinea, Ivory Coast and Benin) and 5 countries of Central Africa (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo and Gabon)
More information: http://www.osfaco.org
Gabon
OSFT - Spatial Observation of Tropical Forest
International Partner(s): Centre national d’études spatiales (CNES),France,Institut Géographique National (IGN),National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information (IGN FI),Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD)
Country Implementing Partner(s): Agence Gabonaise d'Etudes et Observations Spatiales (AGEOS) Ministere des Eaux et Forets (MEF)
Geographic scope: Regional
REDDcompass Theme: Multiple
Date: gen-11 - mar-16
The OSFT project (Spatial Observation of Tropical Forest) aims to make available SPOT images and REDD+ baseline data to forest actors in the Congo Basin. An exhaustive coverage of the Congo Basin forest countries has been achieved with recent SPOT satellite images.A dedicated 'REDDSPOT' user license has been designed to enable open access of all data available, for any REDD+ stakeholder. Beneficiary countries have signed a 'National Authority' license, allowing them to distribute data to the users (providing their request is first validated, i.e. data are intended to be used in the framework of sustainable forest management).REDD+ baselines have been produced over Central African Republic and Cameroon. They include historical and forest change maps (1990/2000/2010), and a more detailed reference map as at 2010, all fully compliant with IPCC and VCS standards. Several staff members of the REDD technical coordination team (MRV team) of each beneficiary country have participated in the production, control and validation of the forest maps.OSFT has responded to the growing demand for high resolution images required to build-up smart monitoring systems across the entire region. More than 100 beneficiary projects have been provided with high resolution SPOT images.
More information: https://www.afd.fr/en/ressources/beyond-maps
Gabon
Study tour from Agence Gabonaise d'Etudes et d'Observations Spaciales (AGEOS) to the USGS EROS Data Center
International Partner(s): National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),SilvaCarbon
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Date: 2018 - 2018
SilvaCarbon worked in collaboration with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Center to assist the Agence Gabonaise d'Etudes et d'Observations Spaciales (AGEOS) with the development of their monitoring system. NASA Goddard through a CMS grant leverage resources to train officials from AGEOS for 45 days at the NASA Goddard Center. The training focused on using Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data to create a forest-heights map. SilvaCarbon supported the extended training with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in land-cover classification and accuracy estimation of their results. (Note: This activity is listed in the FY18 work plan for the SilvaCarbon programme. Please communicate with the point of contact listed to find out the status and results of the activity.)
More information: https://www.silvacarbon.org/
Gabon
Training workshop for estimating emission factor from NFI data in Gabon
International Partner(s): SilvaCarbon
Country Implementing Partner(s): General Directorate of Forestry
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: All - holistic support
Date: 2021 - 2022
Estimating GHG emissions require Activity Data (AD) and Emission Factor (EF) data conventionally obtained from remote sensing technology and ground inventories respectively. Due to the high human and financial resources required to carry out nation-wide ground inventories, countries mostly utilize existing National Forest Inventory NFI data to calculate emission factors. NFI was carried out in Gabon between 2012 and 2017. The objective of this activity is to train national counterparts on statistical approaches to calculate EF from NFI data. Statistical tools like Calc Foris and R will be used during the training. This activity aims to strengthen the capacity of national counterparts on Emission Factor estimation and GHG accounting to improve national GHG inventories and submission of National Communications and BURs/BTRs. Special emphasis will be made to ensure the involvement of women in the capacity building activities. The national counterparts can thus apply novel approaches and tools to quantify the impact of the CAFI initiatives program on GHG emission reduction/removal.
More information: https://www.silvacarbon.org/
Gabon
Transfer capacity to process and analyze Synthetic Aperture (SAR) data available for Gabon throughout the international Afrisar program, and provide capacity to integrate SAR and good quality optical data
International Partner(s): National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),SilvaCarbon
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
To assist Gabon's efforts to improve emissions estimates from degradation, generate projections and mitigation plans including potential for reforestation, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) will in collaboration with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Airborne Science Program (Afrisar) partners, the European Space Agency, and DLR transfer capacity to analyse radar data collected in Gabon, as well as its integration with good quality Landsat acquisitions. The capacity will be directed to the Agence Gabonaise d'Etudes et d'Observations Spaciales (AGEOS). AGEOS provides technical resources and analysis of data for Gabon's decision-making. Gabon's nationally determined contribution (NDC) makes the commitment to reduce CO2 emissions by 50 percent by 2025, including all sectors. As the forest sector will represent the main source of these emissions, it is one of their priorities. Being able to access continuous sources of data will enable AGEOS to produce remote-sensing-based forest-area change estimations. (Note: This activity is listed in the FY18 work plan for the SilvaCarbon programme. Please communicate with the point of contact listed to find out the status and results of the activity.)
More information: https://www.silvacarbon.org/
Georgia
Development of Georgia's forest information and monitoring system (FIMS) and of the country's forest sector MRV system
International Partner(s): Aether Limited,Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ),HEAT GmbH,UNIQUE Land Use
Country Implementing Partner(s): Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Multiple
Date: 2021 - 2025
Continued development of the national forest information and monitoring system (FIMS: combination of modules comprising national forest inventory data from 2019-2021, forest management inventories, forest incidents, forest operations, forest restoration, etc.) and the monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) system for Georgia's forests, accompanied by extensive capacity-building and development of standard operating procedures.
Georgia
Georgia Forest Atlas (and more)
Country Implementing Partner(s): Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Multiple,Policy and Design Decisions
The World Resources Institute (WRI) has worked extensively with the Government of Georgia to create a "Forest Atlas", with information on forest land ownership from multiple ministries. WRI is also supporting the creation of a nationalized tree cover loss data set (from Hansen et al., 2013) for Georgia and the Caucasus.
Georgia
Georgia Forest Atlas, and assessing restoration opportunities
Country Implementing Partner(s): Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture, Government of Georgia
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Multiple,Policy and Design Decisions
Date: 2021 - 2023
The World Resources Institute (WRI) has worked extensively with the Government of Georgia to create a "Forest Atlas".
More information: https://atlas.mepa.gov.ge/?l=ka
Ghana
Forest monitoring demonstration
International Partner(s): World Resources Institute (WRI)
Country Implementing Partner(s): Forestry Commission
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Multiple
Date: 2020 - 2020
Training on GFW
Ghana
Forests 2020: Improving forest monitoring systems through better application of satellite data
International Partner(s): Carbomap,Ecometrica,UK Space Agency (UKSA),University of Edinburgh,University of Leicester
Country Implementing Partner(s): Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Resource Management Support Centre (RMSC) of the forestry Commission Ghana
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: All - holistic support
Date: 2016 - 2021
Forests 2020 is a 40-month project from a consortium of United Kingdom experts and international partners led by Ecometrica, which aims to address the technical barriers to improve forest-monitoring systems in six developing countries to support REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation), FLEGT (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade) and other aspects of forest governance and biodiversity conservation. The project focuses on three areas of forest monitoring systems: • Improved detection of forest changes, particularly in challenging ecosystems and land- use situations. • Improved mapping of risks and priority areas, particularly ways in which local organizations and district or state-level forest authorities can input and interact with the forest maps and forest change detection. • Digital infrastructure for managing and distributing EO-derived and related information to ensure robustness, consistency, continuity and availability of data products to end users. This project uses Earth Observation (EO) imagery from satellites to improve forest monitoring working with leading experts from the National Centre for Earth Observation in the United Kingdom and with local experts to test new forestry monitoring methods. These new methods will enable our partner countries to use more frequent, better quality data, quicker, improving the national forest monitoring systems The pressure of agricultural expansion on natural forests is well documented globally, and Forests 2020 is seeking to support both government and industry's commitments to zero-deforestation commodities. In Ghana specifically the project is supporting the Forestry Commission to improve its mapping of cocoa agroforestry systems to support its commitments to monitoring the Cocoa and Forests Initiative, using the Ecometrica platform to disseminate data to key stakeholders."
More information: https://ecometrica.com/space/forests2020
Ghana
Formulation Funding for methodological development for Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV)
International Partner(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF)
Geographic scope: Global
REDDcompass Theme: Reporting and Verification
Date: ago-19 - lug-20
Formulation Funding for methodological development for Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV)
Ghana
GEO-TREES
International Partner(s): European Space Agency (ESA),Forest Global Earth Observatory (ForestGEO),ForestPlots,Group on Earth Observation (GEO),National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),Natural Environment Research Council (NERC),Various regional partners
Country Implementing Partner(s): Various national forestry groups
Geographic scope: Regional
REDDcompass Theme: Reporting and Verification
Date: 2014
This activity involves terrestrial laser scanning to provide accurate estimates of carbon at a scale of one hectare (1ha), as well as tools, techniques, training and capacity building. In part, this is for calibrating and validating satellite-derived estimates of carbon, along with developing allometric models at the regional and global scales.
More information: https://geo-trees.org
Ghana
MRV country Needs Assessment
International Partner(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF)
Geographic scope: Global
REDDcompass Theme: Reporting and Verification
Date: dic-19 - dic-20
Formulation Funding for Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) Country Needs Assessments
Ghana
MRV system of FCPF ER Program
International Partner(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF)
Country Implementing Partner(s): Forestry Commision
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Multiple
Date: ott-19 - giu-21
-Improved emission estimates-Assessment of uncertainty-Improved estimate of activity data for deforestation, forest degradation and enhancement-Improved estimate of emissions factors-Assessment of results-SOPs and amendment text ERPD
More information: https://www.forestcarbonpartnership.org/country/ghana
Ghana
PYEO (Python for Earth Observation libraries)
International Partner(s): National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO),University of Leicester
Country Implementing Partner(s): IPB, RMSC, IDEAM, KFS, ECOSUR, National Defence University of Malaysia
Geographic scope: Global
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation,Reporting and Verification
Date: 2016
Development of python libraries to provide a set of portable, extensible and modular Python scripts for earth observation (with especial focus on Sentinel-2) and machine learning, including downloading, preprocessing, creation of base layers and classification
More information: https://github.com/clcr/pyeo
Ghana
Training on Full Lands Integration Tool (FLINT)
International Partner(s): Moja Global,SilvaCarbon,United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Country Implementing Partner(s): Ministry of Environment
Geographic scope: Global
REDDcompass Theme: All - holistic support
Date: 2019 - 2019
Workshop to the Full Lands Integration Tool (FLINT), focusing on a systemic approach to MRV, using IPCC Approach 3, and integration of various data sets, Participants reviewed their national land sector policies to determine the minimum requirements for their national MRV systems and checked what improvements are required.
Ghana
West Africa Regional Workshop on Forest Data and Drivers of Deforestation
International Partner(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Country Implementing Partner(s): FAO
Geographic scope: Regional
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Date: 24 June 2024 - 28 June 2024
Fifteen countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) were represented to discuss new national forest inventory (NFI) designs (Ghana, Guinea, Niger, and Sierra Leone), receive training on Open Foris Arena (a tool for field data collection and management), have an appraisal of the possibilities of GEDI in NFI-based estimation, and review the results of a regional study on drivers of deforestation. The workshop aimed to provide a test for each of the ECOWAS countries regarding the new possibilities to enhance their NFIs and capacities to obtain complementary information for forest resources as well as international and national mitigation reporting.
Guinea
OSFACO - Observation Spatiale des Forets d'Afrique Centrale et de l'Ouest
International Partner(s): Centre national d’études spatiales (CNES),France,Institut Géographique National (IGN),National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information (IGN FI),Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD)
Country Implementing Partner(s): Ministère de l'Environnement, des Eaux et Forets (MEEF), Ministère de l'Agriculture (MINAGRI)
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Multiple
Date: apr-16 - dic-19
The OSFACO project aims to improve the knowledge of past and current dynamics in terms of land use and land use change in 8 countries of Central and Western Africa, based on Earth observation data and tools. Building on the results and achievements of previous support projects (OSFT, GEOFORAFRI), OSFACO strengthen and expand local expertise and ownership of satellite imagery in the design, implementation and monitoring of public policies for sustainable land management . The main areas of intervention are : 1. Provision of recent high resolution SPOT6/7 satellite images, as well as SPOT archive images, on the participant countries, for all users involved in sustainable land use and sustainable forest management2. Support for local production of land use and land use change maps; technological transfer to update these data3 Capacity building and resources for spatial land monitoring and promoting the use of satellite imagery in the design and monitoring of public policies (training and pilot projects) Recipient countriesThe project benefits in 3 countries of Western Africa (Guinea, Ivory Coast and Benin) and 5 countries of Central Africa (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo and Gabon)
More information: http://www.osfaco.org/
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