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/
Guinea-Bissau
Land Use Change Analysis for REDD Baseline Scenario Definition & Carbon Stock Assessment for REDD Project in Guinea-Bissau
International Partner(s): LTS International (UK)
Country Implementing Partner(s): Unable to find
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Multiple
Land Use Change and Carbon Stock analysis to support the development of the Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) Project Document (PD) for the project Community Based Avoided Deforestation Project in Guinea Bissau. The methodology applied was the approved Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS) REDD Methodology Modules (VM0007).
More information: Unable to find
Equatorial Guinea
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 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
Equatorial Guinea
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
Equatorial Guinea
Central Africa Women’s Initiative for Climate Action (WICA)
International Partner(s): United States Forest Service (USFS)
Country Implementing Partner(s): Coalition for Rainforest Nations (CfRN)
Geographic scope: Regional
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation,Reporting and Verification
Date: February 2024 - April 2025
This initiative focuses on strengthening women’s skills and involvement in climate action. Through various activities such as in-person workshops, virtual webinars, self-learning courses, internships and participation in national and international conferences, WICA participants gain knowledge in greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting under the Enhanced Transparency Framework of the Paris Agreement and deepen their understanding of climate change diplomacy. These activities are carried out in collaboration with regional GHG experts, national partners and international institutions.
Equatorial Guinea
Enhancing Equatorial Guinea`s institutional and technical capacity in the AFOLU sector for ETF
International Partner(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Country Implementing Partner(s): Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería, Bosques y Medio Ambiente (MAGBMA)
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Multiple
Date: lug-18 - lug-21
Enhancing Equatorial Guinea's institutional and technical capacity in the AFOLU sector for ETF
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea Forest Atlas
International Partner(s): World Resources Institute (WRI)
Country Implementing Partner(s): INDEFOR, Government of Equatorial Guinea
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Multiple,Policy and Design Decisions
Date: 2021 - 2022
The World Resources Institute (WRI) has worked extensively with the Government of Equatorial Guinea to create a "Forest Atlas".
More information: https://gnq.forest-atlas.org/?l=es
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea Forest Atlas
Country Implementing Partner(s): Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Policy and Design Decisions
The World Resources Institute has worked extensively with the Government of Equatorial Guinea to create a "Forest Atlas", with information on forest land ownership from multiple ministries.
More information: https://gnq.forest-atlas.org/?l=en
Equatorial Guinea
MRV support for REDD+
International Partner(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),Green Climate Fund (GCF)
Country Implementing Partner(s): Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería, Bosques y Medio Ambiente (MAGBMA)
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Multiple
Date: 2018 - 2020
Preparatory support to the national designated authority of Equatorial Guinea to engage with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in the early phases of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation, specifically development of a national forest monitoring system (NFMS) and associated forest reference emission level (FREL).
Equatorial Guinea
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)
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
Guatemala
Building global capacity to increase transparency in the forest sector
International Partner(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Country Implementing Partner(s): Instituto Nacional de Bosques; Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales.
Geographic scope: Global
REDDcompass Theme: Multiple
Date: dic-19 - nov-21
The project Building global capacity to increase transparency in the forest sector (CBIT-Forest), aims to strengthen the institutional and technical capacities of developing countries to meet the enhanced transparency requirements of the Paris Agreement, responding to Article 13 and contributing to tackling climate change.
More information: http://www.fao.org/in-action/boosting-transparency-forest-data/en/
Guatemala
Direct technical assistance on national forest inventory for Central American and Caribbean countries
International Partner(s): SilvaCarbon
Country Implementing Partner(s): Inter-institutional Mapping Group (GIMBUT)
Geographic scope: Regional
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Date: 2018 - 2019
SilvaCarbon will continue to work with host country partners in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador to improve national forest inventories (NFIs) so that they are statistically robust and integrate both country and regional level information needs. This is required for the creation of their measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) systems as referenced in their emission reduction programmes. The NFI designs of these countries need to be developed or improved in order to be made more statistically robust and consistent over time to support forest management and conservation planning, feed into the national greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory for international reporting purposes, and provide data for national Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) MRV systems.
More information: https://www.silvacarbon.org/
Guatemala
Engaging Central and South American Participants in other SilvaCarbon Trainings and the USFS International Seminar
International Partner(s): SilvaCarbon
Geographic scope: Regional
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Date: 2018 - 2019
The United States Forest Service (USFS), through the SilvaCarbon programme and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mexico bilateral programme, provides training, workshops and study tours on technical areas related to forest carbon and measurement, reporting and verification (MRV). Counterparts in Central and South America working on forest inventories, remote sensing, forest carbon, intensive monitoring sites and other areas will be targeted to participate in regional activities, including, but not limited to, the annual Belowground Carbon Measurement study tour in Michigan and the Mangrove Carbon Measurement workshop in Mexico. Support will also include short- to medium-term technical visits to relevant research institutions and/or USFS units in the United States of America by Andean Amazon host-country partners. This ongoing support will strengthen and contribute to the community and network of forest and terrestrial carbon technical experts. The SilvaCarbon programme has successfully developed long-term partnerships in countries such as Peru, Colombia and Honduras. In an effort to leverage these advances in Latin America and expand to other countries in the region and promote further South-South collaboration, SilvaCarbon will engage countries such as Paraguay, among others, by inviting relevant actors to participate in SilvaCarbon and other activities.
More information: https://www.silvacarbon.org/
Guatemala
Exchange of Experiences on Mapping Forest Cover Change with UMD
International Partner(s): SilvaCarbon
Geographic scope: Global
REDDcompass Theme: Multiple
Date: 2018 - 2018
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the United States Forest Service (USFS) organized a SilvaCarbon workshop for participants from seven countries to share their experiences implementing the University of Maryland (UMD) Global Land Discovery and Analysis (GLAD) methodology for mapping forest-cover change. The participating countries have been working on methods for forest-change analysis with UMD and SilvaCarbon since 2013, and have adopted different approaches based on their national requirements. The workshop provided a space for them to exchange lessons learned, discuss challenges and successes, and strengthen South-South collaboration and capacity transfer. (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/
Guatemala
Forestry Monitoring and Protection System - FMAP
International Partner(s): UK (LTS)
Country Implementing Partner(s): Guatemalan Ministry of Agriculture
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Multiple
Date: 2016 - 2019
This project aims, through the use of space technology, to solve illegal exploitation of the forest environment by improving the capabilities of the agencies responsible for forestry governance. The FMAP project will provide a centralized platform, based on satellite remote sensing and Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) technologies, that will enable intelligence led governance and policing which have the largest impacts on tackling this problem. It has three key objectives: reduce illegal activity, improve traceability systems, and improve the efficiency of existing forestry management programmes.
Guatemala
Fortalecimiento del gobierno de Guatemala para el acceso al mercado de pago por resultados de REDD+ a través de la consolidación del Sistema de Monitoreo de Bosques y uso de la tierra
International Partner(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Other
Date: ott-18 - ott-19
Fortalecimiento del gobierno de Guatemala para el acceso al mercado de pago por resultados de REDD+ a través de la consolidación del Sistema de Monitoreo de Bosques y uso de la tierra
Guatemala
GFOI Regional Workshop on LIDAR in South America
International Partner(s): SilvaCarbon
Geographic scope: Regional
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Delivered a workshop to evaluate the utility of various Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data sets (terrestrial, unmanned aerial vehicle, airborne) for the estimation of tropical forest biomass in the Amazon countries. Specifically, partners learned to:(a) collect and analyse terrestrial LiDAR data to generate forest biomass estimates in the tropics;(b) collect and analyse LiDAR data collected by an unmanned aerial vehicle 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 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/
Guatemala
Improved forest monitoring methodologies by including LiDAR data in Guatemala and Colombia
International Partner(s): SilvaCarbon
Country Implementing Partner(s): GIMBUT
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Date: 2018 - 2019
SilvaCarbon will assist Guatemala and Colombia to incorporate Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data into their national forest monitoring system (NFMS) by using a methodology developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the University of Maryland that combines forest cover change measurements with biomass data calculated with LiDAR data. The capacity will be transferred by the NASA Goddard group by a series of visits/short training sessions from the NASA Goddard team to the Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales (IDEAM) in Colombia, and the Grupo Interinstitucional del Monitoreo de Bosques y Uso de la Tierra (GIMBUT) monitoring group in Guatemala. The resulting product will combine the current canopy-change estimates produced by Colombia and Guatemala with forest height, carbon storage and ground topography with very-high-resolution data.
More information: https://www.silvacarbon.org/
Guatemala
MRV system of FCPF ER Program
International Partner(s): Inter-American Development Bank (IDB),Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF)
Country Implementing Partner(s): Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (MARN), National Forestry Institute (INAB), Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food (MAGA), National Council of Protected Areas (CONAP)
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Multiple
Date: ott-19 - giu-21
-Development of nesting plan (Financed)-Activity Data improvement and SOP development (Financed)-Improvement mapping with GEE (To be financed)-Improvement forest degradation with GEE (To be financed)-National FREL (To be financed)
More information: https://www.forestcarbonpartnership.org/country/guatemala
Guatemala
NFMS support (Tecnical Cooperation Program - TCP)
Country Implementing Partner(s): MARN, MAG, INAB, CONAP
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Multiple
Date: 2018 - 2019
Strengthening the Guatemalan Government for access to the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) RBP through the consolidation of the forest and land-use monitoring system.
Guatemala
Preparación de la AND con mejor información para propuestas de financiamiento del sector AFOLU
International Partner(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),Green Climate Fund (GCF)
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Other
Date: nov-19 - apr-21
Preparación de la AND con mejor información para propuestas de financiamiento del sector AFOLU
Guatemala
Technical assistance in MRV processes
International Partner(s): Central American Commission for Environment and Development (CCAD),Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ),REDD+ Regional Program
Country Implementing Partner(s): National Institute of Forests (INAB)
Geographic scope: Regional
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Date: 2011 - 2015
Accompaniment, technical assistance, methodological development and acquisition of high resolution satellite images for mapping processes of forest cover, national map of forest type. Strengthening of technical capacities and exchange of experiences with other countries.
More information: http://www.sifgua.org.gt/Cobertura.aspx
Guatemala
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): Conap; Inab
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.
Guatemala
UMD Mapping Support to Guatemala
International Partner(s): SilvaCarbon,University of Maryland
Country Implementing Partner(s): Interinstitutional Forest Monitoring Group (GIMBUT- Grupo Interinstitucional del Monitoreo de Bosques y Uso de la Tierra
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Date: 2018 - 2018
Through a SilvaCarbon grant, the University of Maryland will continue to work with Guatemala to develop state-of-the-art mapping and statistical methodologies to generate accurate, up-to-date information about changes in land cover. By November 2017, the Grupo Interinstitucional del Monitoreo de Bosques y Uso de la Tierra (GIMBUT) monitoring group will have a forest-cover change map and estimates of area change. Continuation of support will allow the group to refine the classifications and provide additional training to other members of the GIMBUT group. The agreement will also emphasize capacity transfer for forest mapping within the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) context at national level, and will develop protocols and processes to evaluate and validate forest-cover and land-use estimates. (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/
French Guiana
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
Honduras
Building global capacity to increase transparency in the forest sector
International Partner(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Country Implementing Partner(s): Instituto Nacional de Conservación y Desarrollo Forestal; Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales; Instituto de Conservación y Desarrollo Forestal, Áreas Protegidas y Vida Silvestre.
Geographic scope: Global
REDDcompass Theme: Multiple
Date: dic-19 - nov-21
The project Building global capacity to increase transparency in the forest sector (CBIT-Forest), aims to strengthen the institutional and technical capacities of developing countries to meet the enhanced transparency requirements of the Paris Agreement, responding to Article 13 and contributing to tackling climate change.
More information: http://www.fao.org/in-action/boosting-transparency-forest-data/en/
Honduras
Develop capacities beyond basic forest monitoring for Colombia and Honduras
International Partner(s): SilvaCarbon
Country Implementing Partner(s): ICF
Geographic scope: Regional
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Date: 2018 - 2019
SilvaCarbon will assist Colombia and Honduras with the integration of their national reporting functions based on the requirements of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and various carbon emissions reductions programmes, including the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), BioCarbon Fund Initiative for Sustainable Forest Landscapes (ISFL) and Forest Investment Program (FIP). This assistance will focus on using the best available data, and will facilitate the evolution of measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) systems that move beyond deforestation estimates. Work under this activity will include longer detailed trips focused on data analyses with different partners in Colombia and Honduras; the analysis of permanent plot data in Honduras; assistance with integration frameworks in both countries; and a workshop focused on restoration monitoring. The workshop on restoration monitoring will complement the pilot forest reference level (FLR) monitoring activity proposed by the SilvaCarbon global programme.
More information: https://www.silvacarbon.org/
Honduras
Direct Technical Assistance on National Forest Inventory for Central American and Caribbean Countries
Country Implementing Partner(s): Forestry Conservation Institute (ICF)
Geographic scope: Regional
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Date: 2018 - 2019
NFI, quality analysis/quality control, fuels, agriculture and land use (ALU), and data analysis, who will provide targeted assistance. The USFS experts will also provide ongoing remote assistance (e.g. conference calls, email correspondence). Direct technical support may also include visits by country counterparts to key offices/institutions in the United States of America. Additionally, USFS will contract the services of an NFI expert to provide continued support in the development and use of cost-analysis tools to help countries examine possible costs associated with NFI design decisions. SilvaCarbon will continue providing assistance to Honduras as the country finalizes its soil inventory protocol. (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: www.silvacarbon.org
Honduras
Direct technical assistance on national forest inventory for Central American and Caribbean countries
International Partner(s): SilvaCarbon
Country Implementing Partner(s): Forestry Conservation Institute (ICF)
Geographic scope: Regional
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Date: 2018 - 2019
SilvaCarbon will continue to work with host country partners in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador to improve national forest inventories (NFIs) so that they are statistically robust and integrate both country and regional level information needs. This is required for the creation of their measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) systems as referenced in their emission reduction programmes. The NFI designs of these countries need to be developed or improved in order to be made more statistically robust and consistent over time to support forest management and conservation planning, feed into the national greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory for international reporting purposes, and provide data for national Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) MRV systems.
More information: https://www.silvacarbon.org/
Honduras
Engaging Central and South American Participants in other SilvaCarbon Trainings and the USFS International Seminar
International Partner(s): SilvaCarbon
Geographic scope: Regional
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Date: 2018 - 2019
The United States Forest Service (USFS), through the SilvaCarbon programme and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mexico bilateral programme, provides training, workshops and study tours on technical areas related to forest carbon and measurement, reporting and verification (MRV). Counterparts in Central and South America working on forest inventories, remote sensing, forest carbon, intensive monitoring sites and other areas will be targeted to participate in regional activities, including, but not limited to, the annual Belowground Carbon Measurement study tour in Michigan and the Mangrove Carbon Measurement workshop in Mexico. Support will also include short- to medium-term technical visits to relevant research institutions and/or USFS units in the United States of America by Andean Amazon host-country partners. This ongoing support will strengthen and contribute to the community and network of forest and terrestrial carbon technical experts. The SilvaCarbon programme has successfully developed long-term partnerships in countries such as Peru, Colombia and Honduras. In an effort to leverage these advances in Latin America and expand to other countries in the region and promote further South-South collaboration, SilvaCarbon will engage countries such as Paraguay, among others, by inviting relevant actors to participate in SilvaCarbon and other activities.
More information: https://www.silvacarbon.org/
Honduras
GFOI Regional Workshop on LIDAR in South America
International Partner(s): SilvaCarbon
Geographic scope: Regional
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Delivered a workshop to evaluate the utility of various Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data sets (terrestrial, unmanned aerial vehicle, airborne) for the estimation of tropical forest biomass in the Amazon countries. Specifically, partners learned to:(a) collect and analyse terrestrial LiDAR data to generate forest biomass estimates in the tropics;(b) collect and analyse LiDAR data collected by an unmanned aerial vehicle 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 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/
Honduras
GHG Estimations from the bark beetle disturbance in honduras
International Partner(s): SilvaCarbon
Country Implementing Partner(s): Forestry Conservation Institute (ICF)
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Date: 2017 - 2018
The objective of this activity is to estimate the impact of the D. frontalis beetle pest on the country's current and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for the forest sector utilizing a modelling framework. The work will entail estimating the historical GHG emissions associated with the effect of the beetle plague and land-use changes (i.e. deforestation) in strategic forests of Honduras. Also, the activity will estimate the impact of pest and deforestation disturbances on future GHG emissions (e.g. 2030) and assess their possible effect on subregional reference levels. Capacity will be transferred on the use of this type of analysis framework in new regions of Honduras (spatial scaling), other types of disturbance (e.g. fire, forest recovery, etc.), or scenarios (e.g. carbon conservation in timber forest products). This activity was a direct request from our partners in Honduras. Honduras now has in place a robust forest inventory system, which feeds in to their national and international reports (e.g. biennial update reports or reference levels). However, over the past several years, their pine forests have been decimated by D. frontalis, affecting over a quarter of the country's primary forest cover. In order to continue to provide accurate, transparent and robust reports, Honduras needs to assess the impact of this pine beetle outbreak on GHG emissions. SilvaCarbon technical advisor Craig Wayson and GHG consultant Marcela Olguín travelled to Honduras in April to work alongside Honduran technical counterparts to generate estimates of past, present and possible future emissions due to bark beetle pest outbreaks and the associated deforestation, as well as provide training on the use of analysis frameworks for other forest disturbance. (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/
Honduras
Honduras Restoration Atlas
International Partner(s): Building and Nuclear Safety,German Ministry of the Environment,The Nature Conservancy,World Resources Institute (WRI)
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Multiple
Honduras Restoration Atlas
More information: http://monitoring.restorationatlas.org/honduras/about-honduras?l=en
Honduras
MRV support for REDD+, NFMS
International Partner(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF)
Country Implementing Partner(s): MIAMBIENTE+, ICF
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Multiple
Date: 2018 - 2019
Technical assistance to update the forest reference emission level (FREL), including degradation, and develop the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) Technical Annex.
Honduras
Regional Forest Degradation Workshop
International Partner(s): SilvaCarbon
Geographic scope: Regional
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Date: 2018 - 2018
SilvaCarbon supported the participation of two inventory specialists from Honduras and one from Colombia in a regional workshop on methodologies for quantifying forest degradation. The workshop reviewed remote sensing tools that have been implemented in Latin America to detect forest degradation, and took place in Guadalajara, Mexico at the National Forestry Commission headquarters. (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/
Honduras
Technical assistance in MRV processes
International Partner(s): Central American Commission for Environment and Development (CCAD),Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ),REDD+ Regional Program,Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF)
Country Implementing Partner(s): Institute for Forest Conservation and Development, Protected Areas and Wildlife (ICF)
Geographic scope: Regional
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Date: 2011 - 2017
Accompaniment, technical assistance, methodological development and acquisition of high resolution satellite images for mapping processes of forest cover, national map of forest types, municipal forest atlases; and development of a platform for integrated data analysis. Strengthening of technical capacities and exchange of experiences with other countries.
More information: http://icf.gob.hn/index.php/atlas/http://sigmof.icf.gob.hn/
Honduras
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): Instituto Nacional de Conservación y Desarrollo Forestal, Áreas Protegidas y Vida Silvestre
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.
Indonesia
Building the Foundation for Forest Landscape Restoration at Scale
International Partner(s): Global Environment Facility (GEF),United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP),World Resources Institute (WRI)
Country Implementing Partner(s): Ministry of Environment and Forestry
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Multiple
Building the Foundation for Forest Landscape Restoration at Scale
Indonesia
Development of an Improved Peatland Monitoring System
International Partner(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Country Implementing Partner(s): Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF)
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Date: 2018 - 2020
Developed capacity to use tools (SEPAL and EX-ACT) that allow technically solid monitoring of peatland restoration activities and results. Enhanced stakeholder access to relevant monitoring system, leading to more informed decisions made on the basis of evidence from improved data and products on the quantity and spatial distribution of peatlands GHG emissions, and develop practical recommendations for national peatland monitoring with a global impact.
Indonesia
Follow-on technical assistance to support the uptake of methods and skills introduced in regional workshops
International Partner(s): SilvaCarbon,Various regional partners
Geographic scope: Regional
REDDcompass Theme: All - holistic support,Multiple
Date: 2018 - 2019
To ensure that SilvaCarbon-supported activities and products are fully integrated into related national initiatives, SilvaCarbon will deliver targeted, bilateral assistance as a follow-up to regional workshops in Asia (including regional activities from previous years and proposed FY19 regional activities). Priority will be given to technical requests that demonstrate clear links to broader efforts at national level, such as access to climate funding, and activities that ensure collaboration with other programmes, such as SERVIR-Mekong, SERVIR-HKH, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Follow-up technical assistance may take various forms, including "details" or short-term assignments of USG technical experts to work alongside in-country partners to tackle a technical challenge, small group hands-on training sessions, and webinars and backstopping support. Potential examples include: (1) collaborating with SERVIR hubs to train government representatives in different aspects of the regional land-cover monitoring system (RLCMS); (2) country-level technical assistance as a follow-up from regional workshops/training; (3) other opportunities as they emerge, e.g. providing technical support to Cambodia in the area on integrating remote-sensing and field-inventory data, if funding of national forest inventory (NFI) activities is approved in 2019.
More information: https://www.silvacarbon.org/
Indonesia
Follow-up Webinar on Open Source Change Detection
International Partner(s): SilvaCarbon
Geographic scope: Regional
REDDcompass Theme: Multiple
Date: 2018 - 2018
During the regional SilvaCarbon training on change detection conducted at the end of March, participants from South and Southeast Asia identified two priority topics for further capacity-building support: the mapping of agricultural crops, and working with radar data. While both of these topics will require hands-on training, SilvaCarbon and the United States Forest Service (USFS) Geospatial Technology and Applications Center (GTAC) began the process by sharing some promising approaches in the form of video demonstrations and exercises. Those materials are available here. On 3 July a video conference with GTAC trainers was held to review the materials and discuss practical applications in the context of Cambodia. (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/
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