Costa Rica
Expert Workshop on NFI Harmonization in Amazonia and Mesoamerica
International Partner(s): CATIE,SilvaCarbon
Geographic scope: Regional
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Date: 2018 - 2018
In May, CATIE hosted the second in a series of international workshops designed to assist countries in Mesoamerica and South America harmonize the definitions of forest variables across country political boundaries, as has been accomplished in Europe and North America for key reporting variables. SilvaCarbon supported the participation of United States Forest Service (USFS) forest inventory specialist Sonja Oswalt, who shared information about the harmonization process at the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) meeting in Brazil, 2019. Presentations and other information from the event are available on request. (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/
Costa Rica
GEE training
International Partner(s): Boston University,Google,SilvaCarbon
Country Implementing Partner(s): CENIGA
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Date: 2018 - 2018
SilvaCarbon collaborated with Google and Boston University to deliver a two-day technical training for government and academic partners in Costa Rica on image processing using Google Earth Engine (GEE). The training was organized by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in coordination with the Costa Rica Climate Fellow, due to its relevance to the design of the national land use, land cover, and ecosystems monitoring system SIMOCUTE. The Costa Rica Ministry of Environment announced the event on Facebook. (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/
Costa Rica
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/
Costa Rica
Improved methodologies for measuring and monitoring degradation using statistical analyses to generate degradation data in Costa Rica and Paraguay
International Partner(s): SilvaCarbon
Country Implementing Partner(s): CENIGA
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Date: 2018 - 2019
Boston University has developed a degradation algorithm that works within the Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform. SilvaCarbon will hold training workshops in Costa Rica and Paraguay to test the methodology and start mapping degradation for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) reporting.
More information: https://www.silvacarbon.org/
Costa Rica
MRV system of FCPF ER Program
International Partner(s): SilvaCarbon,USAID,World Bank FCPF
Country Implementing Partner(s): National Fund for Forest Financing (FONAFIFO), National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC), National Meteorological Institute, Ministry of Environment and Energy (IMN)
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Multiple
Date: ott-19 - giu-21
-Re-estimation of deforestation emission factors in order to make evident the effect of degradation on biomass density by type of forest. (To be financed)-Development and update of canopy cover-biomass models by type of forest for estimation of emissions from deforestation, and AGB growth models by type of secondary forest for estimation of carbon removals. (Financed)-Update of the tool for estimating forest emissions. (Financed)-Strengthening of the technological platform of the National System for the Monitoring of Land Cover, Land Use and Ecosystems (SIMOCUTE) of Costa Rica (To be financed)-Estimating activity data for deforestation, forest degradation and reforestation period 1998-2018, based on analysis of annual time series of Landsat images. (Financed)-Estimation of carbon densities in non-forest lands. (To be financed)-Assessment of land cover change based on sampling points for the periods 1997-2005-2011-2013-2015-2018. (Financed)-Capacity Building of the members of the Technical Boards of SIMOCUTE. (To be financed)
More information: https://www.forestcarbonpartnership.org/country/costa-rica
Costa Rica
National Forest Inventory Technical Assistance
International Partner(s): FAO,SilvaCarbon
Country Implementing Partner(s): SINAC, CENIGA
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Date: 2018
Costa Rica completed its first national forest inventory (NFI) in 2015 (prior to the development of the national land use, land cover, and ecosystems monitoring system SIMOCUTE) and is preparing to initiate the second cycle of measurements. To satisfy new requirements of SIMOCUTE, a few design modifications were needed, including an expansion to include all lands. The United States Forest Service (USFS) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have worked extensively with the stakeholders to provide solid design recommendations and to develop inter-institutional support to adopt the changes. While the new design has now been well documented and accepted by the country, a significant amount of work lies ahead to put the theoretical changes into practice and to integrate the updated design into their processes and procedures. It is proposed to provide additional technical support to SINAC and carry out a series of technical work sessions to ensure the proper implementation of the design changes.
More information: https://www.silvacarbon.org/
Costa Rica
Pilot study technical assistance and analysis of results
International Partner(s): FAO,SilvaCarbon
Country Implementing Partner(s): Sistema Nacional de Areas de Conservación (SINAC), Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía (MINAE)
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Date: 2018 - 2018
The United States Forest Service (USFS) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) personnel have worked closely with their Costa Rican counterparts to develop the proposed changes to the national forest inventory (NFI). The USFS representative working closely with Costa Rica throughout this process will provide technical support during the piloting process to help the country address issues that may arise and recommend other design adjustments as needed. Assistance with analysing the data produced by the pilot study would also be provided. This contract would include one visit to Costa Rica during the pilot phase. (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/
Costa Rica
Step-by-step documentation of the analysis of visually interpreted, sample-based Land use and land cover data
International Partner(s): SilvaCarbon
Country Implementing Partner(s): National University, REDD+ Secretariat, CENIGA, Technological Institute of Costa Rica, National Meteorological Institute
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Date: 2018 - 2019
One of Costa Rica's national land use, land cover, and ecosystems monitoring system SIMOCUTE's most advanced subsystems uses visual interpretation of land use and land cover from 10 181 systematically distributed plots to characterize the state and change of these attributes. The resulting data will satisfy a variety of national and international reporting requirements and, in the future, will be the source of activity data for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) and greenhouse gas reporting. At the end of 2017, the REDD+ Technical Secretariat interpreted all of the plots for two dates and is moving forward with plans to interpret other dates and intensify the grid of plots in areas of change to improve the precision of the change estimates. In FY18 the SilvaCarbon programme supported two United States Forest Service (USFS) experts to deliver initial training on how to implement the challenging analysis of the data using appropriate statistical techniques. The training was well received and many of the recommendations were adopted. However, as the data are very complex, there is still some confusion, as well as a lack of understanding of how to incorporate and analyse an intensified sample in areas of change, which was not fully addressed in the first training. Because of the importance of the information and complexity of the process, the country has requested a guide to present the statistical theory and describe the analysis in a step-by-step fashion. Additional training on how to incorporate the intensified sample into the base sample is also needed. It is proposed that SilvaCarbon funding be used to finance the support of USFS experts and a professor from a Costa Rican university to jointly develop the step-by-step analysis guide to ensure the theory is well understood in the country and well-documented. It is proposed the professor travel to the US to work one-on-one with the USFS experts to develop the requested documentation. The USFS specialists would also travel to Costa Rica to deliver a training on incorporating the intensified sample data from change areas and analyzing the data.
More information: https://www.silvacarbon.org/
Costa Rica
Technical assistance in MRV processes
International Partner(s): CCAD,GIZ,REDD+ Regional Program
Country Implementing Partner(s): National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)
Geographic scope: Regional
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Date: 2011 - 2016
Accompaniment, technical assistance, methodological development and acquisition of high resolution satellite images for mapping processes of forest cover, national map of forest types, national forest inventory and constructions of allometric functions for forest types representative of the country. Strengthening of technical capacities and exchange of experiences with other countries.
More information: http://www.sirefor.go.cr
Costa Rica
Train the trainer and trainings on the statistical analysis of sample-based, visually interpreted land-use and land-cover data
International Partner(s): SilvaCarbon
Country Implementing Partner(s): National University, REDD+ Secretariat, CENIGA, Technological Institute of Costa Rica, National Meteorological Institute
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Date: 2018 - 2019
In conjunction with the step-by-step guide proposed in the previous activity, it is proposed that United States Forest Service (USFS) experts and the Costa Rica university professor also jointly develop a tool in R statistical analysis software to analyse the data. They would also develop training materials for a series of one-day mini-training sessions to teach the other interested parties in the country how to analyse the data. During these sessions, taught by the university professor, participants would strengthen their knowledge of R, work through any issues encountered with Costa Rican data, and gain knowledge of how to analyse the data themselves.
More information: https://www.silvacarbon.org/
Costa Rica
Training on Full Lands Integration Tool (FLINT)
International Partner(s): AMEXCID,CONAFOR,Moja Global,SilvaCarbon,USAID,USFS,World Bank FCPF
Country Implementing Partner(s): Fonafifo; Sinac
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.
Costa Rica
Training: Advanced land use/land cover (LULC) mapping, LULC change, and forest degradation
International Partner(s): FAO,SilvaCarbon
Country Implementing Partner(s): CENIGA, REDD+ Secretariat, FONAFIFO, SINAC, IMN, National Geographic Institute, local universities, FAO, Ministry of Environment and Energy
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Date: 2018 - 2019
In 2018, Costa Rica began actively develop the mapping subsystem of the national land use, land cover, and ecosystems monitoring system SIMOCUTE, which has lagged behind the other subsystems, according to the country's priorities. The country is now anxious to develop its knowledge and capacity to use advanced remote-sensing technologies to create maps for the country. In particular, the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) Technical Secretariat needs to develop change maps that can be used to stratify the visually interpreted sample plots described in the previous activities to improve the precision of the future activity data for REDD+ and greenhouse gas reporting, among other initiatives. They also wish to develop the capacity to use time-series analysis to detect forest degradation to improve estimates of emissions from degradation. It is proposed that specialists deliver an advanced remote sensing training using an appropriate analysis platform, with emphasis on land cover mapping, change detection, and/or detecting forest degradation. Following initial training, the specialists would provide consistent remote and in-person technical assistance as needed, so that Costa Rica can apply these remote-sensing technologies to develop accurate change maps over time.
More information: https://www.silvacarbon.org/
Dominican Republic
Direct technical assistance on national forest inventory for Central American and Caribbean countries
International Partner(s): SilvaCarbon
Country Implementing Partner(s): Climate Change Department
Geographic scope: Regional
REDDcompass Theme: Measurement and Estimation
Date: 2018 - 2018
In the Dominican Republic, SilvaCarbon will provide technical assistance with the NFI, and potentially introduce key tools to help organize and compile data and estimates for IPCC reporting, such as the Agriculture and Land Use National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Software (ALU tool). SilvaCarbon will continue to work with Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and potentially the Dominican Republic to improve national forest inventories (NFIs) so that they are statistically robust and integrate country and regional-level information needs. This is required for their measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) systems. The NFI designs of these countries need to be developed or improved to be more statistically robust and consistent over time to support forest management and conservation planning, feed into the national greenhouse gas inventory, and provide data for national Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) MRV systems. To carry out the work, SilvaCarbon will facilitate one to two technical missions to each country. These missions will be conducted by United States Forest Service (USFS) experts in 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. (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/
Dominican Republic
Engaging Central and South American Participants in other SilvaCarbon Trainings
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/
Dominican Republic
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/
Dominican Republic
MRV system of FCPF ER Program
International Partner(s): ESA,World Bank FCPF
Country Implementing Partner(s): Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Multiple
Date: ott-19 - giu-21
-Determination of the loss of organic carbon from the soil due to deforestation in the main forest types of the Dominican Republic (Financed)-Estimating emission factors for primary and secondary forests in the Dominican Republic (Financed)-Training to estimate activity data on deforestation, forest degradation and forest regeneration, based on forest probability maps developed with terraPulse methodology (Financed)-Training to estimate forest carbon emissions and removals and their uncertainty, due to land use change and forest degradation (Financed)-Training for land use change detection, using the Google Earth Engine and Boston University tools (To be financed)
More information: https://www.forestcarbonpartnership.org/country/dominican-republic
Dominican Republic
Technical assistance in MRV processes
International Partner(s): CCAD,GIZ,REDD+ Regional Program,UN-REDD,World Bank FCPF
Country Implementing Partner(s): Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
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, national forest inventory and support in the creation of the forest monitoring unit. Strengthening of technical capacities and exchange of experiences with other countries.
Dominican Republic
Training on Full Lands Integration Tool (FLINT)
International Partner(s): AMEXCID,CONAFOR,Moja Global,SilvaCarbon,USAID,USFS,World Bank 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): 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
Strengthening the National Forest Monitoring System of Ecuador
International Partner(s): 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): AMEXCID,CONAFOR,Moja Global,SilvaCarbon,USAID,USFS,World Bank 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
Field test of a methodology to capture forest degradation
International Partner(s): FAO,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): FAO,World Bank 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): FAO,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
Restoration atlas
International Partner(s): World Resources Institute
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
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): 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.
Fiji
Development of Fiji's National Forest Monitoring System (NFI/MRV/FRL)
International Partner(s): 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): World Bank 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
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
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
Country Implementing Partner(s): Ministry of Forest Economy, Water, Fishing, and Aquaculture
Geographic scope: National
REDDcompass Theme: Policy and Design Decisions
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): CNES,France,IGN,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): CNES,France,IGN,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
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
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.
Ghana
Forests 2020: Improving forest monitoring systems through better application of satellite data
International Partner(s): Carbomap,Ecometrica,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): FAO,World Bank 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
MRV country Needs Assessment
International Partner(s): FAO,World Bank 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): FAO,World Bank 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,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.
Guinea
OSFACO - Observation Spatiale des Forets d'Afrique Centrale et de l'Ouest
International Partner(s): CNES,France,IGN,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).
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