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25/10/2024
Over the past decade, space-based technology has revolutionized how we monitor and manage forests worldwide. Biomass data based on Earth Observation (EO) present an opportunity to further improve these efforts; however, we first must ensure the technology is operationally ready to be used by countries in their national forest monitoring...
01/10/2024
The Research and Development (R&D) Coordination Component of the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) held the first session of the GFOI R&D Exchanges on 17 September 2024. This session focused on practical examples of near real-time (NRT) alert use in the field. With approximately 200 participants joining the exchange, the...
19/09/2024
Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI), a partner of the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI), has announced the extension of the current public access to high-resolution satellite images of tropical rainforests until 23 January 2025. The extension ensures continued access to critical satellite data, enabling global users to monitor deforestation...
17/09/2024
In an effort to strengthen global responses to deforestation, the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) has unveiled a new and highly anticipated Methods and Guidance Documentation (MGD) module on near-real-time (NRT) deforestation alerts. This new guidance outlines the role that NRT deforestation alerts can play in empowering land managers to...
14/08/2024
Reston, Virginia, USA – International environmental experts, government representatives and industry stakeholders gathered at the headquarters of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) for a workshop led by SilvaCarbon, partner of the Global Forest Observations Initiative, from 12 to 14 August 2024. The workshop, titled "Exchange on voluntary carbon markets...
05/08/2024
The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) is delighted to announce a recent update to its Inventory of Activities, a portal packed with information on forest and carbon monitoring support delivered by GFOI’s international partners to tropical countries. This inventory is a valuable resource to refer to when planning future efforts, highlighting...
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