Technical training and South-South collaboration: Pacific Regional Workshop on Forest Monitoring
Over 40 forest monitoring experts from Pacific Island countries - Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, Indonesia and the Pacific Community (SPC) met in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, for a Pacific Regional Workshop on Forest Monitoring from 5 to 9 December 2017.
National experts shared National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS) achievements and challenges, and improved their knowledge of FAO forest monitoring tools, including Open Foris and SEPAL, through hands-on training, including a field demonstration of Open Foris tools in the Sogeri forest. In addition, participants developed their capacities on National Forest Inventory design, and learned more about the process of submitting Forest Reference Emission Levels, with Papua New Guinea sharing their practical experience and lessons learned. Participants then identified specific country needs for further capacity development, and drafted an action and support plan to help guide upcoming work at a country level.