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03.02.2014
Global Forest Observations Initiative
Simon Eggleston
GFOI Side Event, GEO X, Monday 13th January, Geneva
Climate Change and Forests
Deforestation and forest degradation globally are significant sources of CO2 (nearly 12% to global total emissions)
Forests support indigenous and forest peoples and their livelihoods, preserve biodiversity and maintain water resources
The UNFCCC has established REDD+: Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries
REDD+ is an effort to create a financial value for the carbon stored in forests by offering incentives for developing countries to reduce emissions from forested lands and to invest in low-carbon paths to sustainable development.
REDD+ adopts a phased approach starting with strategy development and culminating in payments for verified emission reductions and removals in the context of low-carbon development.
To demonstrate verified emission reductions and removals countries must implement National Forest Monitoring Systems (NFMS) and Measuring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) systems compliant with the requirements of the UNFCCC and the IPCC guidelines for estimating emissions and removals of greenhouse gases
Responding to the urgent need to reduce deforestation and forest degradation, the Global Forest
Observations Initiative fosters the sustained availability and use of satellite data for national
forest monitoring systems.
Are:
Essential to plan and monitor forest protection
Part of Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV)
Required for REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest
Degradation, Sustainable Forest Management, Conservation and
Enhancement of Carbon Stocks) under the UNFCCC
Must be sustainable and efficient
Use reliable, timely and affordable ground and satellite data
Estimate greenhouse gas emissions and removals and changes in carbon
stocks
National Forest Monitoring Systems
GFOI
The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) mission is to foster the
sustained availability and use of satellite and ground observations in support
of national efforts to better manage forest resources.
GFOI will:
– support countries’ national efforts to implement the national forest monitoring and
measuring, reporting and verification (MRV) systems that they wish to implement;
– help countries report in accordance with relevant internationally accepted frameworks,
including:
• UNFCCC guidance
• the IPCC Good Practice Guidance
GFOI will:
• provide a platform for coordinating observations: in order to assure the
systematic, sustained and worldwide acquisition and supply of forest observations
the GFOI will work with the space agencies of the Committee on Earth Observation
Satellites (CEOS), commercial data providers and researchers collecting relevant
ground data; and
• provide assistance and guidance on utilising observations: GFOI will
collaborate with national institutions and international bodies such as the FAO,
World Bank and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to ensure
that countries are able to utilize the available data; by
– developing methods, guidance and advice;
– providing capacity building;
– promoting ongoing research and development.
Why GFOI!
There are many organisations supporting the implementation of REDD+ (UNREDD, World
Bank …)
UNFCCC
– decisions on REDD+, reporting and MRV
IPCC
– guidelines on estimating emissions and removals of GHG,
Countries:
– implementation, specifically national forest monitoring and MRV
Support Programmes (UNREDD and FCPF …)
– Support to Countries
GFOI
– provide a platform for coordinating observations:
– provide methodological advice and support in using observations
Why GFOI!
There are many organisations supporting the implementation of REDD+ (UNREDD, World
Bank …)
GFOI’s unique features are
– its links to space agencies and their commitment to acquire data needed for annual forest
monitoring.
– Participation by many experts in Earth Observation, organisations involved in REDD+ and
developing countries
GFOI has:
– Active support and involvement of 13 space agencies
– Active involvement of key REDD+ and GHG institutions: UNFCCC, FAO, World Bank, IPCC
– Explicit endorsement by 90 countries (GEO) and 67 international organisations
– Active involvement of developing country participants
Development of GFOI
GEO Forest Carbon tracking started in 2008
Worked with national demonstrator countries and supported capacity development and
provision of satellite data
Development of GFOI
GEO Forest Carbon tracking started in 2008
Worked with national demonstrator countries and supported capacity development and
provision of satellite data
Now we wish to continue and extend this to more countries in a more systematic way.
Want to continue to work with these countries in a way that suits country needs
This is the GFOI - the Global Forest Observations InitiativeGFOI is led by
FAO,
ESA,
Australia,
Norway
and the USA
GFOI Methods and
Guidance report
guiding the use of
Satellite and
Ground data for
national forest
monitoring and
estimation of
carbon stocks and
greenhouse gas
emissions. This
advice is consistent
with IPCC
Guidelines and
UNFCCC
requirements.
GFOI provides capacity
building in coordination
with others such as UN-
REDD. It supports the use
of satellite and ground
data to monitor forests,
estimate carbon stocks
and greenhouse gas
emissions
GFOI ensures the
acquisition of core
satellite data for 11
countries in 2013 rising to
global coverage in 2016
GFOI
reviews and
promotes
research and
development
needed to
implement
national
forest
monitoring
Integrating remote-sensing and ground-based observations for estimation of
emissions and removals of greenhouse gases in forests
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting in Warsaw, in November 2013, decided on the rules for REDD+.
The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) now provides operational advice to countries and international organisations on the use of Earth Observations information in the development of national forest monitoring and Measuring, Reporting and Verifying (MRV) systems consistent with the decisions made in Warsaw.
a guide for developing countries and international organisations
in collaboration with leading multilateral and bilateral initiatives
provides advice on how to implement UNFCCC and IntergovernmentalPanel on Climate Change (IPCC) approaches
assists in choosing the most appropriate technical solutions
Will be translated into French and Spanish and be available electronically
Training tools and web support are being developed
CEOS Baseline Global Acquisition Strategy for GFOI
CEOS has agreed a coordinated global data acquisition strategy involving core
data streams that can be shared openly and acquired free-of-charge for GFOI
purposes.
Provides annual, systematic and sustained wall-to-wall acquisitions of forested
areas, for National Forest Monitoring and consistent with REDD+ requirements.
Global coverage by 2016
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Peru
Mexico
Guyana
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Colombia
Cameroon
Xingu 1 & 2
Brazil
Borneo
Data Delivered for GFOI
Thank you
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