GFW PARTNERSHIP MEETINGWASHINGTON, DC | FEBRUARY 8TH & 9TH

PHOTO: CIFOR #GFWPartners17

RACHAEL PETERSEN, IMPACTS MANAGER, GLOBAL FOREST WATCH. PHOTO: CIFOR

INFORMATION INTO ACTIONHow do we design for impact, achieve impact, and measure impact at scale?

AMBITIOUS VISION

Catalyze thousands of local actions…

…measurable reduction in global deforestation…

…new era of global forest governance.

Visibility

Technology Trigger

Peak of inflated expectation

Trough of disillusionment

Slope of enlightenment

Plateau of productivity

SOURCE: Gartner Hype Cycle Research Methodology, Gartner, Inc.

Time

ActionAccountability

Information Transparency

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GFW’S IMPACT STRATEGY

Right actors Partnership

Right information at the right time

Acquire and deliver

Usable formatsTailored tools and

analyses

Capacity and resources to solve problems

Training and technical support

MEASURINGIMPACT

Systematic global measures• Website analytics• Media and social media

tracking

1.18 Million users

12 Years cumulative time

3.3 Million unique pageviews

GFW WEBSITE SESSIONS PER CITY, 2016

Episodic/ad hoc • Partner network• Small Grants Fund• User story

submissions• Evaluations• Surveys• Unsolicited emails

Systematic global measures• Website analytics• Media and social media

tracking

17 National government agencies

33 Local organizations

14 Companies

Episodic/ad hoc • Partner network• Small Grants Fund• User story

submissions• Evaluations• Surveys• Unsolicited emails

Systematic global measures• Website analytics• Media and social media

tracking

Systematic• Impact evaluations• Regular

communication with partners and users

• Matching studies• Case studies

Systematic global measures• Website analytics• Media and social media

tracking

MOVING BEYOND EPISODIC OUTCOMES: FOCUSING ON USE CASES

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MEASURE in order to MANAGE

At everyone’s reach

AVAILABLE ↓

ACCESSIBLE ↓

USABLE

SOLUTION(in three acts)

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Data: Palm Mill Locations~80% of estimated palm mill locations mapped and validatedA new single identification number coming up…

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CYMETHOD / PRODUCT:Palm Risk Tool

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DATA/METHOD/PRODUCTSoy and tree cover loss

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"Map and risk assess all own mills and concessions on Global Forest Watch (GFW)"

Dhaval Buch, Chief Procurement Officer, Unilever“We are committed to working with others to eliminate deforestation from the world’s commodity supply chains. To do this we need to ensure our own purchases are fully traceable and certified sustainable and encourage whole industries to set and meet high standards. In the case of palm oil specifically, it is important that we work closely with our suppliers and expert partners to make sure we have robust traceability and risk verification systems on the ground. In 2016, our Sustainable Palm Oil Sourcing Policy was re-launched with stronger commitments on human rights, smallholder inclusion and traceability implementation. We have also moved forward our target of achieving 100% fully physically certified oil to 2019 from 2020. The PALM Risk Tool will facilitate increased transparency, help us identify high risk mills and support us as we work to drive the transformational change needed in the palm oil industry. This is why we are supporting its development and the further strengthening of the Tool in key areas such as the mapping of National Parks.”

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Public website

New management system

Public info Privately held info

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Risk of not scaling up Business modelData security / trust Deforestation definitionsCompliance Data acess and system

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FUTURE?

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Public website New system

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TWO PARTS OF THE SAME STRATEGY

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Palm mills index

Jan/Mar Apr/Jun Jul/Sep Oct/Dec Jan/Mar Apr/Jun Jul/Sep Oct/Dec2017 2018

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HCV+geo Granular risk

Palm tool revision

Measuring progress

Design Development Launch

Draft

Outreach and training

IDH/Proforest/GFW

+concession

WEF

Blogs & technical pieces

Phase 2 (new sprint)

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Remote sensing

Remote sensing

Crowd sourcing

MANAGING INFO... beyond forests?(tomorrow at 12h30…)

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The local rural communities?(2018?)

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BIODIVERSITY

GFW-Biodiversity Partners

Applying GFW forest change data sets to assess habitat of forest-dependent species

Impact of forest change on

biodiversity intactness

Mapping the biodiversity significance of forest cover and loss

Nature Needs Half…but which half?

We need visionaries!! Come to our breakout session!!

Photo: Proyecto Mono Tocon

Rapid Response:Near-real-time forest monitoring data for improved forest management, enforcement and advocacy

What do we mean by Rapid Response?

Rapid Responders

Near real time data

Law enforcem

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Local NGOs

Indigenous

peoples/local

communitiesJournalist

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3rd party monitors/certificati

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International NGOs

Photo: African Conservation Foundation

Photo: Reporter Brasil

Actions: Investigation

Photo: GWC

Actions: Enforcement

Photo: FoE Nigeria

Actions: Advocacy

Photo: Instituto Araguaia

Actions: Policy Change

What Needs Are We Addressing?

• Detect deforestation as it happens• Support stakeholders with minimal resources to

monitor, enforce & advocate• Provide more locally relevant information• Adapt on-the-ground monitoring and enforcement

systems to incorporate near real time data• Extract insights from the data rapidly• Scaling beyond isolated examples

Photo: SPDA

Rapid Response Toolkit

Timely Information, Personalized

Offline AccessPhoto: Netzanette

Equal Access

Prioritized Alerts, Enhanced with Local Intel

Satellite Imagery for Alert VerificationImage: Digital Globe

Supporting Local Partners

A Network of Dedicated Partners

Moving Ahead

Assess the utility of real-time

information

Understand how different

actors in different

landscapes interact with

data and each other

Identify key

enabling condition

s and barriers

Gather feedback

to improve

data, tools, and training

materials and clarify

our role

Document commonalities across landscapes & lessons for scaling

Engage with

current and

prospective

partners

Photo: Blue Ventures

Questions?

Jessica WebbCivil Society Specialist, GFW

Jessica.webb@wri.org

FORESTS AND CLIMATE

Image: CIFOR

U.S. scientists officially declare 2016 the hottest year on record. That makes three in a row.

PARIS AGREEMENT

Image: http://www.eco-business.com/news/cop21-paris-in-pictures/

83%countries include forests in their mitigation contributions

REDD+ GAINING MOMENTUM

25 developing countries have submitted REDD+ baselines to date

2015 2016 2017

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NEW YORK DECLARATION ON FORESTS

Image: Dearbhla Keegan/UNDP

10global goals endorsed by world leaders to reduce forest-related emissions

SCIENCE-BASED TARGETS

Image: CIFOR

208companies committed to setting emission reduction targets

Image: Woods Hole Research Center

1. Alignment on global goals and how

we measure progress

3. Use of data to inform sustainable land use decisions

2. Platform for enhanced

transparency and accountability in the

land use sector

1. Alignment on global goals and how

we measure progress

2. Platform for enhanced

transparency and accountability

2. Platform for enhanced

transparency and accountability

Source: Dangermond, 2009. http://www.esri.com/news/arcnews/fall09articles/gis-design-and.html

3. Use of data to inform sustainable land use planning

BREAKOUT SESSION:

1. Who is the community of potential GFW Climate users?

2. What can/should GFW Climate offer that doesn’t exist elsewhere?

3. Should we incorporate a spatial planning component? If so, what would it look like?

GFW National EngagementNational level policy and planning

Fred Stolle

The use of GFW, and GFW data at country level?

In 2014, 2015, 2016 we discussed:

•A Global tool but used and useful in many levels including the national level

•How information flows from national to global and back.

•How to use GFW for national/local impacts81

Problem statement

•How, or what technology, of GFW can be used for specific country problems/ reporting and how does this link to the global initiative

Is Global data not specific enough, not official enough, does analysis not address the specific problems, do we not have the right connections ?

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• Cameroon• RoC• DRC• Gabon• Eq guinea• CAR

• Madagascar• Georgia

• Nepal (in progress)• Liberia• Peru

• WRI-Offices• Indonesia• Brazil• India• Ethiopia

Which Countries are we talking about

What was on top of peoples mind- 1 -

• Country specific data• Alerts• Changes in Website

Data

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What was on top of peoples mind- 2 -

• Language• Internet connection• Training

Barriers

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• GFW not a primary tool for national governments

What was on top of peoples mind- 3 -

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GFW innovation

What have we done to address these issuesDevelop New options on GFW website1. Develop my-GFW: View and Manage subscriptions2. Better Translations3. How to Portal4. Upload own data 5. Developing new country pagesDevelop new tools6. Develop National Atlas using MapBuilder: off-line, national language, customize7. Piloted Tree-cover change Nationalize datasets 8. Forest watcherWe continued doing9. Deep, long-term engagements (local staff based in-country supporting the ministry).2. Small grant fund 88

How does this make a change – Theory of change

Can these changes (mapbuilder, nationalized change data) move GFW from a global impactful initiative to a Global AND country impactful initiative where GFW technology can be used officially(e.g. reporting to CBD, UNFCCC etc with GFW technology)

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Challenges moving forward

Resources:

- UMD nationalize data,

- develop MapBuilder

Move parallel data to official data:

- Many exiting data, projects

- Training 90

Come to the session to know more

Day 2: 10.30 | Parallel Discussion Session 2: Option 3. GFW at the National Level

RACHAEL PETERSEN, IMPACTS MANAGER, GLOBAL FOREST WATCH. PHOTO: CIFOR

INFORMATION INTO ACTIONHow do we design for impact, achieve impact, and measure impact at scale?