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 gloally are signifi!ant sour!es of "O
#
$nearly 1#% to gloal total
emissions&
Forests su''ort indigenous and forest 'eo'les and their livelihoods, 'reserve iodiversity and maintain
(ater resour!es
)he *+F""" has estalished ,EDD-. 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
,EDD- is an effort to !reate a finan!ial value for the !aron stored in forests y offering in!entives for
develo'ing !ountries to redu!e emissions from forested lands and to invest in lo(/!aron 'aths to
sustainale develo'ment0
,EDD- ado'ts a 'hased a''roa!h starting (ith strategy develo'ment and !ulminating in 'ayments for
verified emission redu!tions and removals in the !onte1t of lo(/!aron develo'ment0
)o demonstrate verified emission redu!tions and removals !ountries must im'lement +ational Forest
Monitoring Systems $+FMS& and Measuring, ,e'orting and 2erifi!ation $M,2& systems !om'liant (ith
the re3uirements of the *+F""" and the I4"" 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.
5re.
Essential to 'lan and monitor forest 'rote!tion
4art of Measurement, ,e'orting and 2erifi!ation $M,2&
,e3uired for ,EDD- $,edu!ing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest
Degradation, Sustainale Forest Management, "onservation and
Enhan!ement of "aron Sto!6s& under the *+F"""
Must e sustainale and effi!ient
*se reliale, timely and affordale ground and satellite data
Estimate greenhouse gas emissions and removals and !hanges in !aron
sto!6s
National Forest Monitoring ystems
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 (ill.
7 su''ort !ountries8 national efforts to im'lement the national forest monitoring and
measuring, re'orting and verifi!ation $M,2& systems that they (ish to im'lement9
7 hel' !ountries re'ort in a!!ordan!e (ith relevant internationally a!!e'ted frame(or6s,
in!luding.
: *+F""" guidan!e
: the I4"" Good 4ra!ti!e Guidan!e
GFOI !ill"
: provide a platform for coordinating observations. in order to assure the
systemati!, sustained and (orld(ide a!3uisition and su''ly of forest oservations
the GFOI (ill (or6 (ith the s'a!e agen!ies of the "ommittee on Earth Oservation
Satellites $"EOS&, !ommer!ial data 'roviders and resear!hers !olle!ting relevant
ground data9 and
: provide assistance and guidance on utilising observations. GFOI (ill
!ollaorate (ith national institutions and international odies su!h as the F5O,
;orld <an6 and the Intergovernmental 4anel on "limate "hange $I4""& to ensure
that !ountries are ale to utili=e the availale data9 y
7 developing methods, guidance and advice;
7 providing capacity building;
7 promoting ongoing research and development.
#hy GFOI$
)here are many organisations su''orting the im'lementation of ,EDD- $*+,EDD, ;orld
<an6 >&
*+F"""
7 de!isions on ,EDD-, re'orting and M,2
I4""
7 guidelines on estimating emissions and removals of G?G,
"ountries.
7 im'lementation, s'e!ifi!ally national forest monitoring and M,2
Su''ort 4rogrammes $*+,EDD and F"4F >&
7 Su''ort to "ountries
GFOI
7 'rovide a 'latform for !oordinating oservations.
7 'rovide methodologi!al advi!e and su''ort in using oservations
#hy GFOI$
)here are many organisations su''orting the im'lementation of ,EDD- $*+,EDD, ;orld
<an6 >&
GFOI8s uni3ue features are
7 its lin6s to s'a!e agen!ies and their !ommitment to a!3uire data needed for annual forest
monitoring0
7 4arti!i'ation y many e1'erts in Earth Oservation, organisations involved in ,EDD- and
develo'ing !ountries
GFOI has.
7 5!tive su''ort and involvement of 13 s'a!e agen!ies
7 5!tive involvement of 6ey ,EDD- and G?G institutions. *+F""", F5O, ;orld <an6, I4""
7 E1'li!it endorsement y @A !ountries $GEO& and BC international organisations
7 5!tive involvement of develo'ing !ountry 'arti!i'ants
%evelopment of GFOI
GEO Forest "aron tra!6ing started in #AAD
;or6ed (ith national demonstrator !ountries and su''orted !a'a!ity develo'ment and
'rovision of satellite data
%evelopment of GFOI
GEO Forest "aron tra!6ing started in #AAD
;or6ed (ith national demonstrator !ountries and su''orted !a'a!ity develo'ment and
'rovision of satellite data
+o( (e (ish to !ontinue and e1tend this to more !ountries in a more systemati! (ay0
;ant to !ontinue to (or6 (ith these !ountries in a (ay that suits !ountry needs
)his is the GFOI / the Global Forest Observations Initiative
GFOI is led y
F5O,
ES5,
5ustralia,
+or(ay
and the *S5
GFOI Methods and
Guidance report
guiding the use of
atellite and
Ground data for
national forest
monitoring and
estimation of
carbon stoc&s and
greenhouse gas
emissions. 'his
advice is consistent
!ith I(CC
Guidelines and
)NFCCC
re*uirements.
GFOI provides capacity
building in coordination
!ith others such as )N+
R,%%. It supports the use
of satellite and ground
data to monitor forests,
estimate carbon stoc&s
and greenhouse gas
emissions
GFOI ensures the
ac*uisition of core
satellite data for --
countries in ./-0 rising to
global coverage in ./-1
GFOI
revie!s 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
)he *nited +ations Frame(or6 "onvention on "limate "hange $*+F"""& meeting in ;arsa(,
in +ovemer #A13, de!ided on the rules for ,EDD-0
)he Gloal Forest Oservations Initiative $GFOI& no( 'rovides o'erational advi!e to !ountries
and international organisations on the use of Earth Oservations information in the
develo'ment of national forest monitoring and Measuring, ,e'orting and 2erifying $M,2&
systems !onsistent (ith the de!isions made in ;arsa(0
a guide for develo'ing !ountries and international organisations
in !ollaoration (ith leading multilateral and ilateral initiatives
'rovides advi!e on ho( to im'lement *+F""" and Intergovernmental
4anel on "limate "hange $I4""& a''roa!hes
assists in !hoosing the most a''ro'riate te!hni!al solutions
;ill e translated into Fren!h and S'anish and
e availale ele!troni!ally
)raining tools and (e su''ort are eing develo'ed
C,O 2aseline Global 3c*uisition trategy for GFOI
"EOS has agreed a !oordinated gloal data a!3uisition strategy involving !ore
data streams that !an e shared o'enly and a!3uired free/of/!harge for GFOI
'ur'oses0
4rovides annual, systemati! and sustained (all/to/(all a!3uisitions of forested
areas, for +ational Forest Monitoring and !onsistent (ith ,EDD- re3uirements0
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