THEGLOBALFORESTOBSERVATIONSINITIATIVE–UpdateonEarlyWarning

AkeRosenqvist(GFOI/SDCG)25October2017/JJ-FASTworkshop/Tokyo,Japan

•  GFOIcoordinatesinternaAonalassistancetocountriesonforestmonitoringandGHGaccounAng:–  Supporttheu=lisa=onofEarthobservaAonforcountriesdeveloping

Na=onalForestMonitoringSystemsforREDD+reporAng–  Buildtechnicalcapacityandprovideopera=onalguidance–  Facilitateaccesstokeyremotesensingdata–  S=mulatescien=ficadvancementsforforestmonitoringandMRVfor

REDD+

Overview

Partners

•  FoundedunderGrouponEarthObservaAons(GEO)in2011

•  Leadpartners:–  GovtofNorwayandAustralia–  USAviaSilvaCarbon–  FAO–  CommiTeeonEarthObserva=onSatellites(CEOS)–  GovtofU.K.(new2017)–  EuropeanSpaceAgency(new2017)

•  AdvisoryexpertsfromUNFCCC,IPCC,WorldBankFCPF,REDD+countries,universi=es,etc

Components

Data Coordination

Facilitates the acquisition, accessibility & capacity to use Earth Observation datasets & tools

Capacity Building

Direct support to countries: training, tech transfer and implementation assistance

Methods and Guidance

User friendly guidance on MRV for REDD+. IPCC & UNFCCC compliant

R&D Coordination

Methodology development on

Priority Research Topics to overcome barriers to

progress. R&D Programme

GFOI Office

Provides secretariat services to

the Initiative

Methods&Guidance(MGD)•  GFOIMethodsandGuidanceDocument(MGD)

providesLogicalandsystemaAcguidancetoREDD+countriesontheu=lisa=onofEOdataforna=onalCemissionsrepor=ng;

•  ConsistentwithUNFCCCParisAgreementandWarsawFrameworkonREDD+

•  ProvidesoperaAonallinkbetweenIPCCmethodsandallREDD+ac=vi=esiden=fiedbyUNFCCC

•  Consistentwiththeannualreviewofscien=ficdevelopmentsbyGOFC-GOLDSourcebook

•  AvailableinEnglish,FrenchandSpanish•  Accompaniedbyaninterac=vewebapplica=on

REDDcompasswww.gfoi.org/REDDcompass

Methods&Guidance(MGD)•  Interac=vewebapplica=onREDDcompass

www.gfoi.org/REDDcompass

Methods&Guidance(MGD)

www.gfoi.org/REDDcompass

SpaceDataCoordinaAon(SDCG)

• WorkwithspaceagenciestoassuretheavailabilityandconAnuityofconsistentAme-seriesofop=calandradar(SAR)satellitedataoverglobalforestcover.

•  AtleastoneannualnaAonalcloud-freeopAcalcoverageovereachcountry.•  Basedonpubliclyopensatellitedata–“coredata”(Landsat,Sen=nels,CBERS)

Implementa=onofGlobalBaselineDataAcquisi=onStrategy

•  Suppor=ngREDD+countries’specifictechnicalrequirements,heritage,orexperience.•  Demonstra=ngdataexploita=onsolu=onse.g.DataCube,AnalysisReadyData.

SpaceDataServices

•  IncludessupportforsciencestudiesandPriorityR&DTopicsassis=ngthedevelopmentandevoluAonoftheMGDforGFOI.

DataSupplyinSupportofGFOIR&DAc=vi=es

CapacityBuilding•  InterfaceofGFOIwithREDD+countries;•  JointlyimplementedthroughUSSilvaCarbon,

andFAO(UN-REDD);•  Tailoredtomeetcountryneedsandrequests;•  Aimstobuildupnetworksofexpertsin

countries(recenttrain-the-trainerworkshops);•  IntendedtouseMGDascoresyllabus;•  Workshops,one-on-onetraining,in-country

experts,webinarsandopensourcestools;

R&DCoordinaAon

•  Aimedtoprogressdevelopmentof“PriorityResearchTopics”towardsopera=onalstatus,suchase.g.–  Forestdegrada=on–  Biomasses=ma=on–  Sensorinteroperability–  Useofglobaldatasets–  Accuracyassessmentanduncertainty;

•  Conduc=ngExpertWorkshopsondedicatedR&DPriotopics

•  Ul=mategoaltoincludematuremethodsasnewMGDmodules

•  CoordinateglobalR&Dac=vi=esonforestmonitoringtohelpmeetcountryneeds

GFOI.org/RD

Phase2

Ø  GFOIPhase2sartedin2017,followingexternalreviewoffirst5yearsofGFOI(2012-2016)

Ø  GFOIPhase2focusoncountryengagement,wherecoordinatedcapacitybuildingonforestmonitoringistheprimarygoalforthebenefitofdevelopingcountries.

Ø  MGDandtheinterac=veREDDcompassarethebackboneofcapacitybuildinginthecountriesprovidingup-to-dateinformaAon.

Ø  DataComponentemphasisturnsfromsystema=cacquisi=onofsatellitedatatodatauptakeinthecountriesandtheirapplicaAons.

Ø  R&DCoordina=oninvitesresearchgroupstocontributetotheGFOIR&DagendaandjointheefforttomakeMRVsystemsmorerobust.

Ø  EarlyWarningaddedasanewfocusac=vity

EarlyWarning

Ø  EarlyWarningcons=tutesakeytoolforcountriestooperatepro-ac=velytoreduceillegaldeforesta=onandresul=ngGHGemissions

Ø  AlthoughnotdirectlyrelatedtoCemissionsrepor=ngforREDD+(mainfocusofGFOIPhase1),EWisanintegralpartofaNaAonalForestMonitoringSystem(NFMS).CountrieslikelytodevelopEWaspartoftheirNFMS(withorwithoutGFOI).

Ø  OpportunityforGFOItoprovideguidancewithstandardisedmethods,andtoconnectwithon-goingEWac=vi=es(e.g.JJ-FAST,GLADAlert,IBAMA/INPEDETER,etc.)

Ø  GFOIEWac=vityini=atedinQ3/2017byCEOSandsupportedbyNorway(NICFI)andtheWorldResourcesIns=tute(WRI).

EarlyWarningØ  Firstscopingmee=ngSept2017(ESA/ESRIN,Italy).Par=cipantsincludedWRI,

GFOI(SDCG),CEOSspaceagencies,GOFC-GOLD,JJ-FAST(JAXA)andinputfromSilvaCarbonandINPE(Non-comprehensive.Broadpartnershipan=cipated.)

Ø  Star=ngpoint:EWUserNeedsAssessment

Ø  UNAeffortledbyWRI,aspartofongoing“LessonsLearned”study

Ø  Assessmentofusercountryneedsandpriori=esforEW.

Ø  Iden=fica=onofendusergroups(e.g.REDDcountrygovernments,CSOs/NGOs/NPOs,science,donors,mediaetc.)

Ø  Stra=fyassessmentbasedoncountrycapaci=es,whichvarybetweencountriesandEWcategories(lawenforcement,firemonitoring,withdifferenttechnicalrequirements

Ø  Buildingonexis=ngeffortson-goingEWac=vi=es,suchase.g.JJ-FAST,GLADAlerts,INPEDETER,etc.)

Ø  Mul=-stakeholderForumtobeorganisedbyNorwaygovtinmid-2018.

EarlyWarning

Ø  CEOSspaceagenciesdedicatedtosupportGFOIEWdevelopment.

Ø  Missionscoverfullrangeofsensortypes(op=cal,L-,C-,X,S-bandSAR)andspa=alcharacteris=cs(VHR,HR,LR)

Ø  SeveralcategoriesofEWsystems.EachwithdifferenttechnicalrequirementsontheEOspacesegments(sensortypes,temporal&spa=alresolu=on)andgroundsegments(processinglevels,provisionlatency,etc).

Ø  GFOIR&DProgrammetoaddfocusonEW.

Ø  CEOSalsotoundertakededicatedtechnicalstudiesanddemonstra=ons(e.g.Vietnam/ColombiaDataCubes)

EarlyWarning

Ø  Foreseenoutcomes:

Ø  EWUserRequirementdocument

Ø  Guidelinesandrecommenda=ons(stra=fied).PossiblysimilartoolsuchastheREDDcompass(decisiontreestructure)

Ø  Pilotstudies

Ø  R&Dtopics

Ø  GFOIEWimplementa=on:

Ø  UserNeedsAssessmentduemid2018

Ø  PossibleGFOIEWlaunchDec2018atUNFCCCCOP-24(Poland)

Ø  SDCGandGFOIR&Dstudiesforeseentostart2018/Q1~Q2

MoreInformaAon

Ø  gfoi.org

Ø  facebook.com/gfoi1

Ø  twitter.com/gfoi_forest

Ø  office@gfoi.org

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