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MRV & Reporting Status& Related Space Data Needs

Philippines

Nelissa Maria B. Rocas DENR-Forest Management Bureau



Introduction

“A strategy document intended to facilitate REDD-plus development in the Philippines, guide REDD-plus discussions within the development of the National Framework Strategy

(NFSCC) and Program on Climate Change, inform international donors and investors of country intentions, provide an initial

national resource for domestic institutions interested in REDD-plus, and continued, broadened stakeholder engagement, and

guide a future, targeted action plan.”

Vision: Empowered forestlands managers and support groups sustainably and equitably managing forestlands and ancestral

domains with enhanced carbon stock and reduced greenhouse gases emission.

Philippine National REDD-Plus Strategy (PNRPS)



1. Department of Environment and Natural Resources− Forest Management Bureau (FMB); National Mappiing and

Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA); Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB);DENR Regional Offices

2. Climate Change Commission3. International Institutions

− UN-REDD; GIZ; FFI; NTFP; USAID; FAO; AusAID4. CoDe REDD (NGO/CSO)5. Academe

− University of the Philippines (College of Forestry and Natural Resources; Dept. of Geodetic Engineering); Ateneo de Manila University

Collaborating Institutions in the PNRPS

Readiness Phase Engagement Phase

Scaling Up Phase

Code Redd Consulations

PNRPS



Status of National MRV ImplementationNational Carbon Accounting Ambitions

• Institutionalization of processes to DENR• Capacity Building on Greenhouse Gas Inventory

workshop series on GHG Institutional Arrangements training on ALU Software for the forestry sector

• Move from Tier 1 to Tier 2• Densification of FRA tracts to meet GHG inventory

standards• Production of land cover map every 4 years

UNFCCC Reporting• Two National Communications submitted (1999 and 2009)• Written by consultants from the academe and research

sectors



Status of National MRV Implementation

National MRV system is being developed from sub-national pilot MRV systems:

Leyte - GIZ Quezon – FFI and NTFP Palawan – FFI and NTFP



Status of National MRV ImplementationSatellite Land Monitoring SystemNAMRIA provides land cover maps for 2003 and 2010 while FMB analyses the land cover change. For the 2014 land cover mapping, Landsat 8 and IFSAR data are being used. Possibility of using Worldview 2.

National Forest Inventory

The 3rd NFI was conducted from 2002-2004 through FRA. Relocation and re-measurement of previous FRA tracts are on-going since 2013 and are expected to be finished by 2018.

Greenhouse Gas Inventory

Land cover serves as activity data in estimating volume of carbon sink from forest type and aerial extent. Current land cover classification converted to the 6 IPCC land use categories at which GHG estimates will be developed.


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2003 and 2010 Land Cover

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Status of National MRV Implementation

Land Cover to IPCC Land Use Categories



Institutional arrangements• Capacity building with UN-REDD

– UN-REDD Philippines Programme: Supporting Initial Readiness Process

– 4th and 5th UN-REDD Regional Lessons Learned Workshop

• Tenure Options study funded by FAO• Forest Resources Assessment with FAO• Capacity building with USAID (SilvaCarbon; EC-LEDS;

B-LEADERS) on MRV and GHG inventory• Capacity building with USFS for Land Cover Mapping



Space Data Needs

• Wall to wall nationwide scope (approximately 30 million hectares of land and inland waters)

• NAMRIA plans to produce land/forest cover map every 4 years (2014, 2018, etc.)

Scope and Timeline for Implementation

Required Space Data Types• Landsat 8 (wall to wall) and very high resolution satellite data

(Worldview 2 – 10% for training data and validation, and upland encroachment), and DEM of 30m or higher resolution (slope and elevation mapping)

• Capacity building to improve current methodologies• Processing tools and/or software



Space Data Needs

• Development of the National MRV System for the Philippines

• Refined methodology for land cover mapping• Integration of different data sources (resolutions,

date of observation, optical and radar) to fill gaps in nationwide land cover mapping

• Access to high-resolution images due to limited financial resources or data sharing issues

Current Challenges and Obstacles



Space Data Needs

• High cost of processing tools/software• Sustainable access to data and processing tools• Capacity building on Sentinel 2 processing data• Insufficient training on RADAR image processing• Generation of cloud free mosaics• Coordination with international space agencies that

provides free access to their satellite imageries/data

Current Challenges and Obstacles



Thank you!



References• Philippine National REDD-plus Strategy Manual – PNRPS

team; DENR-FMB and CoDe REDD-plus Philippines• REDD+ in the Philippines presented at the 1st GFOI Regional

Technical Workshop in Chiang Mai, Thainland• Advances in the Development of a Monitoring, Reporting &

Verification (MRV) System: Philippines presented at the 2nd GFOI Regional Technical Workshop in Kathmandu, Nepal

• Land Use/Land Cover Data in the Philippines• Land Cover Data in the Philippines presented at the 5th UN-

REDD Regional Lessons Learned Workshop on Monitoring Systems and Reference Levels for REDD+

Documents

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