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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2018-2020 Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies – Space, Coordinated

Support Action under Grant Agreement No 821880.

Supported by:

Capacity for Copernicus REDD+ and

Forest Monitoring Services

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REDDCopernicusStakeholder Workshop, 25.06.2019, JRC, Ispra, Italy

Assessment of requirements and capacities:

Preliminary findings from policy needs and stakeholder

surveys Martin Herold, Sarah Carter, Wageningen University

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Policy needs

1. National GHG Reporting in the Context of

UNFCCC

2. Result-Based Schemes (REDD+), Including

Multilateral, Bilateral, and Project-Based

Voluntary Initiatives

3. UNFCCC Essential Climate Variables (global)

4. Sustainable Development Goals

5. Local Forest and Land Management


Policy needs


Differentiated observations needs along

the policy cycle

Awareness/problem definitions:

Land change trends/GHG impacts/ECVs

IPCC (science) assessment report (6+)

Policy options/activities:

Drivers and hotspots of

emissions/mitigation

Nat. determined contributions (NDCs)

Implementation:

Local data supporting land management

Regular progress tracking, transparency

Near-real time alerting / interactive systems

Evaluation/performance:

National: GHG inventories, biannual update

reports

Global: UNFCCC stocktake (2023+)


Stakeholder needs surveys

1. Online survey: “Strengthening Monitoring of

Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Land Activities”,

820 respondents covering a number of REDD+

countries and stakeholder types (complete)

2. Stakeholder Survey on the potential Copernicus

Forest Monitoring and REDD+ Service Component

(structured interviews, ongoing)

3. Forest monitoring capacities (i.e. a platform/

infrastructure, method/tool, dataset/product) which

can support REDD+ and EO forest monitoring tasks

(ongoing)


Stakeholder needs: How much thematic detail

do you need when using forest cover / land change maps?


REDD+

Country

Users:

National

GHG

inventory

experts

(N=35)

REDD+

Country

Users:

National

policy

makers

(N=59)

REDD+

Country

Users:

Local

forest and

land

managers

(N=56)

Research

&

Scientific

Communi

ty

(N=210)

Research

&

Scientific

Communi

ty:

UNFCCC

and IPCC

GPG

experts

(internati

onal)

(N=9)

Internatio

nal

Initiatives

and NGOs

(N=130)

Internatio

nal

Initiatives

and

NGOs:

environm

ental

watchdog

organizati

ons

(N=86)

Private

Sector:

project

developer

s (N=59) AverageRequirements for forest area

and area change data

Spatial resolution: <30 m 67% 68% 61% 58% 83% 67% 56% 70% 67%

Temporal resolution: updates

<3 years 77% 96% 83% 77% 67% 80% 83% 75% 78%

Thematic detail: different

forest types (incl. degradation) 70% 75% 83% 71% 83% 74% 87% 73% 77%

Regular updates are important 87% 86% 83% 76% 86% 91% 85% 95% 87%Requirements for forest

biomass change and emission

AGB carbon pool 85% 94% 86% 95% 100% 87% 88% 78% 88%

Soil carbon pool 76% 78% 64% 70% 78% 70% 69% 78% 73%

Other carbon pools 68% 72% 39% 62% 78% 50% 50% 69% 62%

Tier 2 or Tier 3 level 94% 100% 92% 93% 89% 80% 85% 83% 88%Requirements for GHG AFOLU

emissions data

Data on biomass burning 91% 100% 80% 78% 100% 83% 72% 75% 83%

CO2 95% 100% 80% 93% 100% 96% 89% 94% 94%

Other gases 82% 83% 80% 83% 88% 83% 84% 72% 81%


Stakeholder Survey on the potential Copernicus Forest

Monitoring and REDD+ Service Component

• Launched in April 2019

• Key stakeholders from the

identified stakeholder groups

were invited to respond

• The survey was completed by

the stakeholder, or as part of a

structured interview which

allowed additional discussions

on relevant details

• Preliminary findings


Copernicus forest monitoring:

stakeholder needs (interviews)

• 36 key stakeholders have been invited to complete

the questionnaire

• 18 questionnaires have been completed from:• Kenya Forest Service

• National Carbon Monitoring Centre

(Tanzania)

• REDD Republic of Congo (CNIAF)

• Forest Inventories and Planning

Institutes (FIPI), Ministry of

Agriculture and Rural Development

(MARD), Vietnam

• Cameroon

• Republic of Congo

• Malawi Department of Forestry

• East African Science & Technology

Commission (EASTECO)

• Tornator

• PEFC

• FAO

• UNFCCC

• NICFI

• VTT

• World Bank

• WRI

• GIZ

• World Bank (Asia Pacific Region)



stakeholder needs

Main requirements for the service

• General support and encouragement for Copernicus global forest

monitoring service

• Data/service long-term continuity is key

• Also meeting needs of broader land use sector, including FLR,

land degradation, commodities, sustainable management

• Accurate, reliable, accountable... uncertainties should be

assessed for all products – perhaps provided as a layer

• Supported with capacity building

• Many stakeholders: open access, interactive, user friendly

• Manipulate/target based on country specific needs



stakeholder needs

Interest in different types of products and information



stakeholder needs

Interest for both global and targeted regional/national products



stakeholder needs

Other products proposed by stakeholders

• Biomass map

• Degradation and regrowth at 10 m / regeneration status

• Biodiversity and key habitats

• Ecosystem map

• Forest disturbance map (clearance and selective logging) –

annual

• Biotic and abiotic damage maps

• Structural variables – dominant species, height, volume

• Need to assign reason for detected forest loss – both

immediate and longer term land uses


Capacities for forest monitoring

• Online survey:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZQ9SP62

The survey will remain open

• Establishes the levels of maturity of concepts (i.e. a

platform/ infrastructure, method/tool,

dataset/product) which can support REDD+ and EO

forest monitoring tasks

• Preliminary findings

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZQ9SP62



As of 21 June – 26 concepts have been entered

Where respondents mainly work:





• How have the concepts been used at the continental

level (either implemented by a country or external

service provider)?

Africa Americas Asia

Ethiopia

Uganda

Madagascar

Bolivia

Ecuador

Mexico

Peru

Colombia

Guyana

Suriname

Paraguay

Cambodia

Laos

Vietnam


Summary of preliminary findings

1. General support/encouragement for Copernicus global

forest monitoring service for a broad range of needs:

• National reporting and policy processes

• Global/independent assessments

• Local implementation and land management

2. Majority of stakeholders require detailed information:

• Spatial (<30 m)

• Time: (1-3 years, <1 year, near-real time)

• Thematic: forest, land cover/use, other

categories/change types (degradation, regrowth ...)

3. Capacities/experiences exist and have been

demonstrated, in particular for forest changes; large

area and for varying country examples (i.e. Lat. Am.)


Summary of preliminary findings

1. Copernicus expected to delivery for long-term

commitments

2. Many stakeholders: open, interactive, user friendly

access

3. Service should be accurate, reliable, accountable

4. Interest in both global/large area and targeted

country/user specific services

5. Consider needs of broader land use sector, including

FLR, land degradation, commodities, sustainable

forestry (i.e. also habitats, biodiversity)

6. Remaining gaps and R&D needs



Moving on from preliminary findings

Breakout Group Discussion 1 (this afternoon)

1. Current national forest monitoring frameworks and

needs for improvements to meet stakeholder needs

2. Existing international and European technical

capacities

Breakout Group Discussion 2 (tomorrow morning)

1. Scoping of a Copernicus Service Component to

support REDD+ and wider forest management needs

2. Gaps and R&D needs for a future Copernicus Service

for REDD+ and wider forest management needs


Moving on from preliminary findings

• User needs and stakeholder surveys as starting point: aim

to get feedback and additional requirements and priorities

• Each group will have a set of questions that we would like

to everyone to provide input

• Reporting back from breakout groups, plenary discussions

• Synthesis:

• Towards finalizing user needs and capacity assessment

• Scoping/defining a framework for a Copernicus global

forest monitoring service

• Identification of R&D needs and priorities


Thank you for your attention

Contact: [email protected]

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