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Access to tools and development of tools for REDD monitoring and verification

Available methodologies, approaches and initiatives Actions (already planned item in blue, national level implementation in italic) Who? When?
Access to tools

No currently available approaches?

 Compile existing methodologies, manuals and standards, for making better use of the existing information UN-REDD Programme
Scientific community
GOFC-GOLD
others?		 2009Q2
Simplify access to tools: create free remote sensing REDD monitoring toolbox. UN-REDD Programme
Scientific community
GOFC-GOLD
others?		 2009Q2
Tools for historical trends Implement tools and methods for interpretation of historical trends with particular attention to monitoring of drivers. UN-REDD Programme
Scientific community
GOFC-GOLD
others?		 2009Q2
Tools for deforestation and degradation assessments (historical) Estimate past levels of deforestation and degradation at national level by combining remote sensing areas affected by human activities and ground observation of carbon density.
2009Q3
Tools for future monitoring of deforestation and degradation


 Explore applicability of existing methodologies to estimate carbon stock changes from degradation GOFC-GOLD
FAO
GEO
UNFCCC
others?		 2009Q1
Develop new tools, if necessary
2009Q2
Develop and disseminate disturbance monitoring toolbox
2009Q3
Submit available tools to UNFCCC secretariat
2009Q2
Coordinate deforestation and degradation monitoring protocols
2009Q3
Provide input to the UNFCCC workshop and follow-up actions to address needs and opportunities identified during the UNFCCC workshop on degradation (Oct 2008), e.g. second expert meeting if necessary
2008Q4

Tools for uncertainties assessments

 Develop tools and methods or estimating uncertainties on monitoring and forest degradation.
2009Q2
Tools for disturbance emission factors
 Disseminate satellite-based deforestation and forest disturbance monitoring program to NGO, government and academic institutions located in rainforest nations. Carnegie Institution for Science 2009Q2-2011Q4
Future ALOS missions on ecosystem structure planned (incl. Woods Hole)

Facilitate/engage research institutions on identification of relevant topics for assessing carbon stock changes from degradation for various forest types and support them Bilateral cooperation to support research
Woods Hole
others?		 2009Q1
Submit above degradation research report to UNFCCC secretariat
2009Q2

Tools and methods to evaluate co-benefits Conduct studies on options to monitor co-benefits, ways to incorporate on reporting process. UN-REDD Programme 2009Q1
Develop methods and tools to monitor co-benefits. UN-REDD Programme 2009Q1
Further develop community tools for evaluating co-benefits The International Monitoring Matters Network and collaborators 2009Q2 onwards
Methodology guidelines
  • IPCC 2003 GPG and 2006 Guidelines - "simple is beautiful"
 Expand sections on degradation in IPCC Guidelines IPCC 2009Q2
Elaborate further GOFC-GOLD sourcebook and feed later into IPCC GPG and Guidelines GOFC-GOLD
others?		 2008Q4
Expand sections on the use of satellite remote sensing for the classification of land use and change detection in IPCC Guidelines IPCC and UN REDD
Agree meaningful definitions of deforestation and degradation IPCC/GEO






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