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claudia1025 — Tue, 26 May 2009 10:49:39 CDT

The Roadmap includes M&V related activities according the the following topics:

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claudia1025 — Tue, 26 May 2009 10:49:12 CDT

REDD Monitoring and Verification Roadmap to UNFCCC COP-15 Copenhagen and Beyond

About the Roadmap

The purpose of the Roadmap is to provide an overview of the monitoring and verification needs of developing countries and the international community, as well as activities planned and needed to make REDD monitoring and verification work.
The Roadmap was set up by the UN-REDD Programme based on the outcomes of the Workshop on REDD Monitoring, Assessment and Verification organized by the UN-REDD Programme in Washington, D.C. on 16./17. Sept. 2008 but is intended to serve and support the global REDD community. The UN-REDD Programme uses the roadmap for the planning of its MRV activities.
For REDD related events see also REDD event calendar.
Please also see the Discussion Forum.
For more information on the UN-REDD Programme see: www.un-redd.net

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The Roadmap includes M&V related activities according the the following topics:

REDD event calendar

claudia1025 — Tue, 26 May 2009 10:42:32 CDT

About the interactive calendar

This interactive calendar includes past and future REDD related meetings, workshops and conferences by month.
The tables can be directly copied by cut and paste to other programmes (Word, Excel etc.).
You can also add REDD activities and initiatives related to Monitoring & Verification to the REDD Monitoring & Verification Roadmap.

Please note: This interactive calendar is not maintained any longer!

For recent REDD related events see REDD platform under UNFCCC.

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Tools

Anonymous — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 05:25:48 CDT

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
Access to tools No currently available approaches?	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 UNFCCC Tokyo methodology workshop presentations and report GOFC-GOLD Sourcebook UNFCCC Expert meeting on forest degradation (Oct 2008) GEO Forest Monitoring Symposium (Nov 2008) The International Monitoring Matters Network and collaborators (community tools)	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

Co-benefits

Anonymous — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 05:16:17 CDT

Create synergies with other monitoring needs; co-benefits

See also tools section

Available methodologies, approaches and initiatives	*Actions (already planned item in blue, national level implementation in italic)*	Who?	When?
Any available initiatives? - Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance - IUCN 2008 Red List - Locally based monitoring of natural resources and resource uses	Synthesize lessons from existing monitoring efforts relevant for REDD	UN-REDD Programme others?	2009Q1
	Review possibilities to include co-benefits (principles, monitoring, standards) (see tools and methods)	UN-REDD Programme	2009Q2
	Start with simple and flexible carbon monitoring system and then later add more parameters (outside legally binding agreement)		2008Q4
	Further develop locally based monitoring of natural resources for REDD carbon and co-benefits	The International Monitoring Matters Network and collaborators	2009Q2 onwards (pending funding)

Capacity building

Anonymous — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 05:11:36 CDT

Coordinated approach for capacity building /technology transfer at national level for government/civil society

Available methodologies, approaches and initiatives	Actions (already planned item in blue, national level implementation in italic)	Who?	When?
CB general GOFC-GOLD Sourcebook FAO IPCC GPG and Guidelines and training materials UNDP-UNEP Capacity building project (CM) CfRN Brazil, South-South cooperation others?	Raise REDD awareness and motivate countries to implement operational forest monitoring programmes	UN-REDD Programme	2008Q4
	CD-REDD initiative, global workshop	GTZ, FAO, CfRN, etc
	Organize similar workshops as global CD-REDD workshop at regional and national level to motivate countries and understand their needs	UN-REDD Programme	2009Q1
	Assemble and disseminate information about ongoing training programs, their purpose and timing. Decide whether strategic regional centres or local centres are a better model.	UN-REDD Programme Forum on Readiness for REDD, WHRC others? Discuss with donor organisations who have extensive experience	2008Q4
	Develop national strategies and multi-stakeholder consultation process for monitoring in the REDD context	National governments UN-REDD Programme others?	start 2008Q4, due 2009Q3
	Assess national-level training needs	National governments UN-REDD Programme others?	2008Q4
	Define a planning schedule and process for countries’ national needs	National governments UN-REDD others?	2008Q4
CB on IPCC GPG and Guidelines and training materials No currently available approaches?	Provide dedicated, consistent REDD training programme linking science with technology transfer	GOFC-GOLD/FAO/IPCC and others Link to UNDP training programme on GHG inventories others? National governments support for governments?University-to-university collaborations	2009Q1
	Install fast and reliable internet connections at forest monitoring centres so they can download and manage data
	Provide formal academic training in developing countries (e.g. USAID), possibly at two levels (one for basic and one for advanced users)	Link to UNDP training programme on GHG inventories others? National governments support for governments?	2009Q1
	Training of trainers for GHG inventories	IPCC provides only training materials others?	2009Q1
CB on remote sensing for REDD Regional network initiative from GOFC-GOLD (e.g. data harmonization) FRA2010: 30-40 countries involved in RS approach will also get CB South-south collaboration, strengthen partnerships others?	Strengthen regional centres in the application of RS for REDD	GOFC-GOLD	2009Q1
	Develop manual/tutorials/standards for data collection, monitoring, use of remote sensing, estimating carbon stocks with regard to REL and future monitoring for REDD	GOFC-GOLD others?	2009Q1
	Implement training on software usage for data processing, data collection/processing/management for national/international monitoring	FAO CfRN National governments others?	2009Q1
	Draw lessons from existing experiences	GOFC-GOLD FAO others?	2008Q4
	Brazil Amazon Fund from Norway – 20% (about 20 mil $) for transferring Brazilian REDD monitoring system to other countries	Brazil
CB for field sampling for REDD CDM methodologies (UNFCCC), CDM experiences at project level community level inventories The Nature Conservancy (TNC) forest carbon projects The International Monitoring Matters Network and collaborators	Develop cost-effective and simple methodologies that provide credible field data available	FAO National governments support for governments? Countries assisting other countries supported by donors others?	2009Q1
	Promote south-south cooperation		2008Q4
	Assess CDM to gather information and lessons learned		2008Q4
	Provide contributions to LULUCF Sourcebook (Winrock)		2009Q1
	CB on community approaches (Ghana, Madagascar, Tanzania, Zambia, Nicaragua, Phillippines)	The International Monitoring Matters Network and collaborators	2009Q2 onwards (pending funding)
CB on legal support No currently available approaches?	Provide legal support for monitoring systems to speed up the process		2008Q4
CB on legal support No currently available approaches?	Organize trainings on legal support based on needs assessment	National governments others?	2009Q2
CB on GIS No currently available approaches?	Provide GIS trainings at national level (carbon inventory as starting point, also useful for integrating cobenefits etc.)	National governments others?	2009Q2
South-south cooperation	Convene follow-up meeting to focus on south-south dialogue, exchange of experience and collaboration	ITTO could initiate/convene others?	2009Q1
Indigenous people The International Monitoring Matters Network and collaborators	Provide training for governments on implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) (e.g., prior informed consent, resource rights, etc)		2009Q2

CB at national level (general)	Establish carbon accounting system	National government
	Set up policies for REDD	National governments
	Strengthen institutional capacity for REDD	National governments
	Strengthen law enforcement and cooperation and coordination between national agencies and links to regional and international enforcement bodies, local communities, indigenous groups, and NGOs.	National governments
	Carry out remote sensing and field inventories, information management and analysis, and statistics services, for both national and sub-regional levels.	National governments

CB at national level (stakeholders process)	Inform stakeholders of monitoring and verification in the broader REDD context	National governments
	Raise awareness (for e.g., traditional knowledge) and gather information	National governments
	Build constituency and confidence	National governments
	Consider payment structures	National governments
	Create mechanism/process to link policy makers, resource users/dependents, and scientists/experts to address nationally specific questions and commission relevant studies (e.g., linking land tenure, land management and monitoring, participatory measurement)	National governments
	Explore establishment of national REDD consultation groups	National governments
	Plan inter-sectoral cooperation landscape	National governments
	Explore further opportunities for linking research and policymaking regarding forest degradation	National governments
	Guarantee overarching actions, including support for implementation of a third party monitoring and verification process, at national and international level, to achieve transparency of the process	National governments

WHRC

claudia1025 — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:49:35 CST

Woodshole Research Center

More information: WHRC Website

Topic should be one of the 11 outlined in the Roadmap:
Data, Tools , Capacity building , Coordination , Infrastructure , Co-benefits , Field sampling , Historical deforestation trends , Historical degradation , Future monitoring of degradation , Verification

Organization	Partners	Topic	Where?	Activity	Planned schedule	Status	Contact	Link	Note

Australia's IFCI

claudia1025 — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:48:15 CST

International Forest Carbon Initiative

More information: ....

Topic should be one of the 11 outlined in the Roadmap:
Data, Tools , Capacity building , Coordination , Infrastructure , Co-benefits , Field sampling , Historical deforestation trends , Historical degradation , Future monitoring of degradation , Verification

Organization	Partners	Topic	Where?	Activity	Planned schedule	Status	Contact	Link	Note

CPF

claudia1025 — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:43:53 CST

The Collaborative Partnership on Forests

More information: CPF Website

Topic should be one of the 11 outlined in the Roadmap:
Data, Tools , Capacity building , Coordination , Infrastructure , Co-benefits , Field sampling , Historical deforestation trends , Historical degradation , Future monitoring of degradation , Verification

Organization	Partners	Topic	Where?	Activity	Planned schedule	Status	Contact	Link	Note

UN-REDD Programme

claudia1025 — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:22:26 CST

More information: www.un-redd.net

Topic should be one of the 11 outlined in the Roadmap:
Data, Tools , Capacity building , Coordination , Infrastructure , Co-benefits , Field sampling , Historical deforestation trends , Historical degradation , Future monitoring of degradation , Verification

Organization	Partners	Topic	Where?	Activity	Planned schedule	Status	Contact	Link	Note
UN-REDD Programme	FAO, USFS, CIFOR, and others as reference group	Tools	International	Report on Implications and Requirements on Measurements for Carbon Accounting under different REDD Constructions	Draft findings will be presented in early March 2009, and a final report before SBSTA in June 2009.	?	Peter Holmgren (UN-REDD Programme/FAO)		OK to publish concept note?
UN-REDD Programme	FAO, and ?	Capacity building	International	Capacity Development for National GHGs Inventories in Non-Annex I Countries: Building Sustainable National Inventory Management Systems	Progress report at SBSTA 29 by June 2009, country-level support from Aug 2009 and onwards	?	Peter Holmgren (UN-REDD Programme/FAO)		OK to publish concept note?
UN-REDD Programme	FAO, GEO, GTOS	Data	International	Satellite data access for global forest monitoring	Draft specifications and standards for data in March 2009	?	Peter Holmgren (UN-REDD Programme/FAO) and José Achache (GEO)		OK to publish concept note?
UN-REDD Programme	FAO, and ?	Tools	International	Develop guidelines for inventory design	ASAP
UN-REDD Programme	FAO, and ?	Capacity building	International	Raise REDD awareness and motivate countries to implement operational forest monitoring programmes, further M&V workshops	Q1, 2009
UN-REDD Programme	FAO, and ?	Coordination	International	Create master calendar that tracks overall activities planned for REDD from UN-REDD Programme and related initiatives to best inform national engagement	Q1, 2009		Claudia Hiepe (FAO), Hideki Kanamaru (FAO)
UN-REDD Programme	FAO, and ?	Co-benefits	International	i) Synthesize lessons from existing monitoring efforts relevant for REDD, ii) Conduct studies on options to monitor co-benefits and ways to incorporate on reporting process, iii) Develop methods and tools to monitor co-benefits	Begin in January, 2009
UN-REDD Programme	FAO, and ?	Historical deforestation trends	International	Commission report from credible international experts on current options for various REL periods and pros/cons learned from current activities, including examples of applying options at pilot country level	ASAP		Peter Holmgren (FAO), Mette Wilkie (FAO)
UN-REDD Programme	FAO, and ?	Historical degradation	International	i) Explore applicability of existing methodologies to estimate carbon stock changes from degradation, ii) decide which methodologies to use to measure and monitor degradation, iii) Conduct feasibility studies of estimating past degradation	ASAP		Peter Holmgren (FAO), Mette Wilkie (FAO)
UN-REDD Programme	Country teams		Bolivia
	Country teams		Panama	Country mission March2009
	Country team		Paraguay
	Country teams		Indonesia	National Joint Programme document in revision process.
	Country teams		Papua New Guinea
	Country teams		Vietnam	National Joint Programme document in revision process
	Country teams		Democratic Republic of Congo
	Country teams		Tanzania	National Joint Programme document in revision process
	Country teams		Zambia
Collaborative Partnership on Forests			International	Study on forest degradation			Mette Wilkie (FAO)

Verification

claudia1025 — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:11:24 CST

Verification includes independent, apolitical review process, transparent methods and data for verifying national monitoring and reporting systems

Available methodologies, approaches and initiatives	*Actions (already planned item in blue, national level implementation in italic)*	Who?	When?
Independent verification	Review existing experiences with CDM and Annex 1 countries for lessons learned to inform the development of an international review process.	UN-REDD Programme others? Consult Voluntary Carbon Standards (VCS)	2009Q1
	Incorporate REDD needs into UNFCCC independent review process for GHG inventories	UNFCCC others?	2009Q1
	Establish and use independent data sets for verification and make them available to countries (requires CB, well documentation of methods and data, uncertainty estimates) and also to NGOs, local communities	Data producers research, legal and policy institutes/NGOs (e.g. CIEL, FIELD, Chatham house) others?	2009Q2
	Establish independent, transparent verification group/committee/team on national emissions and carbon stocks.	National governments UNFCCC others?	2009Q3
	Convene international meeting on issues of governance, transparency to provide NGOs and other institutions meaningful input into process (possibly not limited to monitoring)	USAID meeting in Latin America others?	2009?
	Country-level case study on verification	UN-REDD Programme others?	2009Q2
Access by NGOs and local communities to verification process No currently available approaches?	Improve communication with NGOs, local communities and indigenous people through a national stakeholder process		2009Q3


Political support	Ensure political commitment, and legislative mandate, and institutional arrangements.		2009Q2
National level	Establish forest carbon/terrestrial accounting system infrastructure		2009Q4
	National registry links?
	Link national data management infrastructure to forest law enforcement including legal and regulatory instruments.		2009Q4
	Ensure transparency in accountability		2009Q3
	Strengthen public access to data and mainstream forest monitoring information in national statistics services.		2009Q2

Future monitoring of degradation

claudia1025 — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:11:04 CST

Projects and methods for future monitoring of degradation including disturbed area by logging and fire, severity of events, biomass changes.

See also tools section

Available methodologies, approaches and initiatives	*Actions (already planned item in blue, national level implementation in italic)*	Who?	When?
Carnegie Institution for Science Imazon Woods Hole Research Centre Japan (Forest Carbon Density mapping, CB through Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN)) WRI South Dakota State Univ Research programme funded by NASA (e.g., SAFARI 2000 (The Southern African Regional Science Initiative)) GEO Australia National Carbon Accounting System (NCAS) others?	Explore applicability of existing methodologies in the field more broadly	Carnegie Institution Conservation International/Imazon (Indonesia) Woods Hole Research Centre FAO INPE Indian Forest Service GOFC-GOLD Australia Sentinel Australia NCAS others?	2009Q1
	Conduct feasibility studies of estimating past degradation		2009Q1
	Facilitate North-South and South-South cooperation		2009Q2
	Improve complementarities between field sampling and burned area estimates by RS		2009Q3

Historical degradation

claudia1025 — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:10:52 CST

Establishing historic degradation emission factors including cost implications, accuracy, and causes

See also tools section

Available methodologies, approaches and initiatives	*Actions (already planned item in blue, national level implementation in italic)*	Who?	When?
WRI (Bolivia, DRC, Indonesia pilot project, Greg Asner and Carlos Souza) Brazil ASB, ICRAF GOFC/GOLD-Fire IPCC GPG and GOFC-GOLD Sourcebook others?	Decide which methodologies to use to measure and monitor degradation	UN-REDD Programme FCPF others?	report due 2009Q2
	Study on assessment and monitoring of forest degradation	FAO	To be completed by December 2009
	Review and synthesize existing studies of field/pilot cases		2009Q1
	Conduct case studies to quantify emission factors for different types of human intervention detectable by remote sensing or other means (logging, shifting cultivation, fires, pests/diseases), test the IPCC Guidelines and suggest enhancements as needed (explore ways to include in pilot country activities, e.g., FCPF/UN-REDD)		2009Q2
	Conduct demonstration projects for establishing historic degradation emission factors including cost implications, accuracy, and causes	GOFC-GOLD	2009Q1

Historical deforestation trends

claudia1025 — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:10:40 CST

(Oc bInterpreting historical trends including identification and monitoring of past deforestation drivers

See also tools section

Available methodologies, approaches and initiatives	*Actions (already planned item in blue, national level implementation in italic)*	Who?	When?
World Bank report "At Loggerheads?" CIFOR experiences "Do trees grow on money?" Indonesia Forest Climate Alliance (IFCA) study Project experiences from voluntary markets Global land project, Bibliography at http://www.globallandproject.org/documents.shtml and http://resweb.llu.edu/rford/docs/VGD/LUCC/addread.html Workshop on Remote sensing sensors and systems available for operational annual monitoring of tropical deforestation and degradation by The Prince's Rainforests Project (Oct, 2008; link/report wanted) others?	Commission report from credible international experts on current options for various REL periods and pros/cons learned from current activities, including examples of applying options at pilot country level.	UN-REDD Programme others?	report due 2009Q2
	Continue research on implications of different methods for RELs	science community	2008Q4
	Address drivers of deforestation and , e.g., other sectors such as agriculture and infrastructure policies and effect on deforestation; consider inclusion of demographic factors such as population growth, trends, post-conflict rebounds	National governments others?	2009Q1

Field sampling

claudia1025 — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:10:25 CST

Field sampling including uncertainties, conversion factors, compatibility with remote sensing data

See also capacity building and tools

Available methodologies, approaches and initiatives	*Actions (already planned item in blue, national level implementation in italic)*	Who?	When?
Quantification of field sampling uncertainty and need for local conversion factors (allometric equation, etc) IPCC 2006 Guidelines as default Site specific scientific research National government efforts others?	Raise funding for field sampling		2009Q2
	Develop mechanism to prioritize funding for different kinds of field sampling		2009Q1
	Support national field programme to quantify uncertainty	UN-REDD Programme FAO GEO others?	2009Q1

Complementarities of national data from field sampling and remote sensing GEO, remote sensing community Stratification of forest land (with the help of RS) is key for cost-efficient sampling others?	Assess initiatives on field sampling towards synergy (e.g., sample plot size)	WB, ITTO, FAO, FLEGT (EU), FLEG (UNFF) UN-REDD Programme to do assessment Remote sensing community others?	2009Q1
	Optimize compatibility where new inventories are going to be established		2009Q3
	Expert meeting to develop guidelines for inventory design (statistics needs, RS needs, permanent sample plot system)		2009Q1
	National REDD teams should look at the issue of complementarities of national data	National governments others?	2009Q2

Infrastructure

claudia1025 — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:09:50 CST

Infrastructure including data, models, GIS, knowledge sharing system

Available methodologies, approaches and initiatives	*Actions (already planned item in blue, national level implementation in italic)*	Who?	When?
GEO-Netcast (*) system in place (radio transmissions where no internet connection) others?	Improve access to hardware, software, internet	GEO others?	2009Q3
	Build infrastructure for RS, e.g., set up RS labs in each country or create/strengthen regional RS centres		start 2009Q1
	Put in place infrastructure for communication with local communities		2009Q2

(*) GEO-Netcast uses existing commercial telecommunications infrastructure to allow for the broadcast of Earth observation data streams, for on-demand access to observation data upon user request, as well as for the collection of data from isolated sites and observatories.

Coordination

claudia1025 — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:09:37 CST

General coordination of REDD work internationally and within country

Available methodologies, approaches and initiatives	*Actions (already planned item in blue, national level implementation in italic)*	Who?	When?
International and national coordination Program for National Reporting under UNFCCC? Other currently available approaches?	Strengthen coordination and communication among existing and future REDD projects within country, e.g., Country level REDD coordination teams and strategy	National governments others?	2009Q1
	Strengthen coordination and communication amongst existing and future REDD projects between countries, including south-south cooperation.		2009Q1
	Build on existing facilities to serve clearinghouse function for M&V (e.g., Program for National Reporting under UNFCCC?)		2009Q1
	Create master calendar that tracks overall activities planned for REDD from UN-REDD Programme and related initiatives to best inform national engagement	UN-REDD Programme others?	2008Q4
Incremental changes in carbon stock	Clarification of proposals on how to include incremental changes in carbon stocks in a future regime	UNFCCC others?	2008Q4

Data

claudia1025 — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:08:29 CST

Access to remote sensing data for developing countries

Available methodologies, approaches and initiatives	*Actions (already planned item in blue, national level implementation in italic)*	Who?	When?
South-south cooperation others? GEO Forest Monitoring Symposium with data providers for carbon estimates to discuss constraints, access schemes and cost implications	Make access to NASA, DMC, Spot Image, JAXA, ESA and other forest satellite images easier to all users	UN-REDD Programme, UNEP? others?	2009Q1
	Make all Landsat data available for free	USGS/NASA	January, 2009
	Make access to Landsat data easier through Google Earth	Clinton Foundation
	Create comprehensive website with links to existing databases and link it to UNFCCC REDD data page - consider data pooling in a "tropical rainforest centre", including a database of field sampling plots.	GOFC-GOLD others?	2009Q1
	Ensure that space agencies with forest monitoring capabilities prioritise operational forest monitoring and data access.	The Prince's Rainforests Project	2008/9
	Support access and use of China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite (CBERS) and DMC data at least as interim solution until new Landsat data is available		2008Q4
	Identify and aggregate data needs of many countries for higher resolution data for negotiation with data providers. Also encourage the development of standardised products to simplify capacity-building	Clinton Foundation is doing it with Spot data for Brazil UN-REDD Programme others?	2009Q1
	Enhance process to ensure international coordination of data supply, requirements and standards		2009Q2
	Identify availability of historical data for trend analysis and make data available- also ensure the interoperability between satellite data available to measure baselines and new technologies available for future operational monitoring		2008Q4

June-Dec 2009

claudia1025 — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:00:20 CST

Date	Organizer	Location	Title	Additional info
01 Jun – 12 Jun 2009	United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)	Bonn, Germany	SB 30 - Thirtieth sessions of the UNFCCC Convention subsidiary bodies - SBSTA and SBI, sixth session of the AWG-LCA and the eighth session of the AWG-KP	Website
28 Sep – 09 Oct 2009	United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)	Bangkok, Thailand	AWG-KP 9 & AWG-LCA 7 - Ninth session of the AWG-KP and seventh session of the AWG-LCA	More information >>
18 Oct – 25 Oct 2009	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)/ Argentina	Buenos Aires, Argentina	XIIIth World Forestry Congress (WFC)	More Information >>
07 Dec – 18 Dec 2009	United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)	Copenhagen, Denmark	COP 15 and COP/MOP 5 – Conference of the Parties (COP), Fifteenth session and Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP), Fifth session and sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies	More Information >>

March 2009

claudia1025 — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:50:59 CST

Date

Organizer

Location

Title

Additional info

11-14 Mar

Government of Ireland, Council for Forest Research and Development (COFORD)

Dublin, Ireland

Informal Annex I LULUCF expert workshop

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16-19 Mar

Woods Hole Research Centre,
The Forum on Readiness for REDD

Manaus, Brazil

South-South collaboration workshop on practical experiences in implementing REDD demonstration activities - for African and Asia Pacific participants

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16-20 Mar

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Rome, Italy

First World Forest Week / 19th Session of the FAO Committee on Forestry (COFO)

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Mar

Coalition of Rainforest Nations,
CD REDD initiative

India

National Forest Inventory: The Experiences of Non-Annex I Countries

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29 Mar - 8 Apr 2009

UNFCCC

Bonn, Germany

Seventh session of the AWG-KP and fifth session of the AWG-LCA

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