Smart TechnologiesForest Smart
Paola Agostini, Global Lead Forests, Landscape and Ecosystems
IMAGE: CIFOR
Every minute,
forest the size of
20 football fields
is cut down
Monitoring with Earth Observation
e.g. in 50 countries to access $ for results-based payments
COUNTRY INFORMATION
➢Population is 3.5 million (2008/9 LISGIS)
➢Total land area is 9.58 million ha
➢Forest cover is approximately 4.5 million ha
➢This constitutes about 42% of the Upper Guinean Tropical Rainforest
➢These forests are a biodiversity hotspot and a priority for global conservation
42% 28%16%
8%5%
Map for land & forest cover for REDD+
payment
1. Worked with Metria GeoVille to produce the Land and Forest Cover map
2. This base map shows the current land cover and forest mapping results 2015
3. Forest definition – 2016• Minimum area of 1 ha• Minimum tree height 5 meters• Minimum canopy cover 30%• Exclude Industrial Agriculture
Earth Observation
Tracking Rosewood worth $50m from Madagascar with EO
IMAGE: Environmental Investigation Agency
Earth Observation and Peru
Thank you
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