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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Pathways to forest data transparency: Best practices from national forest monitoring to support climate action

Pathways to forest data transparency: Best practices from national forest monitoring to support climate action provides essential insights for enhancing transparency in forest data. Featuring successful examples from Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean, this publication empower ...

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E-learning course 2: Measurement, reporting and verification for environmental integrity: Application

Forests area change estimates are crucial for estimating forest-related emissions and removals in the REDD+ context. This two-lesson course emphasize that the use of rigorous activity data, produced according to good practices, is key to meeting monitoring, verification and reporting (MRV) requireme ...

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SEPAL-SDG 15.4.2 beta

SEPAL-SDG 15.4.2 beta is a tool to support the computation of SDG Indicator 15.4.2, namely the Mountain Green Cover Index and Proportion of Degraded Mountain Land using SEPAL This guide introduces users to SEPAL-SDG 15.4.2 beta, providing detailed instructions on setting up the tool and computing ...

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QGIS

This is a QGIS-based workflow to support the computation of SDG Indicator 15.4.2, which includes: sub-indicator a (Mountain Green Cover Index) and sub-indicator b (Proportion of degraded mountain land).

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Grounded in data – Informing climate action and reporting with national forest inventories

The publication, Grounded in Data – Informing Climate Action and Reporting with National Forest Inventories, provides a comprehensive overview of the role of National Forest Inventories (NFIs) in supporting sustainable forest management and informing international climate commitments. It explores ...

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National forest inventory - Learning journey

The National forest inventory (NFI) - Learning journey explains the key phases of an NFI: from planning to implementation and data gathering to reporting. It is based on the eight self-paced courses of the NFI series, which are now reorganized into three separate learning paths that cater to customi ...

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Course: Using land-cover information to monitor progress on Sustainable Development Goal 15

This course seeks to provide a basic understanding of land-cover data and its use for monitoring progress towards the achievement of international agreed goals, such as Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15, with a practical focus on its Indicators 15.3.1 (proportion of land that is degraded over to ...

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Good practices in sample-based area estimation

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries (REDD+), as well as greenhouse gas reporting for the agriculture, forestry and other land use sector, requires ...

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E-learning course 1: Measurement, reporting and verification for environmental integrity: Introduction

This course highlights the importance of forests in climate change mitigation and how quality measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) is needed to ensure environmental integrity. It outlines the MRV requirements for jurisdictional REDD+ of different standards/programmes, in case countries are ...

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E-learning series: National forest inventory

The national forest inventory (NFI) e-learning series consisting of eight courses provides an overview of the key phases of an NFI, from planning to implementation, and from data gathering to reporting. The series consists of 8 courses, available in English.

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Global assessment of forest education

The role of the forest in countries’ efforts to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are widely recognized. To maximize the contribution of forests to the SDGs, a workforce trained in forestry and a broad range of other forestrelated disciplines are needed as are widespr ...

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Institutionalization of forest data

This eLearning course intends to establish a clear path towards a more efficient and effective use of forest data, underscoring the crucial significance of institutionalizing a robust national forest monitoring system (NFMS) within countries. Additionally, it emphasizes transparency, sustainability, ...

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Unlocking the secrets of mangroves

Where land and sea meet, a unique ecosystem is found: mangrove forests. Whether offering protection from climate change, supporting livelihoods, biodiversity and more, mangroves benefit us all. In the first study of its kind, FAO, with experts around the world, uncovered a wealth of information on t ...

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The world’s mangroves 2000–2020

This report provides global and regional estimates of the area covered by mangrove forests, including area changes between 2000 and 2020. It analyses the drivers of these global, regional and subregional changes for the periods 2000–2010 and 2010–2020 with the aim of improving understanding of t ...

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Sharing the experience on “Forest and land monitoring for climate action – SEPAL” facilitated course

The overall objective of this course is to support knowledge and skills development to operationally apply high-resolution satellite imagery to critical forest and land monitoring in tropical forest countries. More specifically, the course focuses on how the System for Earth Observation Data Access, ...

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Sharing the "Forests and Transparency under the Paris Agreement" MOOC multilingual experience

Participants learnt about the importance of forest-related data collection, analysis and dissemination in meeting the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) requirements of the Paris Agreement. This MOOC is made available here in order to share the associated materials and resources that were specifi ...

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Estimating emissions and removals from forest degradation: An overview of country experience

This booklet provides an overview of the methodological options available to countries to address these challenges while collecting the emerging experience of dozens of countries that have already reported on emissions from forest degradation internationally. The authors attempt to summarize country ...

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How much do large-scale and small-scale farming contribute to global deforestation?

The study presented in this document expands on the work conducted during the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) 2020 Remote Sensing Survey (RSS) and revisits the extensive dataset of areas where deforestation occurred over periods 2000–2010 and 2010–2018 to subclassify and assess deforest ...

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Status of, and trends in, the Global Core Set of Forest-related Indicators

The strong commitment of the international community, and especially the CPF members, to provide the information necessary for monitoring progress towards global goals, targets and indicators in a comprehensive, efficient, timely and meaningful way led to the idea of developing a global core set of ...

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Forests and Transparency under the Paris Agreement

The objective of this eLearning course is to learn about the Enhanced Transparency Framework (EFT) under the Paris Agreement. It will be useful to those wishing to understand the importance of forest-related data collection, analysis and dissemination in meeting the Enhanced Transparency Framework r ...

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An assessment of uptake of the Global Core Set of Forest-related Indicators

The twenty-fifth session of the Committee on Forestry (CPF) requested FAO to analyse - in collaboration with members of the CPF - the uptake of the Global Core Set of forest related Indicators (GCS) by other reporting processes and the extent to which they decrease reporting burden on countries. To ...

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From reference levels to results: REDD+ reporting by countries. 2022 update

This report provides an overview of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) modalities for REDD+ reporting and additional technical Measurement, Reporting and Verification requirements from different standards for accessing jurisdictional REDD+ results-based payments, focu ...

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National forest monitoring system assessment tool : Quick guidance

The national forest monitoring system (NFMS) assessment tool has been developed under the project “Building global capacity to increase transparency in the forest sector (CBIT-Forest)” implemented by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and funded by the Capacity-Buildin ...

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Hacia datos forestales abiertos y transparentes para la acción climática: experiencias y lecciones aprendidas

“Fomento de la capacidad global para aumentar la transparencia en el sector forestal (CBIT-Forest)” es un proyecto liderado por la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) y financiado por el fondo fiduciario de la Iniciativa para el Fomento de la Capacid ...

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Vers des données sur les forêts ouvertes et transparentes pour l’action climatique: expériences et leçons apprises

«Renforcer les capacités mondiales pour accroître la transparence dans le secteur forestier (CBIT-Forest)» est un projet mené par l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) et financé par le fonds fiduciaire Initiative de renforcement des capacités en ma ...

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The State of the World's Forests (SOFO) 2022

The 2022 edition of The State of the World’s Forests explores the potential of three forest pathways for achieving green recovery and tackling environmental crises, including climate change and biodiversity loss against the backdrop of the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use an ...

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Towards open and transparent forest data for climate action: experiences and lessons learned

“Building global capacity to increase transparency in the forest sector (CBIT-Forest)” is a project led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and financed by the Capacity-building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) trust fund of the Global Environment Facility (GEF ...

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Building global capacity to increase transparency in the forest sector. Two years in numbers 2021

A brief infographic that presents activities and products of the Building global capacity to increase transparency in the forest sector (CBIT-Forest)” implemented by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and funded by the Capacity-Building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) ...

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FRA platform

FAO has been monitoring the world’s forests at 5 to 10 year intervals since 1946. The Global Forest Resources Assessments (FRA) are now produced every five years in an attempt to provide a consistent approach to describing the world’s forests and how they are changing. The Assessment is based on ...

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A fresh perspective Global Forest Resource Assessment 2020

This digital report contains the main findings of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 (FRA 2020). FRA 2020 examines the status of, and trends in, more than 60 forest-related variables in 236 countries and territories in the period 1990–2020. The information provided by FRA presents a ...

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Leaflet FAO Remote Sensing Survey reveals

The FRA 2020 Remote Sensing survey is a global collaborative study of the Land use dynamic between the years 2000, 2010 and 2018 focused on forest and forest changes conducted by FAO. Through 34 physical and virtual workshops, more than 800 local experts from 126 countries and territories were train ...

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Exploring our forests

See the world’s forests in a new light Take a look at our forests from two different vantage points. Along the way, you’ll get some fascinating insights into the valuable role they play in our lives.

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Forest Kids - Biodiversity+

Forest Kids is safe to play for children and parents. The game does not include in-app purchases, and it does not collect personal data. There is also a mute button for sounds. We hope you enjoy this relaxing game and learn about the wonder of the world's forests.

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An assessment of uptake of the Global Core Set of Forest-related Indicators

The twenty-fifth session of the Committee on Forestry (CPF) requested FAO to analyse - in collaboration with members of the CPF - the uptake of the Global Core Set of forest related Indicators (GCS) by other reporting processes and the extent to which they decrease reporting burden on countries. To ...

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FRA 2020 Remote Sensing Survey

The FRA 2020 Remote Sensing survey is a global collaborative study of the Land use dynamic between the years 2000, 2010 and 2018 focused on forest and forest changes conducted by FAO. Through 34 physical and virtual workshops, more than 800 local experts from 126 countries and territories were train ...

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A guide to forest-water management

Available in English, French, Spanish The purpose of A Guide to Forest–Water Management is to improve the global information base on the protective functions of forests for soil and water. It reviews emerging techniques and methodologies, provides guidance and recommendations on how to manage f ...

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Global Forest Resource Assessment 2020

Available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish This, the latest of these assessments, examines the status of, and trends in, forest resources over the period 1990–2020, drawing on the efforts of hundreds of experts worldwide. The production of FRA 2020 also involved collaborati ...

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Herramienta de evaluación del sistema nacional de monitoreo forestal: Guía rápida

La herramienta de evaluación del sistema nacional de monitoreo forestal (SNMF) ha sido desarrollada en el marco del proyecto “Fomento de la capacidad global para aumentar la transparencia en el sector forestal (IFCT-Bosques)”, ejecutado por la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimen ...

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Outil d’évaluation du système de suivi national des forêts : Guide rapide

L’outil d’évaluation du système de suivi national des forêts (SSNF) a été conçu dans le cadre du projet “Renforcer les capacités mondiales pour accroître la transparence dans le secteur forestier (CBIT-Forest)” mis en œuvre par l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentatio ...

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Key findings Global Forest Resource Assessment 2020

Available in English, French, Russian, Spanish This publication contains the main findings of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 (FRA 2020). The data in FRA 2020 have been obtained through a transparent, traceable, reporting process and a well- established network of officially nominated ...

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From reference levels to results reporting: REDD+ under the UNFCCC

This publication provides a status report on progress and achievements related to the MRV of REDD+ activities, as well as an update on activities related to countries’ submissions of theirForest Reference (Emission) Levels (FRELs/FRLs). The report also summarizes experiences with the technical ass ...

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Forest monitoring and assessment

FAO's programme dedicated to assisting countries in developing national forest monitoring systems and assessments with the objective of providing reliable forest resource information for national forest policy development, planning and sustainable management.

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Global Forest Resources Assessment

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and its member countries and partners will conduct a global remote sensing survey of forests. This is part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2010 (FRA 2010).

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