global forest watch: 5 stories to watch

CRYSTAL DAVIS, DIRECTOR, GLOBAL FOREST WATCHFRED STOLLE, SENIOR ASSOCIATE, GLOBAL FOREST WATCH

BIG DATA, DEEP INSIGHTS GLOBAL FOREST WATCH PRESENTS FIVE STORIES TO WATCH

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WE NOW KNOW MORE ABOUT FORESTS

SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA

WE NOW KNOW MORE ABOUT FORESTS

BIGGER DATA, BETTER DECISIONS?

Data DecisionsInsights

EXAMPLE: GLOBAL FOREST CHANGE

Forest AreaLoss & Gain

Tree CoverLoss & Gain

SOURCE: GLOBAL FOREST RESOURCES ASSESSMENT 2015

Country statisticsNational statistics

5-year intervals

Multiple variables

SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA

Global map, 30x30 meter pixels

Annual updates

Spatial datasets can be overlaid

FRA “forest” UMD “tree cover”

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FRA UMD

Loss Loss

No Change Loss

Gain No Change

No Change Gain

Together, we can draw deeper insights

FIVE STORIES TO WATCH

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SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA

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TROPICAL TREE COVER LOSS ACCELERATES

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TROPICAL FOREST LOSS

SOURCE: GLOBAL FOREST RESOURCES ASSESSMENT 2015; HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA

FRA reports 8.8 million ha of gross natural forest loss per year (2010-2015).

80% of this loss occurred in the tropics

UMD/Google reports 10 million ha of tropical tree cover loss in 2014

TROPICAL FOREST LOSS

SOURCE: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA

3-year moving averageAnnual tree cover loss

TREE COVER LOSS INCREASING IN TROPICAL COUNTRIES OUTSIDE BRAZIL AND INDONESIA

Countries Outside Brazil/Indonesia

Brazil

Indonesia

SOURCE: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA

*Solid line represents 3-year moving average*Dotted line represents annual tree cover loss

SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA

MEKONG

THE MEKONG EMERGES AS A HOTSPOT FOR LOSS

TREE COVER LOSS IN MEKONG AREA (MINUS CHINA)

CAMBODIA. LAOS, MYANMAR, VIETNAMSOURCE: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA

3-year moving averageAnnual tree cover loss

SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA

CAMBODIA

SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA

CAMBODIA TREE COVER LOSS

SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA; WORLD BANK. RUBBER PRICES CALCULATED BY AVG. HISTORICAL MONTHLY DATA OF WORLD COMMODITY MARKETS.

CAMBODIA TREE COVER LOSS AND GLOBAL RUBBER PRICES

SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA

MEKONG

SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA

DEM REP OF CONGO

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO’S FORESTS UNDER RISING PRESSURES

TREE COVER LOSS IN THE DRC

SOURCE: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA

3-year moving averageAnnual tree cover loss

~50%

TREE COVER LOSS ANNUAL RATES (%)

SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA

(10km)

SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA

SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA

YANGAMBI BIOSPHERE RESERVE (30KM FROM KISANGANI, PROVINCE ORIENTALE)

SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA

Kisangani

Yangambi

SOURCE: SPOT 5, 2010-03-02, (AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE, IGNFI)

1km

SOURCE: SPOT 5, 2010-03-02, (AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE, IGNFI)

1km

SOURCE: SPOT 5, 2010-03-02, (AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE, IGNFI)

SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA

DEM REP OF CONGO

SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA

PERU

ILLEGALITY IN THE PERUVIAN AMAZON

SOURCE: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA

FRA DEFORESTATION IN PERU

TREE COVER LOSS IN PERU

SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA

3-year moving averageAnnual tree cover loss

SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA

CONVERSION TIMBER IN PERU

SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA; SKYBOX

Skybox image of the Ucayali Plantations

SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA

Currently working to crowdsource a complete temporal map of all logging roads in the Congo Basin

•Merged datasets•Adapted OpenStreetMap tools•Organized Mapping parties

LoggingRoads.org

SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA

PERU

SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA

DRY LANDS

DRY TROPICAL FORESTS OVERLOOKED BUT UNDER THREAT

TREE COVER LOSS IN PARAGUAY

SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA

3-year moving averageAnnual tree cover loss

SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA

SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA

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MEKONG

DEM REP OF CONGOPERU

DRY LANDS

SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA

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DRY LANDS

SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA

PROMISING DEVELOPMENTS

FOREST AREA GAIN

SOURCE: GLOBAL FOREST RESOURCES ASSESSMENT 2015

Countries reporting greatest annual forest area gain (2010-2015)

Annual forest area gainArea

(000 ha)% of 2010 forest area

1 China 1542 0.82 Australia 308 0.23 Chile 301 1.94 USA 275 0.1

5 Philippines 240 3.56 Gabon 200 0.97 Lao PDR 189 1.1

8 India 178 0.39 Viet Nam 129 0.910 France 113 0.7

PRIVATE SECTOR ACTION

PRIVATE SECTOR ACTION

SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA

RSPO oil palm concessions

Non-RSPO oil palm concessions

RSPO certified concessions show less:

•Encroachment into protected areas•Tree cover loss•Primary forest loss•Conversion of peatlands•Fires

SECURING COMMUNITY FOREST RIGHTS

SOURCE: WRI PUBLICATION “SECURING RIGHTS, COMBATTING CLIMATE CHANGE”

SECURING COMMUNITY FOREST RIGHTS

SOURCE: WRI PUBLICATION “SECURING RIGHTS, COMBATTING CLIMATE CHANGE”

CONCLUDING THOUGHTS

Thank you!

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CRYSTAL DAVIS, DIRECTOR, GLOBAL FOREST WATCHFRED STOLLE, SENIOR ASSOCIATE, GLOBAL FOREST WATCH

PANEL DISCUSSION

Leo Bottrill, MoabiCrystal Davis, World Resources Institute

Patrick Houdry, AirbusFred Stolle, World Resources Institute

Ken MacDicken, Food and Agriculture Organization (Moderator)

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