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Open Foris InitiativeOpen-source Tools for National Forest Monitoring and Assessment

FAO-Finland Forestry ProgrammeSustainable Forest Management in a Changing Climate

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FAO Finland Forestry ProgrammeFAO-Finland Forestry Programme

• Four year program in FAO HQ and pilot countries (2009-2013)

• Promotes SFM through development of innovative methods, tools and technology

• Builds on FAO’s capacity to implement and support NFMA and MRV• Builds on FAO s capacity to implement and support NFMA and MRV

• Hands-on approach motivating and supporting full country engagement

• Supports implementation of NFMA and MRV in Tanzania, Ecuador, Vietnam, Zambia, Peru

$ $ $• Initial budget: $20M HQ, $2M Zambia, $5M Tanzania

FAO Finland Forestry ProgrammeFCPF, FIP

UN REDD Finland, JICA, USFS,

FAO-Finland Forestry Programme

Component 2NFP

(National Forest Programs)

Component 3SFM

Tools and Guidelines for Sustainable Forest Management

Component 1NFMA

(National Forest Monitoring Assessment)

UN REDD , , ,GEO/FCT, Google, other partners.

Sustainable Forest ManagementMonitoring Assessment)

Contribution to SFM:

C.C. adaptation and Reliable and U d t d

Better DECISI B tt

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pmitigation

Enhance rural livelihoods Countries’ sustainable

development & poverty reduction

Updated INFORMATION ON FOREST RESOURCES

DECISION MAKING, POLICIES,

Better FOREST MANAGE

Component 4E h d t i ’ it t ti i t i i t ti l

needs reductionSTRATEGIES and PLANNING

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Enhanced countries’ capacity to participate in international processes and meet International reporting commitments

Component 1 National Forest Monitoring and

1 NFMA 2: NFP 3: SFM

Tool and method development for NFMA/MRV

Component 1. National Forest Monitoring and Assessment (NFMA)

Tool and method development for NFMA/MRV

• Inventory planning/design toolsL l l l i i / th d l• Local level socio-economic/governance methodology

• Database, statistical analysis, modeling• RS tools (multi-source inventory)( y)• Field inventories & RS for REDD+ MRV• FRA special studies, NFMA development• Quality assurance & managementQuality assurance & management

UN REDD+ MRVUN REDD+ MRV

• Reducing Emissions from Deforestation Forest Degradation

• Interagency initiative between FAO, UNDP, UNEP with core secretariat in Genevacore secretariat in Geneva

• Measurement, Reporting and Verification• FAO Forestry builds capacity for readiness and y p y

supports implementation• Livelihoods, biodiversity and emissions reduction• Pilots: DRC, Tanzania, Zambia, Indonesia, PNG, Viet

Nam, Bolivia, Panama, Paraguay. 16 more on the way.

NFMA/MRV I f ti S tNFMA/MRV Information SystemsLessons Learned

• Database development, field data processing & calculation of results most common bottlenecksN t d d t f t l i t t ti• No standard set of tools exists; current options:

1. Build country-specific ad-hoc solutions: not institutionalized, documented and/or shareddocumented and/or shared

2. Buy proprietary software and tools and pay for ongoing support (vendor lock-in)

Scaling UpGrowing demand for timely, accurate information on state of forests.

Scaling Up

Existing NFMA countries

9 countries

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UN REDD 25 countries

5 pilot countries

25 countries

FAO GTZCentral America

New NFMA countriesRSA ???

8 countries

NFMA/MRV I f ti S tNFMA/MRV Information SystemsObjectives

Innovative use of technology to enable:• Country readiness – ability to produce timely, reliable

i f ti f ti l li d d i i ki dinformation for national policy and decision making and int’l reporting (incl. REDD+)

• Sustainable capacity –country ownership ofSustainable capacity country ownership of knowledge and technology, independently without outside supportS l bl h l li d i ddi i l• Scalable approach – tools applied in additional countries without developer intervention, contributing to FAO’s readiness to implement NFMA and MRV p

NFMA/MRV Information Systems

Software, hardware and methods covering all phases of NFMA and

NFMA/MRV Information Systems

MRV planning, execution and results generation:

Design & Pl i

Data DisseminationPlanningSampling design

Definition of variablesField form preparationField computer setupField map production

Data CollectionData entry from paper

Field computer software

ProcessingData validation & QA

Result calculation & analysisGIS/RS analysis

DisseminationReport generation

Online data and mapsIntegration w/other systems

NFMA/MRV I f ti S tNFMA/MRV Information SystemsLessons Learned

• Database development, field data processing & calculation of results most common bottlenecksN t d d t f t l i t t ti• No standard set of tools exists; current options:

1. Build country-specific ad-hoc solutions: not institutionalized, documented and/or shareddocumented and/or shared

2. Buy proprietary software and tools and pay for ongoing support (vendor lock-in)

NFMA/MRV I f ti S t

Diff t t l d di t i h

NFMA/MRV Information SystemsLessons Learned (cont.)

• Different tools and audiences at various phases• Country information needs vary• Country IT capacity varies greatly• Many requirements not yet known/defined• Cookie-cutter solutions don’t always work

NFMA/MRV IS Capacity BuildingNFMA/MRV IS Capacity BuildingMethod 1: Transfer knowledge

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Open Foris Initiati eOpen Foris Initiative• Open-source standards-based set ofOpen-source, standards-based set of

flexible tools for forest monitoring

What it is not:A i l il t l li ti (• A single silo-style application (program, database, etc.)

• A one-size fits all solution

Open Foris Initiative

• Countries and partners free to use and modify

Why Open Source?

Countries and partners free to use and modify software to meet requirements; self-sufficiency

• Transparent processes, reproducible resultsp p , p• Promotes cross-fertilization and south-south

cooperationp• Facilitate collaboration with and integration of

contributions from partners• Country ownership of data and systems


• Maximize interoperability; software must

Standards-based

Maximize interoperability; software must integrate easily with national systems

• Allow direct linkages with international gorganizations

• Leverage existing technologies (XML, KML, g g g ( , ,Plinian Core, etc); not reinventing the wheel

Result: long-term, sustainable capacity.


• Analysis of country requirements and

Strategy

Analysis of country requirements and constraints; participatory approach

• Research into existing systems• Research into existing systems• Identification of synergies with partner

i tit ti t t i l t tiinstitutions to support implementation• Extend or build, document and share• Apply lessons learned in pilot countries

Open Foris InitiativeComponents/Systems

• Design Tools – information needs analysis,Design Tools information needs analysis, inventory design, data modeling, sampling design

• Field Data Management – mobile and PC-based data entry, QA and analysis

• Species Databases – taxonomies, local names, distribution, models and characteristics

Open Foris InitiativeComponent/Systems

• Field Crew Management – allocate and track field gwork

• Modeling Tools – customizable model chains for t t d ibl lt l l titransparent, reproducible results calculation

• Web Publishing – tool for web-based dissemination of national and sub-national resultsnational and sub national results

• Standards Development – when required, e.g. common language to defining data model and quality h k (I t D t M d li L )checks (Inventory Data Modeling Language)

• Additional tools to support multi-source NFI methods

Open Foris InitiativeProgress - Tanzania

• Data model defined in prototype IDMLData model defined in prototype IDML• Data entry user interface and

validation/checks generated from modelvalidation/checks generated from model• Preliminary plot-level estimates calculated• Collaboration with Google piloting socio• Collaboration with Google piloting socio-

economic data collection using Android handhelds (ODK)handhelds (ODK)

Open Foris InitiativeProgress - Other

• Ecuador – data entry via PDF forms direct toEcuador data entry via PDF forms direct to database. Results to be published through official MAE site.

• Peru – initial fact-finding; dissemination through MINAM, field data in MINAGg

• OFI Framework and Phase 1 proposal under development (draft by end 2010)p ( y )

• Ongoing support to country requirements


• Google Earth Engine API, ODK, Fusion Tables

Progress – Strategic Partnerships

• USFS, CI TEAM Network, Natureserve – PDR software, data processing and dissemination, planning, NFI work tracking

• Metla – forest models and adaptive sampling design algorithms

• FBK – cluster-based image processing, field d t i d i li tidata processing and visualization

• SIMOSOL Oy. – forest modeling software

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