1. REDD+ FOR THE GUIANA SHIELD Technical Cooperation Project Country Level Support - Suriname Sara Svensson, ONF International 11 th December 2013 2 nd Steering Committee, Macapá

2. Ongoing projects in Suriname relevant to REDD+ for the Guiana Shield

3. Agreed country support  Preparing Suriname’s National Plan to Monitor Forest Cover  Including support for validation of existing maps Focal Point for Suriname 14 000 USDREDD+ for the Guiana Shield National Plan to Monitor Forest Cover X 000 USD X 000 USD ACTO money + ONFI staff time Deadline: March 2014

4. Wish-list for additional country support  Start implementing the National Plan to Monitor Forest Cover  Capacity building in remote sensing techniques and software required for the envisioned forest cover monitoring (Radar, Lidar, QGIS, 3D image software, etc)  Improve the National Forest Inventory  Field training in French Guiana or Amapá for forest inventory field teams  Compare inventory methodologies, improve identification of tree species, etc  Support the development of a National Forest Monitoring System  Identifying options for Suriname’s national forest definition, MRV and RL/REL  Trainings in IPCC guidance and international REDD+ requirements for NFMS  Creating awareness raising materials for indigenous and maroon communities  Support scientific research on topics that need to be clarified for better MRV (shifting cultivation cycles, mangrove monitoring, manifestation of drivers, etc)  Working Group meetings, study visits and regional exchanges on relevant topics

5. sara.svensson@onfinternational.com http://www.onfinternational.com/ MERCI / THANK YOU / DANK U / OBRIGADO Photo credit: ONF Guyane