1. Remote sensing survey Distribution of forests Trend statistics

2. Distribution of forests

3. MODIS 250m (tree cover)

4. Trend statistics

5. 1975 1990 2000 2005

6. Land cover classes LCCS as the framework Starting point: Tree cover Shrubs Mosaic Other vegetated land Burnt area Non-vegetated land Water No data including cloud cover

7. Land use classes Forest Other wooded land Other land with tree cover Grassland/range/herbaceous Agricultural crops Built-up area Other non-vegetated areas Water No data

8. Implementation Common framework and classification system High degree of flexibility Involvement of national teams Support to countries Data acquisition Pre- processing Decentralised interpretation Upload of results Analyses & reporting

9. Pre-processing

10. Expected outputs Regional, biome and global trends related to forests 1975-1990-2000-2005: area change statistics information on land use dynamics Forest maps A framework to support further monitoring of forests, land use and the environment Baseline data for research, modeling...

11. Partners Countries: national agencies, regional hubs FAO JRC Universities (SDSU, UMD, Jena, Boston, Mississippi) USGS/EROS data center NASA Heinz Center World Bank UNEP WRI, CI GOFC-GOLD GEO Secretariat Open to others

12. Recent meetings JRC, Ispra, 28-29 Sept. 2006 (Methodology) DC, 18-19 Oct. 2006 (Partnerships) Rome, 18-19 Dec. 2006 (Work Plans) JRC, Ispra, 1-2 Mar. 2007 (Methodology)

13. Input from UNECE ToS Review of proposed methodology Identification of focal points Proposal for how to implement in UNECE Regional approach for North America Tool for validating forest/non- forest map for Europe