SDCG-4, Caltech, CA, USA 4 th -6 th September 2013 Author/Presenter MRV & Reporting Status & Related Space Data Needs HONDURAS :Efraín Duarte

SDCG-4, Caltech, CA, USA 4 th -6 th September 2013 HONDURAS Introduction: HONDURAS Territorial extension: 112,492 km 2 Population 2012: 8,3 millones. Forest Cover: 65,982 Km 2 (59% ) National Institute of Forest Conservation and Development, Protected Areas and Wildlife (ICF): Main function: Managing private and public forest resources to ensure rational and sustainable management. REDD + Technical Point of Honduras: ICF. Political Focal Point to the UNFCCC in Honduras: SERNA. Implementation of MRV: ICF through National Forest Monitoring Unit: is based on four pillars: (a) remote sensing, (b) Forest Inventory, (c) Development of allometric models and (d) Information systems and data reporting.

SDCG-4, Caltech, CA, USA 4 th -6 th September 2013 Status of National MRV Implementation National Carbon Accounting Ambitions: Currently carbon accounting Honduras is done with a Tier 1, seeking to make reports at Tier 2. The main actions taken to achieve a Tier 2 report are:  Systematic database from local and regional inventories.  Permanent Sampling Plots.  Second national forest inventory (345 plots).  Forest inventories in protected areas (214 plots).  Allometric Relationships (3 species forest)

SDCG-4, Caltech, CA, USA 4 th -6 th September 2013 Status of National MRV Implementation Status of MRV Implementation: UNFCCC reporting: 2 National Communications A (reported in 2010) B (reported in 2012) Currently building the third national communication Implementation Process Historical deforestation rate with a consistent methodology for the years and Map of forest cover by forest type / strata for 2013,. Development of predictive models of deforestation. Subnational baseline (55% area) methodology using VCS (Verified Carbon Standard) VM00015 (unplanned deforestation). Multitemporal Analysis Forest Types HISTÓRICAL CURRENT PROJECTED Missed/ Gains

SDCG-4, Caltech, CA, USA 4 th -6 th September 2013 Institutional arrangements Relevant work with UN-REDD/FAO, World Bank. UN-REDD/FAO: Currently with no activity UN-REDD/FAO framed in MRV. However, there are plans to Honduras from 2014 to integrate a national program. Honduras currently has observer on the policy board of UN-REDD. The delivery partner of Honduras to implement activities for REDD + (R-PP) is UNDP. World Bank: The activities with the World Bank during 2012 and 2013 are focused on the preparation of the R-PP document, which was approved in the month of March 2013.

SDCG-4, Caltech, CA, USA 4 th -6 th September 2013 MRV: Institutional arrangements Contributions from academia technical / scientific Organization Report Transparency

SDCG-4, Caltech, CA, USA 4 th -6 th September 2013 Space Data Needs Required space data types Historical tendency National Forest Inventory (IFN) stratified by forest type Update IFN in secondary forests …20 Future Projection National Map of forest types Monitoring changes Alert System LANDSAT (30m) MODIS (250m) RAPIDEYE (5m) Multilevel Monitoring System

SDCG-4, Caltech, CA, USA 4 th -6 th September 2013 Space Data Needs Scope and timeline for implementation ActivitiesActivities Time 18 months: Ends in October months: Ends in June 2014 Continuous activity (every two years) Starts January End March 2015 Continuous activity Starts July Ends December 2014 Continuous activity (every two years) National Sub Baseline GHG. National Forest Map. Analysis mutitemporal Map of profit and loss. National Forest Inventory Allometric relations. National Map biomass/carbon. Projection deforestation. Continuous activity (every two years)

SDCG-4, Caltech, CA, USA 4 th -6 th September 2013 Multilevel / Multiresolution 1m15m30m LANDSAT (30m) ASTER (15m) IKONO (1 m) RAPIDEYE (5m) 250m500m MODIS (500m) REGIONAL Resolution Low (>100 m) MODIS (250m) Example Resolution Media (10 – 100m)High Resolution (<10m) NATIONAL Y SUBTACIONAL PROJECT LEVEL:

SDCG-4, Caltech, CA, USA 4 th -6 th September 2013 Our objective Products Baseline Forest types (RapidEye) Historical Dynamics (every two years) (Landsat) Projection future dynamics (LCM) Zonification of change dynamic activities Volume Calculation Stock, Biomass and Carbon Forest

SDCG-4, Caltech, CA, USA 4 th -6 th September 2013 Current challenges & obstacles where GFOI assistance may be most valuable I.Define similar regional methodologies primarily on issues of carbon estimates, rate of deforestation, vegetation cover, among others. II.Promote the exchange of information, methodologies to national and regional level to avoid duplication of efforts and resources. III.Complexity: Monitoring requires multiple actors involved in the implementation of processes and reporting of results. INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. IV.Ensuring transparency and consistency in the reporting of results by objective consideration of the means and capacities. V.Consistency: Ensure in time Measurement, Verification and Country Report to compare their performance according to commitments.

SDCG-4, Caltech, CA, USA 4 th -6 th September 2013 Author/Presenter MRV & Reporting Status & Related Space Data Needs HONDURAS :Efraín Duarte THANKS¡¡¡