Remote sensing survey Distribution of forests Trend statistics
Distribution of forests
MODIS 250m (tree cover)
Trend statistics
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
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
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
Pre-processing
Expected outputs Regional, biome and global trends related to forests : 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...
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
Recent meetings JRC, Ispra, Sept (Methodology) DC, Oct (Partnerships) Rome, Dec (Work Plans) JRC, Ispra, 1-2 Mar (Methodology)
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