1. Gabon’s national forest monitoring system
Ghislai MOUSSAVOU
SDCG-11
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
5 April, 2017

2. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Context
Gabonese forests key details
23,59 Mha, 88,97 % of the country;
11% preserved on National Parks;
0,05% deforestation annual rate in 2015 (0,025 % between and 0,002% between 2000 and 2010);
16 Mha allocated to forest logging activities ;
ha presently used for agriculture, with the project to develop up to 5,2 Mha of plantations in next 10 years.
SDCG-11
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
5 April, 2017

3. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Context
Monitoring forests in an integrative approach for better land use plan management and sustainable development
A « Green Gabon Operational Plan »
A « National Geomatics Plan »
A « Digital infrastructures development plan » including Internet coverage
A robust « One Map » national land use data infrastructure
A robust « One Map » National forests and forest resources data management and sharing platform
SDCG-11
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
5 April, 2017

4. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Strategy
Setting up a central « multi-actors and participative » monitoring system
SDCG-11
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
5 April, 2017

5. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Strategy
A central role for AGEOS
Acquiring and distributing satellites data to all stakeholders through its ground reception station
Realizing and providing products, services and tools derived from satellite imagery and spatial information (maps, information systems, etc.)
Providing capacity building
SDCG-11
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
5 April, 2017

6. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Developing a capacity
An effective capacity for forest mapping and monitoring
Masking
Stacking
Classifying, Digitalizing & Analyzing
2015
2014
Acquisition date
Cloud free
05/25/2015
58,48%
26/05/2014
24,72%
17/12/2013
16,80%
No data
Total
100
2013
SDCG-11
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
5 April, 2017

7. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Developing a capacity
An effective capacity for forest mapping and monitoring
Gabon forest cover in 2015
Gabon forest cover changes between 2010 and 2015
SDCG-11
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
5 April, 2017

8. Developing a capacity
A continuous monitoring activity through permanent satellite data acquisition and analysis
Minkébé National Parc
North-Eastern Gabon
SDCG-7
Sydney, Australia
March 4th – 6th 2015

9. Perspectives and data needs
Improved data analysis methodology, including better cloud masking technics and more automated data processing
Improved competences on SAR data processing for biomass and carbon assessment
Diversified data sources, including Sentinel, to ensure better surface and higher frequency coverage for near real time monitoring
Operational data infrastructure gathering all acquired and produced data (maps and other) concerning forest in Gabon
SDCG-11
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
5 April, 2017

10. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Thanks
SDCG-11
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
5 April, 2017