1. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-6, Oslo, Norway October 23, 2014 Author/Presenter MRV & Reporting Status & Related Space Data Needs NEPAL Shree Krishna Gautam skgautam@dfrs.gov.np

2. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-6, Oslo, Norway October 23, 2014 Presentation Outline Introduction on Institution; Current activities; National REDD Progress; MRV Progress (WB supportedStudy)/Major Outputs Space Data Needs; Current Challenges/GFOI Assistance

3. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-6, Oslo, Norway October 23, 2014 Introduction Research Survey

4. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-6, Oslo, Norway October 23, 2014 Author/Presenter

5. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-6, Oslo, Norway October 23, 2014 National REDD+ readiness Landscape 200820092010201120122013 2014- 2015 R- PIN R-PP Establishment of REDD Cell, MoFSC National REDD+ Strategy ER-PIN MTR National REDD+ Strategy outline framework REDD Readiness Phase ER- PD

6. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org 1.MRV Geographic Information System Data catalog 2.Methodological approach of the MRV Project to REDD+ activities at local (CFUGs) level 3.Analysis of Institutional Structure for MRV System within Nepal’s National REDD+, present Architecture 4.MRV IT Platform 5.WISDOM Nepal and contribution to MRV 6.Nepal’s MRV System Management Architecture: Structure, Functions, Human Resources and Capacities 7.Remote Sensing for MRV: Activity Data Monitoring 8.The Continuous Forest Inventory (CFI) approach 9.MRV Full Cost Proposal 1.MRV Geographic Information System Data catalog 2.Methodological approach of the MRV Project to REDD+ activities at local (CFUGs) level 3.Analysis of Institutional Structure for MRV System within Nepal’s National REDD+, present Architecture 4.MRV IT Platform 5.WISDOM Nepal and contribution to MRV 6.Nepal’s MRV System Management Architecture: Structure, Functions, Human Resources and Capacities 7.Remote Sensing for MRV: Activity Data Monitoring 8.The Continuous Forest Inventory (CFI) approach 9.MRV Full Cost Proposal

7. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-6, Oslo, Norway October 23, 2014 Space Data Needs – Wall-to-wall using Landsat 8 for National Land Cover Map and High resolution (Quickbird/GeoEye/ Rapideye/ World View) supplementary images every 2 years,… – Support with radar data for biomass model development; – Monitoring of rapid deforestations and degradation sites using LANDSAT 8 and High resolution images as frequent as possible;

8. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-6, Oslo, Norway October 23, 2014 Ground Verification of Change Area

9. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-6, Oslo, Norway October 23, 2014 Author/Presenter

10. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-6, Oslo, Norway October 23, 2014 Current challenges & obstacles where GFOI assistance may be most valuable Capacity building on Sentinel-2; Capacity building on radar data analysis for Biomass Modelling.

11. www.earthobservations.org www.gfoi.org SDCG-6, Oslo, Norway October 23, 2014 Author/Presenter Thank You