Smart TechnologiesForest Smart

Paola Agostini, Global Lead Forests, Landscape and Ecosystems

IMAGE: CIFOR

Every minute,

forest the size of

20 football fields

is cut down

Monitoring with Earth Observation

e.g. in 50 countries to access $ for results-based payments

COUNTRY INFORMATION

➢Population is 3.5 million (2008/9 LISGIS)

➢Total land area is 9.58 million ha

➢Forest cover is approximately 4.5 million ha

➢This constitutes about 42% of the Upper Guinean Tropical Rainforest

➢These forests are a biodiversity hotspot and a priority for global conservation

42% 28%16%

8%5%

Map for land & forest cover for REDD+

payment

1. Worked with Metria GeoVille to produce the Land and Forest Cover map

2. This base map shows the current land cover and forest mapping results 2015

3. Forest definition – 2016• Minimum area of 1 ha• Minimum tree height 5 meters• Minimum canopy cover 30%• Exclude Industrial Agriculture

Earth Observation

Tracking Rosewood worth $50m from Madagascar with EO

IMAGE: Environmental Investigation Agency

Earth Observation and Peru

Thank you