unfccc “ killing two birds with one stone…. ” building capacity for assessing forests and...
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UNFCCC
“ “ killing two birds with killing two birds with one stone…. ”one stone…. ”
Building capacity for assessing Building capacity for assessing forests and carbonforests and carbon
Dieter Schoene, FAO, Rome
FRA
perspectiveperspective
• mandates, activitiesmandates, activities• the common basis: NFRAthe common basis: NFRA
• state of forest inventoriesstate of forest inventories
• consistency in reporting ?consistency in reporting ?
• FAO’s support to NFRAFAO’s support to NFRA
• conclusionsconclusions
• mayhem in definitionsmayhem in definitions
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mandatesmandates……
• National Communications National Communications (Art.4, 12, UNFCCC)(Art.4, 12, UNFCCC)
• Annual GHG inventories Annual GHG inventories (Art.7, KP, CP/2001 / L2)(Art.7, KP, CP/2001 / L2)
• Provide continuous info Provide continuous info on the state of worldwide on the state of worldwide forestsforests
• Worldwide access to Worldwide access to reliable forest inforeliable forest info
• building national capacitybuilding national capacity
UNFCCCFRA
National Forest ResourceNational Forest Resource
AssessmentsAssessments
Global Forest ResourceGlobal Forest Resource
AssessmentAssessment
National CommunicationNational Communication
LULUCFLULUCF
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%carbonBEFdensitygrowthareacarbconFF
the common basisthe common basis
increment ?
growing stock ?
wood density?
harvest?
ecosystem ?
timber ?woody
biomass ?
above-ground ?
foliage ?
mayhem in carbon-termsmayhem in carbon-terms
dry-weight ?
volume ? diameter limits ?
forest ?
reference year FRA 2000reference year FRA 2000
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76 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 2000
reference year
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data on parametersdata on parameters
0 20 40 60 80 100
area change
growing stock
biomass
increment
removals
managed area
fire area
% reporting
industrial developing
TBFRA 20002000(10 6 t C/yr)
consistent reporting ?consistent reporting ?
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gross forest sink
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use of BEF ?use of BEF ?
0.4
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0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1
TBFRA (t biom. / m3 )
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y = x
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stock change TBFRA 2000stock change TBFRA 2000
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stock change from 2 inventories (106m3 )
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6 m3 )
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forest assessment in NAIforest assessment in NAI9%
5%
25%
10%
51%
field sampling
detail mappingw. sampling
detail mapping
mapping < 250000
expert estimate
NAI: forest areaNAI: forest area
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0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
FRA 2000 (106 ha) FRA
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NAI : forest areaNAI : forest area
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5 15 25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95
% discrepancy between FRA2000 and NC
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NAI: emissions from forest NAI: emissions from forest conversion conversion
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from FRA data ( Mt C)
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• pilot assessment pilot assessment • standard design, flexibelstandard design, flexibel• objective info, state & changeobjective info, state & change• global, national, local focusglobal, national, local focus• information management systeminformation management system• national capacity building, controlnational capacity building, control• low cost (~ $ 0.5 Mio)low cost (~ $ 0.5 Mio)• donor fundingdonor funding
FAO’s Support to NFAFAO’s Support to NFA
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value of NFRA informationvalue of NFRA information
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NFRA: maximizing cost/benefit
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NFRA - standard designNFRA - standard design
1km
1km
F1
F7
F3
OWL4
F5
OL6
OL8
F2
•areaarea•volumevolume•increment, harvestincrement, harvest•biomassbiomass•trees outside foresttrees outside forest
•managementmanagement•biodiversitybiodiversity
•use, products, servicesuse, products, services•rightsrights
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the way forwardthe way forward …. ….
register for NFRA supportregister for NFRA support
search for fundingsearch for funding
recognize dilemma !recognize dilemma !
reporting burden reducedreporting burden reduced !!
national commitment, NFPFRAUNFCCC
implement NFRAimplement NFRA
reliable data for NFP and reporting!reliable data for NFP and reporting!
• huge information gap on forests, key huge information gap on forests, key source source
• national policy, international reporting national policy, international reporting need reliable informationneed reliable information
• strong synergies UNFCCC / FRAstrong synergies UNFCCC / FRA
• opportunity for concerted actionopportunity for concerted action
• NFRA cheap, efficient, external fundingNFRA cheap, efficient, external funding
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ConclusionsConclusions
• manymany birds with one stone ! birds with one stone !
Thank you !Thank you !