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CRYSTAL DAVIS, DIRECTOR, GLOBAL FOREST WATCHFRED STOLLE, SENIOR ASSOCIATE, GLOBAL FOREST WATCH
BIG DATA, DEEP INSIGHTS GLOBAL FOREST WATCH PRESENTS FIVE STORIES TO WATCH
#WRIatWFC
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WE NOW KNOW MORE ABOUT FORESTS
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SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA
WE NOW KNOW MORE ABOUT FORESTS
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BIGGER DATA, BETTER DECISIONS?
Data DecisionsInsights
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EXAMPLE: GLOBAL FOREST CHANGE
Forest AreaLoss & Gain
Tree CoverLoss & Gain
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SOURCE: GLOBAL FOREST RESOURCES ASSESSMENT 2015
Country statisticsNational statistics
5-year intervals
Multiple variables
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SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA
Global map, 30x30 meter pixels
Annual updates
Spatial datasets can be overlaid
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FRA “forest” UMD “tree cover”
X
X
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FRA UMD
Loss Loss
No Change Loss
Gain No Change
No Change Gain
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Together, we can draw deeper insights
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FIVE STORIES TO WATCH
@globalforests#WRIatWFC
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SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA
TRO
PIC
S TRO
PICS
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TROPICAL TREE COVER LOSS ACCELERATES
@globalforests#WRIatWFC
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TROPICAL FOREST LOSS
SOURCE: GLOBAL FOREST RESOURCES ASSESSMENT 2015; HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA
FRA reports 8.8 million ha of gross natural forest loss per year (2010-2015).
80% of this loss occurred in the tropics
UMD/Google reports 10 million ha of tropical tree cover loss in 2014
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TROPICAL FOREST LOSS
SOURCE: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA
3-year moving averageAnnual tree cover loss
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TREE COVER LOSS INCREASING IN TROPICAL COUNTRIES OUTSIDE BRAZIL AND INDONESIA
Countries Outside Brazil/Indonesia
Brazil
Indonesia
SOURCE: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA
*Solid line represents 3-year moving average*Dotted line represents annual tree cover loss
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SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA
MEKONG
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THE MEKONG EMERGES AS A HOTSPOT FOR LOSS
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TREE COVER LOSS IN MEKONG AREA (MINUS CHINA)
CAMBODIA. LAOS, MYANMAR, VIETNAMSOURCE: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA
3-year moving averageAnnual tree cover loss
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SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA
CAMBODIA
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SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA
CAMBODIA TREE COVER LOSS
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SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA; WORLD BANK. RUBBER PRICES CALCULATED BY AVG. HISTORICAL MONTHLY DATA OF WORLD COMMODITY MARKETS.
CAMBODIA TREE COVER LOSS AND GLOBAL RUBBER PRICES
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SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA
MEKONG
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SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA
DEM REP OF CONGO
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO’S FORESTS UNDER RISING PRESSURES
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TREE COVER LOSS IN THE DRC
SOURCE: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA
3-year moving averageAnnual tree cover loss
~50%
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TREE COVER LOSS ANNUAL RATES (%)
SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA
(10km)
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SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA
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SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA
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YANGAMBI BIOSPHERE RESERVE (30KM FROM KISANGANI, PROVINCE ORIENTALE)
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SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA
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Kisangani
Yangambi
SOURCE: SPOT 5, 2010-03-02, (AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE, IGNFI)
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1km
SOURCE: SPOT 5, 2010-03-02, (AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE, IGNFI)
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1km
SOURCE: SPOT 5, 2010-03-02, (AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE, IGNFI)
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SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA
DEM REP OF CONGO
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SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA
PERU
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ILLEGALITY IN THE PERUVIAN AMAZON
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SOURCE: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA
FRA DEFORESTATION IN PERU
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TREE COVER LOSS IN PERU
SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA
3-year moving averageAnnual tree cover loss
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SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA
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CONVERSION TIMBER IN PERU
SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA; SKYBOX
Skybox image of the Ucayali Plantations
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SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA
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Currently working to crowdsource a complete temporal map of all logging roads in the Congo Basin
•Merged datasets•Adapted OpenStreetMap tools•Organized Mapping parties
LoggingRoads.org
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SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA
PERU
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SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA
DRY LANDS
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DRY TROPICAL FORESTS OVERLOOKED BUT UNDER THREAT
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TREE COVER LOSS IN PARAGUAY
SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA
3-year moving averageAnnual tree cover loss
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SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA
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SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA
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TRO
PIC
S
MEKONG
DEM REP OF CONGOPERU
DRY LANDS
SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA
TRO
PICS
DRY LANDS
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SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA
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PROMISING DEVELOPMENTS
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FOREST AREA GAIN
SOURCE: GLOBAL FOREST RESOURCES ASSESSMENT 2015
Countries reporting greatest annual forest area gain (2010-2015)
Annual forest area gainArea
(000 ha)% of 2010 forest area
1 China 1542 0.82 Australia 308 0.23 Chile 301 1.94 USA 275 0.1
5 Philippines 240 3.56 Gabon 200 0.97 Lao PDR 189 1.1
8 India 178 0.39 Viet Nam 129 0.910 France 113 0.7
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PRIVATE SECTOR ACTION
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PRIVATE SECTOR ACTION
SOURCE: HANSEN/UMD/GOOGLE/USGS/NASA
RSPO oil palm concessions
Non-RSPO oil palm concessions
RSPO certified concessions show less:
•Encroachment into protected areas•Tree cover loss•Primary forest loss•Conversion of peatlands•Fires
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SECURING COMMUNITY FOREST RIGHTS
SOURCE: WRI PUBLICATION “SECURING RIGHTS, COMBATTING CLIMATE CHANGE”
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SECURING COMMUNITY FOREST RIGHTS
SOURCE: WRI PUBLICATION “SECURING RIGHTS, COMBATTING CLIMATE CHANGE”
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CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
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Thank you!
@globalforests#WRIatWFC
CRYSTAL DAVIS, DIRECTOR, GLOBAL FOREST WATCHFRED STOLLE, SENIOR ASSOCIATE, GLOBAL FOREST WATCH
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PANEL DISCUSSION
Leo Bottrill, MoabiCrystal Davis, World Resources Institute
Patrick Houdry, AirbusFred Stolle, World Resources Institute
Ken MacDicken, Food and Agriculture Organization (Moderator)
@globalforests#WRIatWFC