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

FRA

UNFCCC

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

FRA UNFCCC

%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 ?

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removals

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fire area

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industrial developing

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consistent reporting ?consistent reporting ?

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use of BEF ?use of BEF ?

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FRA

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forest assessment in NAIforest assessment in NAI9%

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field sampling

detail mappingw. sampling

detail mapping

mapping < 250000

expert estimate

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NAI: emissions from forest NAI: emissions from forest conversion conversion

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FRA

• 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

FRA

UNFCCC

value of NFRA informationvalue of NFRA information

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NFRA: maximizing cost/benefit

FRA

UNFCCC

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

UNFCCC

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

FRAUNFCCC

ConclusionsConclusions

• manymany birds with one stone ! birds with one stone !

Thank you !Thank you !