Forest and Landscape Restoration Asia

Data and Tools

A gateway to useful FLR knowledge tools and platforms, such as geospatial platforms and various databases, with links to guidelines and examples. 

Type of data/tool

Geospatial planning
FERM Geospatial Platform

Purpose: Find geospatial data on biophysical and socio-economic aspects.

Short Guidelines; Tutorials; Manuals:

  1. Guidance on using the Framework for Ecosystem Restoration Monitoring (FERM) Platform

Geospatial planning
HiH Initiative Geospatial Platform

Purpose: Find geospatial data on biophysical and socio-economic aspects.

Short Guidelines; Tutorials; Manuals:

1. Quick Start Guide

Geospatial planning
Atlas of Forest Landscape Restoration Opportunities

Purpose: Maps in this atlas represent global approximation of the extent and location of the opportunities for forest landscape restoration

Short Guidelines; Tutorials; Manuals:

  1. Introduction

Geospatial planning
Climate Smart Restoration Tool

Purpose: Provide information on seed collection and transfer of native plants.

Short Guidelines; Tutorials; Manuals:

1. CSRT User Guide

Geospatial planning
Forest Landscape Integrity Index Map

Purpose: Integrates data on observed and inferred forest pressures and lost forest connectivity.

Short Guidelines; Tutorials; Manuals:

Geospatial planning
Google Earth Engine

Purpose: To detect changes, map trends, and quantify differences on the Earth's surface.

Short Guidelines; Tutorials; Manuals:

  1. Google Earth Engine 101 Part 1  
  2. Get Started with Earth Engine

Geospatial planning
WePlan - Forests

Purpose: WePlan - Forests is a decision support platform for tropical and subtropical forest ecosystem restoration planning that aims to maximise the climate change mitigation, biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation benefits arising from forest restoration.

Short Guidelines; Tutorials; Manuals:

  1. WePlan - Forests Module

Geospatial planning
SEPAL

Purpose: Data can be created and analyzed for any place on Earth (eg. land use maps, analyze time series, run change detection). Within SEPAL there is an application called se.plan which can be used for restoration planning and decisions.

Short Guidelines; Tutorials; Manuals:

  1. Cookbook
  2. Se.plan Guide