Open Foris is an innovative, open-source software that helps countries measure, monitor and report on forests and land use, paving the way for improved climate change mitigation plans and more informed land-use policies. Accurate information is crucial for the sustainable management of natural resources. In collaboration with many countries and partners, FAO, with support from UN-REDD, NICFI, BMU-IKI, Finland and other donors, developed Open Foris to meet the urgent need for systems that enable accurate, yet cost-effective monitoring, reporting and verification of forest and other land cover. Open Foris tools are helping more than 30,000 people across 180 countries collect, analyse...

A key pillar of the Paris Agreement is the Enhanced Transparency Framework which aims to raise ambitions for climate action through transparent country reporting. For forests, open and transparent data has enabled forest and climate action under REDD+ through the development of National Forest Monitoring Systems (NFMS). In light of the climate emergency, it is time to scale up efforts toward accurate, open and transparent forest data, to catalyse higher ambitions under REDD+ and the Paris Agreement. A multi-purpose NFMS can provide transparent, reliable, relevant, accessible and sustainable forest data as articulated in FAO’s Voluntary Guidelines for National Forest Monitoring. The...

Únase a nuestro seminario web “Intercambio de Experiencias de Gestión Forestal Comunitaria en América Latina” Fecha: 13 de octubre Hora: 10 a.m. hora de Panamá; 11 a.m.hora de Nueva York; 5 p.m. hora de Roma; 10 p.m. hora de Bangkok Por favor regístrese aquí URL de la reunión: https://fao.zoom.us/j/98867103022?from=msft (Código de acceso: 377368) Idioma: Español   Los bosques son el hogar del 80 por ciento de la vida en la tierra, y con una asombrosa variedad de criaturas, grandes y pequeñas. Incluso las criaturas más pequeñas juegan un papel crucial para sostener la vida, permitiendo que los árboles y todas las demás plantas remarcables crezcan. Hoy en día esta biodiversidad...

Hace tres años, entró en vigencia el Acuerdo de Paris, y con él, un compromiso global de limitar el incremento de la temperatura promedio mundial. Para cumplir con este objetivo, los países han presentado sus Contribuciones Determinadas a Nivel Nacional (NDC, por su sigla en inglés), las cuales constituyen la base para la adopción de medidas bajo el Acuerdo de Paris. Los bosques tienen el potencial de contribuir con aproximadamente un cuarto del total de las reducciones de emisiones deseadas. Al reconocer este hecho, muchos países en desarrollo han emprendido el camino para reducir las emisiones derivadas de la deforestación y...

  Date: Wednesday 23 September 2020 Time: 14:30 - 15:30 CEST Registration here Languages: French and English French version of the announcement: bit.ly/CBIT_DRC_fr    In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as in many other African countries, the reduction of emissions from deforestation and forest degradation is a major national strategic priority. Previously, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has had limited technical capacity to produce and utilize data necessary for monitoring forest cover and changes. Since then, the country has established a national forest monitoring system (NFMS) to promote sustainable forest management practices and to take informed policy decisions on reducing forest loss. The FAO elearning Academy webinar...