REDD+ And Forest Monitoring Experience in East Africa...2a. Assessment of Land Use, Land Use Change Drivers, Forest Law, Policy and Governance 2b. REDD+ Strategy Options 2c. Implementation

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REDD+ And Forest Monitoring Experience in East Africa

Muyambi Fortunate

Principal Officer

Space Innovation, Technology Development and Acquisition

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CAPACITY FOR COPERNICUS REDD+ EXPERT STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP

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The East African Community (EAC)

The East African Community – EAC (the

Community), is the regional inter-

governmental organization of the

Republics of: Burundi; Kenya; Rwanda;

Uganda; Tanzania and South Sudan.

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Objective of the Community is to develop

policies and programs aimed at widening

and deepening co-operation among the

Partner States in political, economic,

social and cultural fields; research and

technology; defence; as well as security,

legal and judicial affairs – for their mutual

benefit.

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The East African Community Initiatives

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• Developing a Bioeconomy Strategy for Eastern Africa

(BiSEA) and Policy Agenda.

• Development of EAC region Space Strategy

complementing the African Space Strategy

• EAC Biomass Based Bioeconomy Assessment

• Establishment of the East Africa Regional Bioeconomy

Observatory

• Capacity building of National Forestry Authorities on use

of EO-based data in REDD+ mapping

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EASTECO REDD+ AND FOREST MONITORING

Working with National Forestry Authorities in:

• Biomass assessment at national and regional level

• Capacity building in REDD+ using EO-based and field

measurement data.

• Carbon Stocks and Emissions loss from deforestation

and degradation

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REDD+ AND FOREST MONITORING

REDD+ in EAC Countries are guided by UNFCCC Focal

points in respective ministries.

There is REDD+ National Steering committee at National

Forestry Authorities.

The REDD+ National Steering Committee are also

responsible for MRV component too.

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REDD+ AND FOREST MONITORING IN EAC REGION

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(a) Reducing emissions from deforestation;

(b) Reducing emissions from forest degradation;

(c) Conservation of forest carbon stocks;

(d) Sustainable management of forests;

(e) Enhancement of forest carbon stocks;

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REDD+ Readiness Process

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R-PP Components R-PP Sub-components

1. Readiness Organization and Consultation

1a. National REDD+ Management Arrangements

1b. Consultation, Participation, and Outreach

2. REDD+ Strategy Preparation

2a. Assessment of Land Use, Land Use Change Drivers, Forest Law, Policy and Governance

2b. REDD+ Strategy Options

2c. Implementation FrameworkBenefit Sharing Arrangements for REDD+ Programme.ii. Strategic Environmental and Social Management framework.iii. Feedback and Grievances Redress Mechanisms for implementation of REDD+ Strategy.iv. Stakeholder’s Participatory structures at national and sub-national levels.2d. Social and Environmental Impacts

3. Reference Emissions Level/Reference Levels

4. Monitoring Systems for Forests and Safeguards

4a. National Forest Monitoring System

4b. Information System for Multiple Benefits, Other Impacts, Governance, and Safeguards

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REDD+ AND MRV FOREST MONITORING

Forest Monitoring and REDD+ Service Components.

• Estimating forest degradation

• Estimating forest deforestation

• Estimating carbon emissions

National MRV system

• Activity data assessment

• Emission factor estimation and

• Greenhouse gas reporting

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The Global Forest Change (GFC) product provides estimates of global tree cover and tree coverchanges on an annual basis from 2000 through 2014 based on Landsat satellite imagery(Hansen et al. 2013). It shows significant differences to the national data in terms of treecover/forest cover, but similar trends in terms of tree cover loss/forest cover loss.

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Forest inventories in Uganda:

1) National Biomass Study (NBS),

2) Stock assessment inventories (Exploratory Inventory and

Integrated Stock Survey),

3) Permanent Sample Plot (PSP) for growth and yield

monitoring, and

4) Special purpose inventories (e.g., biodiversity, carbon

assessment and research studies).

Uganda Forestry Inventory

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Uganda Forestry Inventory

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Uganda Carbon Process

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Hot Spot Carbon Mapping at District Level

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Uganda Carbon Process

Plot AvDBH(cm)

Height(m)

Av.Crowndiameter

Av.Volume(cubic.cm)

LnWetweight

WetWeight (kg)

Dry Weight(Biomass)

Carbon Carbon/ha(kg)

Carbon/ha(Tonnes)

1 32.39 13.63 6.13 0.72 50.31 7073.05 3536.53 1768.26 44206.59 44.21

2 26.50 17.30 7.65 0.80 58.80 9224.24 4612.12 2306.06 57651.47 57.65

3 18.62 14.89 2.91 0.21 116.55 4598.88 2299.44 1149.72 28742.98 28.74

4 28.58 14.33 7.58 1.28 69.25 21750.07 10875.03 5437.52 135937.91 135.94

5 20.65 14.31 4.03 0.25 88.18 4022.65 2011.33 1005.66 25141.59 25.14

6 28.86 15.88 8.56 0.67 50.58 6697.08 3348.54 1674.27 41856.74 41.86

7 20.56 32.00 1.93 0.60 120.52 5835.61 2917.80 1458.90 36472.54 36.47

8 24.18 14.45 5.91 0.34 64.92 4186.30 2093.15 1046.57 26164.35 26.16

9 28.35 26.00 12.17 0.68 79.44 10390.61 5195.31 2597.65 64941.33 64.94

10 27.35 12.89 11.89 0.44 57.06 6477.91 3238.96 1619.48 40486.94 40.49

11 19.78 23.63 3.44 0.34 88.22 4144.64 2072.32 1036.16 25904.02 25.90

12 54.61 21.87 11.40 0.52 95.23 10543.96 5271.98 2635.99 65899.73 65.90

13 29.40 16.69 7.92 1.09 79.21 20873.95 10436.98 5218.49 130462.21 130.46

14 23.17 19.79 4.74 0.48 109.02 7448.40 3724.20 1862.10 46552.52 46.55

15 267.06 14.53 6.18 0.84 99.35 14896.81 7448.40 3724.20 93105.04 93.11

16 23.89 14.81 4.97 0.40 91.55 6646.84 3323.42 1661.71 41542.76 41.54

Total 905.07

Average AG Carbon/ha (Tonnes) 56.57

AGB Carbon/ha (tonnes) 56.57

Total AG

Carbon for Nakasongola (Tonnes)

20,275,619

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Landcover

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Deforestation and Degradation

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Carbon Density

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CHALLENGES

Capacity building using EO-based in REDD+

• Biomass assessment at national and regional level

• Carbon Stocks and Emissions loss from deforestation

and degradation

Access to Sentinel data in Africa still limited despite

GMES &Africa.

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MUITO OBRIGADO

Thank you

MERCI