The contribution of Suriname’s NFMS to BC NDC · World atlas of mangroves. Earthscan, London, UK 50978 FRA 2015 report on mangrove area 2010 (based on preliminary vegetation map

The contribution of Suriname’s NFMS to BC NDC

Cindyrella Kasanpawiro

Blue Carbon Workshop, 24-26th of september 2019Merida, Mexico

Content- Introduction- The National Forest Monitoring

System- Mangrove forest cover- Status NDC of Suriname- Next steps

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IntroductionCountry profile

Capital Paramaribo

Official language Dutch

Land surface 16.4 million ha (164,000 km2)

Population 530,000

Culture Very diverse population

GDP contribution of

forestry

1.9%

Forest cover 93% (15.3 Million ha.)

Forest

occurrences/capita

28 ha

Deforestation rate 0,02-0,1% (period 2000-2017)

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National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS)

NFMS ➢ SLMS = Satellite Land Monitoring

System

➢ NFI = National Forest Inventory

➢ CBM = Community Based Monitoring

➢ SFISS = Sustainable Forestry

Information System Suriname

➢ NRTM = Near Real Time Monitoring

Mangrove NFI

Monitoring

mangrove forest4

NFMS - Satellite Land Monitoring System-Deforestation maps

Deforestation rate in

the different periods

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LULC maps period 2000- 2015LULC classification 2015

NFMS - Satellite Land Monitoring System - LULC maps

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Data Source Area(ha)

UNEP- Global Distribution of Mangroves –USGS 1997-2000 74552

SarVision – Forest Cover Map 2010 40238

Teunissen – Ecosystem Map 1978 55506

Spalding, M., Kainuma, M. and Collins, L. 2010. World atlas of mangroves.

Earthscan, London, UK

50978

FRA 2015 report on mangrove area 2010 (based on preliminary vegetation map of

CELOS/Narena)

114400

Study on the dynamics of the coastline and the relationship to mangrove using

Remote Sensing (1984-2014) by V.Moe Soe Let

32989

NFMS - Satellite Land Monitoring System - Mangrove forest cover

Mangrove baseline needed

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Data Source Area(ha)

UNEP- Global Distribution of Mangroves –USGS 1997-2000 74552

SarVision – Forest Cover Map 2010 40238

Teunissen – Ecosystem Map 1978 55506

Spalding, M., Kainuma, M. and Collins, L. 2010. World atlas of mangroves.

Earthscan, London, UK

50978

FRA 2015 report on mangrove area 2010 (based on preliminary vegetation map of

CELOS/Narena)

114400

Study on the dynamics of the coastline and the relationship to mangrove using

Remote Sensing (1984-2014) by V.Moe Soe Let

32989

NFMS - Satellite Land Monitoring System - Mangrove forest cover

Mangrove baseline needed

Forest cover Suriname is 93%Mangrove is 0.4% of the forest cover.

NFMS - Satellite Land Monitoring System - Mangrove forest cover

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Forest cover Suriname is 93%Mangrove is 0.4% of the forest cover.

NFMS - Satellite Land Monitoring System - Mangrove forest cover

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➢ Emission factors based on pilot NFI and other plot data in collaboration

with the University of Suriname, CELOS and CATIE;

➢ NFI in Mangrove including “blue carbon” and biodiversity assessments by

multiple institutions;

➢ Harmonize NFI protocol in Amazon region.

NFMS – National Forest Inventory

NFMS – National Forest Inventory- Mangrove forest

Categories blue carbon pool

1. The living, aboveground biomass of red, black and white

mangroves;

2. The non-living, aboveground biomass of standing dead

mangroves;

3. Soil carbon pool.

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Fieldwork parameters:

- Tree tagging

- DBH measurements >= 10 cm

- Tree height estimation

- Tree health and stem quality estimates

- Dead wood measurements

- Regeneration

- Soil sampling

- Pneumatophores sampling

- Camera trap placement

- Bird watching

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NFMS – National Forest Inventory- Mangrove forest

Biodiversity measurements:- Mammals: measured through cameratraps- Birds: line transect (by sight and by hearing) - Floristic: by observations and measurements of abundance

Aramus guarauna

Abundance measurements of Krape wiwiri

(Batis maritima )

Foot print of a Puma (Puma concolor). Myiodinastes maculatus

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NFMS – National Forest Inventory- Mangrove forest

Results: Mangrove forest cover using remote sensing

Commewijne Coronie Marowijne Nickerie Paramaribo Saramacca Wanica

Area (ha) 20660 8836 13150 16684 789 29809 327

% Total 22.9 9.8 14.6 18.5 0.87 33.0 0.36

Nickerie

Coronie Saramacca

Wanica

Commewijne

ParamariboMarowijne

Total area mangrove ca. 89.000 haMangrove distribution in 2018

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Nickerie Coronie Saramacca

Wanica

Commewijne

Paramaribo

Marowijne

Commewijne Coronie Marowijne Nickerie Paramaribo Saramacca Wanica

Area Mangro

(ha)

7320 975 310 1000 543 5740 10

Area Parwa (ha) 13376 7940 12965 15935 254 24117 327

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Results: Mangrove forest cover using remote sensing

Dynamical coastal process of mangrove increment and decrement● Linked to the ca. 33-year mudflow cycle (Anthony, 2010;

Augustinus,1980)

● Coastal instability due to trade-wind generated waves (Walcker, 2010)

● Coastline behaviour differs depending on the locations (de Jong, 2015).

Gain (Ha ) Loss (Ha)

1988-2000 23900 21575

2000-2005 12950 14098

2005-2010 12808 14685

2010-2018 19062 16294

Total mangrove area per year

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Results: Mangrove forest cover using remote sensing Historical analyses

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Status NDC for Suriname➢ Suriname delivered an INDC in 2015➢ No mitigation targets formulated yet➢ Suriname is in the process of developing a NDC:

Stakeholders consultations are ongoing at the moment➢ The mangrove forest can be seen as a mitigation as well as

an adaptation strategy. ○ Mitigation: Suriname is a HFLD country (93% forest cover)○ Adaptation: Suriname is also a low-lying country vulnerable for

the impacts of sea level rise. Protection of the mangrove is an adaptation strategy

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Next steps

- Biomass mapping - carbon mangrove forest cover;

- Mangrove specific allometric research;

- Update the mangrove carbon stock in FREL;

- Learn from other countries in order to produce BC NDC for

Suriname.

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Thank you!

Gracias!

Ds. Martin Luther Kingweg pc. no 283 Tel:483131| Fax: 483051E-mail:[email protected] Website: www.sbbsur.comFacebook: Stichting voor Bosbeheer en BostoezichtGeoportaal: www.gonini.org

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