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Program OverviewMoses Jackson US Forest Service, Office of International Programs

OVERVIEW1. What is SilvaCarbon?

2. What does SilvaCarbon do?

3. Who is involved in SilvaCarbon?

4. Where does SilvaCarbon work?

5. Examples from the Andean Amazon

6. Current work and strategy

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WHAT IS SILVACARBON?

A technical cooperation program of the US Government to build capacity worldwide in measuring, monitoring, and managing forest and terrestrial carbon.

Key characteristics:

• Interagency: provides integrated support from multiple US agencies

• Needs-based: fills technical capacity gaps, serves as a flexible science delivery tool

• Collaborative: facilitates cooperation at national, regional, and international scales

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Impact

Activities

Outputs

Outcomes

Impact

Activities

Outputs

Outcomes

Partner countries generate and effectively use improved information related to forest and terrestrial carbon, contributing to low-emission development and climate change mitigation

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Overarching GoalOverarching Goal

WHAT IS SILVACARBON?

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Provides technical support to assist countries to develop national forest monitoring systems (NFMS) that are robust, cost-effective, and tailored to their needs

NFMS produce vital information on forest change, including forest carbon change, essential for:

Improving decision-making in the land sector

Participating in REDD+

Fulfilling emissions reductions commitments

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WHAT DOES SILVACARBON DO?

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Remote Sensing•Analysis and

acquisition of spatial data on landscape change

Forest Inventory•Design and

implementation of ground-based forest surveys

GHG Inventory•Estimation and

reporting of GHG emissions from the land sector

INTEGRATIONINTEGRATION

Remote Sensing•Analysis and

acquisition of spatial data on landscape change

Forest Inventory•Design and

implementation of ground-based forest surveys

GHG Inventory•Estimation and

reporting of GHG emissions from the land sector

INTEGRATION

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Capacity-Building Focal AreasCapacity-Building Focal Areas


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Technical AssistanceTechnical Assistance WorkshopsWorkshops Study ToursStudy Tours

South-South ExchangeSouth-South Exchange Tools & GuidanceTools & GuidanceApplied ResearchApplied Research

Capacity-Building ActivitiesCapacity-Building Activities

U.S. Government Technical Agencies

Country Partners

Global Forest Observations Initiative

Other Partners


Country Partners


Other Partners

U.S. Agency for

International Development

(USAID)

U.S. Department

of State

U.S. Forest Service (USFS)

U.S. Geological

Survey (USGS)

Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA)

National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA)

Smithsonian Institution


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Primary Funders Primary Implementers

WHO IS INVOLVED IN SILVACARBON?

COOPERATION

• Forestry departments• Mapping authorities• Space data agencies• REDD+ Units• NGOs• Universities

Country PartnersU.S. Government Technical Agencies

Country Partners


Other Partners


Country Partners


Other Partners

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• International consortium focused on increasing the use and availability of remote sensing data and tools for national level forest monitoring

• SilvaCarbon is the primary US contribution to GFOI

• SilvaCarbon co-leads the GFOI Capacity-Building component with FAO

Global Forest Observations Initiative ( )U.S. Government Technical Agencies

Country Partners


Other Partners


Country Partners


Other Partners

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Sylvia Wilson, USGS

• Academia (e.g. University of Maryland, Boston University)

• Other donors and multilaterals (e.g. FAO, UN-REDD, World Bank, GIZ)

• NGOs (e.g. World Resources Institute)

• Companies

Other PartnersU.S. Government Technical Agencies

Country Partners


Other Partners


Country Partners


Other Partners

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Matt Hansen,UMD

US Global Climate Change InitiativeUS Global Climate Change InitiativeEnhancing Capacity for Low-Emission Development Strategies ProgramEnhancing Capacity for Low-Emission Development Strategies Program

Sustainable Landscapes ProgramSustainable Landscapes Program

USG SUPPORT

SilvaCarbon ProgramSilvaCarbon Program

Steering CommitteeSteering Committee

USAIDUSAID State Dept.State Dept. USFSUSFS USGSUSGS EPAEPA NASANASA NOAANOAA SmithsonianSmithsonian

Group on Earth Observations (GEO)Group on Earth Observations (GEO)USAUSAAustraliaAustraliaNorwayNorway FAOFAO CEOSCEOS

Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI)

Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI)

Other PartnersOther Partners

PARTNERS

ResearchResearchGlobal ProgramGlobal Program

Country/Regional ProgramsCountry/Regional Programs

Bangladesh Program

Bangladesh Program

Vietnam ProgramVietnam Program

Latin America & Caribbean

Program

Latin America & Caribbean

Program

South & Southeast

Asia Program

South & Southeast

Asia Program

Africa Programs

Africa Programs

SilvaCarbonTechnical Team

AcademiaAcademia

Other Donors & MultilateralsOther Donors & Multilaterals

Country PartnersCountry Partners

Cooperation with other USG partners:• NASA-SERVIR• USAID Missions• Climate Fellows• SWAMP

Cooperation with other USG partners:• NASA-SERVIR• USAID Missions• Climate Fellows• SWAMP


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Latin America& the CaribbeanCosta RicaDominican Rep.El SalvadorGuatemalaHondurasNicaraguaPanama

ColombiaEcuadorPeru

AFRICACameroonDem. Rep. of CongoRep. of CongoGabonMozambique

AsiaBangladeshCambodiaIndonesiaLao PDRNepalPhilippines ThailandVietnam

23 tropical forested countries in FY17

WHERE DOES SILVACARBON WORK?

Mixture of regional, bilateral, and global-level programming, depending on needs and opportunities

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WHERE DOES SILVACARBON WORK?

Africa Programs – mainly bilateral

Asia Regional Program – mainly regional, some bilateral

Bangladesh Program – bilateral, funded by USAID Mission

Vietnam Program – bilateral

Latin America Program – regional + bilateral

Global Program – global-level activities, coordination

Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru are each developing Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) systems for REDD+

• They have different capacities and contexts, but face similar challenges and can leverage similar tools and techniques

• SilvaCarbon works with all 3 countries to build MRV capacity through bilateral and regional technical support

• Activities are coordinated by a USFS climate scientist based in Lima

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Peru

Ecuador

Colombia

Craig Wayson, PhDTechnical Advisor

SILVACARBON IN THE ANDEAN AMAZONILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES

Direct Technical AssistanceBased on Colombia’s identified needs, USFS organized two-month technical detail by a forest inventory expert to assist with the redesign of the national forest inventory

Direct Technical AssistanceBased on Colombia’s identified needs, USFS organized two-month technical detail by a forest inventory expert to assist with the redesign of the national forest inventory

Regional WorkshopsUSGS organized GFOI workshop to showcase forest monitoring tools & approaches, identify country needs, and build the regional community of experts

Regional WorkshopsUSGS organized GFOI workshop to showcase forest monitoring tools & approaches, identify country needs, and build the regional community of experts

South-South CooperationWith SilvaCarbon, Peru and Ecuador collaborated with Colombia on its NFI redesign, and Colombia shared its mapping protocols with Ecuador and Peru

South-South CooperationWith SilvaCarbon, Peru and Ecuador collaborated with Colombia on its NFI redesign, and Colombia shared its mapping protocols with Ecuador and Peru

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Global EngagementUSFS and USGS co-organized an international forum to share new researchfindings with the global forest monitoring community, including country partners

Global EngagementUSFS and USGS co-organized an international forum to share new researchfindings with the global forest monitoring community, including country partners

University PartnershipsUSGS partnered with the University of Maryland to work with all three countries to implement UMD’s forest mapping system, and provide related tools and training

University PartnershipsUSGS partnered with the University of Maryland to work with all three countries to implement UMD’s forest mapping system, and provide related tools and training


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Colombia was able to generate estimates of forest cover change annually for the first time, and developed an improved national forest inventory plan

Ecuador completed its first national forest inventory, and its first forest-change map for an area typically covered by clouds

Peru finalized its first large-scale forest-change map, and is completing the first phase of its national forest inventory


Results achieved with SilvaCarbon technical support:

• Strategic priorities include:

• Fostering transparency in forest/terrestrial carbon data

• Expanding beyond forests/REDD+ to the landscape scale

• Helping countries meet their national and international GHG commitments

• Strengthening national monitoring systems to address multiple objectives

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CURRENT WORK

CURRENT WORK

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FY17 Work Plan Activities, by Country/Region and OutcomeOUTCOME 1 OUTCOME 2 OUTCOME 3 TOTAL

# of activities Enhanced capacity to measure/ monitor/report landscape carbon

Enhanced use of data in decision & policy making

Strengthened cooperation & agreement

Asia Regional 7 2 4 13Vietnam 10 1 3 14Bangladesh* - - - 19Cameroon 7 - 1 8ROC 2 - 1 3DRC 2 - 1 3Gabon 2 - - 2Mozambique 1 - 1 2Central America 4 - 2 6Andean Amazon 2 - 4 6Global Program 9 - 12 21

* The Bangladesh Program contributes to separate, complementary Outcomes developed in collaboration with USAID/Bangladesh and FAO 97

SILVACARBONFOLLOW-UP INFO

SilvaCarbon Spotlight e-newsletter: http://goo.gl/sSGDFL SilvaCarbon website: www.silvacarbon.org (under development)

USFS & USGS Global Program contacts:• Alex Moad, [email protected]• Sasha Gottlieb, [email protected]• Moses Jackson, [email protected]• Sylvia Wilson, [email protected]

QUANTIFYING MANGROVE BIOMASS AND CARBON STOCKS

SWAMP provides management agencies, policy makers, and scientists with credible scientific information needed to make sound decisions relating to the role of tropical wetlands in climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies.

Sustainable Wetlands Adaptation and Mitigation Program (SWAMP)

Reference Source:

Kauffman, J.B. and Donato, D.C. 2012 Protocols for the measurement, monitoring and reporting of structure, biomass and carbon stocks in mangrove forests. Working Paper 86. CIFOR, Bogor, Indonesia.

The SWAMP Protocol



27 countries

SWAMP Follow-Up Info

USFS Global Contacts• Beth Lebow, [email protected]• Alex Moad, [email protected]• Sasha Gottlieb, [email protected]• Moses Jackson, [email protected]

Website• http://www.cifor.org/swamp/


Climate Fellows ProgramPeer-to-Peer Technical Collaboration

Program Overview

Climate Fellows Program

WHAT IS THE CLIMATE FELLOW PROGRAM?

The Climate Fellows program places US technical experts within ministries in partner countries to provide long-term, hands-on assistance on climate-related work areas

• Responds to national needs, including REDD+ readiness and other sustainable landscape efforts

• Fellows serve for approximately 2 years in-country

• Funded by US Department of State, implemented by US Forest Service

WHO ARE THE CLIMATE FELLOWS?• Forest Service technical experts in different fields related to REDD+

• Geospatial Analysis• Forest Monitoring• Forest Ecology• GHG Emissions Estimation

• Fellows work directly with/in government offices responsible for REDD+ and related initiatives


WHERE HAVE CLIMATE FELLOWS WORKED?

Zambia

PhilippinesCosta Rica


Coming soon…

Amanda Whitehurst

• Remote Sensing Expert

• Worked with the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) and Forest Management Bureau (FMB)

• September 2014 -November 2016

Darren Johnson

• Forest Ecologist

• Worked with the Zambia Environmental Management Agency(ZEMA)

• August 2014 –August 2016

Randy Hamilton

• Geospatial Advisor

• Works with the National Fund for Forest Financing (FONAFIFO)

• January 2015 - present

Costa Rica Zambia Philippines



Climate Fellows Follow-Up Info

USFS Global Contacts• Alex Moad, [email protected]• Sasha Gottlieb, [email protected]• Moses Jackson, [email protected]

USFS Costa Rica Program Manager• Ingrid Swenson, [email protected]

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