Summary Report and Presentations from an international dialogue on Satellite data and monitoring systems for REDD+

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) organized a professional workshop on satellite data and methods for deforestation and forest degradation monitoring on 5 October 2012 in Bonn, Germany. This event was preceded by a technical side event on 4 October 2012 organized by DLR. Experts from science, satellite data and service providers such as RapidEye and Astrium as well as international institutions such as the French AFD, FAO, World Bank and WWF participated in the event. A series of lectures gave an overview of available data and methods for satellite-based monitoring systems. Working groups discussed accuracy, availability, usability, cost, etc. and shared their experiences and best practices.  Further information, including the programme, presentations and a summary report.

Emissions and removals from land-use, land use change and forestry activities in a post-Kyoto regime - quantitative analysis of a framework for reducing deforestation (2322 kB)
Note: The main text of this report is in English, only the title and a 20 page summary are in German.

The final report of a German research project on REDD discusses data availability and methodological questions, especially for six countries (Brazil, Congo (Brazzaville), Indonesia, Madagascar, Papua New Guinea, Peru).