Restoration opportunities assessment methodology roam the restoration opportunities assessment methodology roam, produced by iucn and the world resources institute wri, provides a flexible and affordable framework for countries to rapidly identify and analyse areas that are primed for forest landscape restoration flr and to identify specific priority areas at a national or. Because emissions from deforestation account for 65 percent of brazils total ghg emissions from 1990 to 2014, brazils climate. This data set was produced through a collaboration between the car ministry of water, forests, hunting, and fishing mefcp and wri. The world resources institute wri is currently piloting the global forest watch water platform for use by civil society groups in india and indonesia. Fund, and 90 forest experts, wri developed a first map of frontier forest areas, assembling in one place unprecedented locationspecific information on current and future threats to forest integrity. Managed forest concessions global forest watch open data portal. Beta todd gartner senior associate, wri world water week, stockholm august 30, 2016. Use gfws public api and open source code to create custom applications. Cait historic explore historic greenhouse gas emissions. More than 1 billion people depend on forests for their livelihoods. Brazil has great potential to sustainably develop the products of its biodiversity, including timber and nontimber products. Today, funding comes from many sources, including private foundations, corporations. Cait climate data explorer has begun migrating features to climate watch, a new online climate data platform designed to empower policymakers, researchers, media and other stakeholders with the climate data, visualizations and resources they need to gather insights on national and global progress on climate change. This tool represents a first attempt to unpack the sustainable finance commitments made by the largest privatesector.
It estimates changes in agricultural production, greenhouse gas ghg emissions, and landuse demands over time, which result both from changes in demand for agricultural products. Global data on the drivers of tree cover loss, developed by wri and the sustainability consortium and updated this week on global forest watch, shows that agriculture is the main culprit. Results from timeseries analysis of landsat images in characterizing global forest extent and change from 2000 through 2014. Global forest watchfires gfwfires is a dynamic online forest monitoring and fire alert.
Forest watcher is a mobile application designed to bring the dynamic online forest monitoring and alert systems of global forest watch gfw offline and into the field. Global forest watch gfw is an online platform that provides nearrealtime. Forma is now available for visualization, analysis, and download at gfw. Global forest watch state of global forests presentation offering new insight to forest change around the world. Trees are defined as vegetation taller than 5m in height and are expressed as a percentage per output grid cell as 2000 percent tree cover. World resources institute wri global forest watch uses cutting edge technology and science to provide the timeliest and most precise information about the status of forest landscapes worldwide, including nearrealtime alerts showing suspected locations of recent tree cover loss.
Forest watcher the forest watcher mobile app brings the dynamic online forest monitoring and alert systems of global forest watch offline and into the field. Forest monitoring designed for action global forest watch. May, 2010 presented in short interconnected essays, the global forest draws from ancient storytelling traditions to present an unforgettable work of natural history. We are committed to making this data publicly available. The fire information for resource management system firms delivers global modisderived hotspots and fire locations. This project is focused on developing global tree cover change data products based. Wris global forest watch initiative uses the most advanced satellite data and crowdsourced information to track deforestation throughout the world in nearrealtime. Protected areas datasets data world resources institute. Macarthur foundation supplied a large initial grant. Jan 23, 2014 global forest watch gfw is a new initiative that mobilizes satellite technology, open data, and human networks to provide timely information on the state of the worlds forests. Add gfw data to your own online gfwstyle interactive map using mapbuilder. This data set attempts to distinguish tree plantations from natural forest for. Human society and the global economy are inextricably linked to forests.
The partnership provides the information and tools to strengthen restoration efforts around the world and builds support for forest landscape restoration with decisionmakers and opinionformers, both at local and international levels. The active fire locations represent the center of a 1kilometer pixel that is flagged by the mod14myd14 fire and thermal anomalies algorithm as containing one or more fires within the pixel. The wdpa is a joint initiative of the iucn and unepwcmc to compile. Toward a global baseline of carbon storage in collective lands. Wri relies on rigorous data to inform our research products and innovative solutions. Results from timeseries analysis of landsat images characterizing forest extent and change. This document explains the underlying science and assumptions of natural infrastructure for water, describes data layers and information, documents data sources, and details the methodology used to generate watershed risk scores in global forest watch water. Global forest watch gfw is an online platform that provides nearrealtime data and tools for monitoring forests. This project is focused on developing global tree cover change data products based on landsat satellite imagery, which will be available for display and download on the global forest watch 2. Empowering people everywhere to track and respond to forest and land fires through an interactive online fire monitoring system with near realtime data. Despite decreased deforestation rates in some regions. Archive fires for indonesia data world resources institute. Cgd continues to work closely with wri on forest monitoring issues as part of our.
Read important updates and find answers to datarelated questions on gfws discussion forum. The current forestry economy is already responsible for 1 percent of the national gdp, with technology and space to grow. In this data, earth observation satellite data were used to map global forest loss 2. Global forest watch gfw is a new initiative that mobilizes satellite technology, open data, and human networks to provide timely information on the state of the worlds forests. Forest watcher allows users to easily access gfws forest change data on any mobile device, navigate to areas of detected change, and collect information about what they find, regardless of connectivity. An intact forest landscape ifl is a seamless mosaic of forest and naturally treeless ecosystems within the zone of current forest extent, which exhibit no remotely detected signs of human activity or habitat fragmentation and is large enough to maintain all native biological diversity, including viable populations of wideranging species. This indicator provides countrylevel estimates for 19902010 based on faostat, faos global forest resource assessment as well as geospatial information analysis, which are computed at tier 1 and approach 1 following the 2006 ipcc guidelines for national greenhouse gas inventories ipcc, 2006. In brazil, this forest deficit is known as an environmental liability or an area that must be reforested to comply with the current legislation. The globagriwrr model is a global agriculture and landuse accounting model. Republic of the congo ministry of mines and geology, world resources institute. Nigel sizer, global director of wris forests program, explains why. The restoration diagnostic world resources institute. Using a geographic information system, wri has developed a single global database and a.
We know there is a path to prosperity for all and a healthy environmentbut were not on it. Tree plantations global forest watch open data portal. David wheeler, now a cgd senior fellow emeritus, assembled and led a small team that created forma, which has since become a core component of the world resources institute wri global forest monitoring gfw. The world resources institute wri was founded in 1982, in washington, dc, as a nongovernmental, notforprofit organization.
The world database on protected areas wdpa is the most comprehensive global spatial data set on marine and terrestrial protected areas available. Writing courses wri resources institute wri is a global research nonprofit organization established in 1982 with funding from the macarthur foundation under the leadership of james gustave speth. Beresfordkroeger is an imaginative thinker who writes with the precision of a scientist and the lyricism of a poet. Global forest watch enables anyone to create custom maps, analyze forest trends, subscribe to alerts, or download data for their local area or the entire world. Download this story and lots more in computerworld s september digital magazine. Global forest watch glad umd glad university of maryland. Forest cover loss is defined as a standreplacement disturbance, or a change from a forest to nonforest state, during the period 20002018.
Forest monitoring for action forma uses satellite data to generate regularly updated online maps and alerts of tropical forest clearing. Contribute to wrigfw firesapp development by creating an account on github. World resources institute south dakota state university, 2009 the worlds forests remaining and lost 3. Global forest watch offers the latest data, technology and tools that empower people everywhere to better protect forests. Atlas of forest and landscape restoration opportunities. Rri is home to a global forest tenure database that currently includes 52 countries containing nearly 90 percent of the worlds forests. Quantification of global forest change has been lacking despite the recognized importance of forest ecosystem services. To do this, the restoration app will combine a suite of remote sensing technologies. For more information, see the interactive forest atlas for the republic of the congo. We were commissioned by the world resources institute to produce a launch trailer for global forest watch, a dynamic online forest monitoring and alert system that empowers people everywhere to better.
Most of the rest has been fragmented, leaving only about 15 percent intact. The case study will inform a broader evaluation of the global forest watch platform managed by the world resources institute wri. Visit the how to portal to learn how to make the most of gfws open data. Through the small grants opportunity, wri provides financial and technical support to use gfw water to enrich ongoing forest restoration or watershed management research, advocacy, and fieldwork. Monitor areas of interest, view deforestation and fires alerts, navigate to a point to investigate, and collect information about what you. Anyone can also contribute to gfw by sharing data and stories from the ground via gfws crowdsourcing tools. In brazil, this forest deficit is known as an environmental liability or an area that must be. Forest watcher allows users to easily access gfws forest change data on any mobile device, navigate to areas of detected change, and collect information about what they find.
Umd will work with wri and its partners and contractors to make the system. On a more general level, we identify policies needed to enhance sustainability of forest use. Global forest watch gfw adalah inisiatif baru yang mengerahkan teknologi satelit, data bebas, serta jaringan manusia untuk menyediakan informasi tepat waktu mengenai keadaan hutan di. World resources institute south dakota state university, 2009 the worlds forests remaining and lost 2. Users can also contribute to gfw by sharing data and stories from the ground via gfws crowdsourcing tools, blogs, and discussion groups.
Wri is hiring a consultant to conduct a situational analysis and stakeholder mapping exercise as part of the exploratory phase of a qualitative case study on use of forest cover change data and information. Presented in short interconnected essays, the global forest draws from ancient storytelling traditions to present an unforgettable work of natural history. Contribute to wrigfw commoditiesapp development by creating an account on github. And forest ecosystems play a critical role in stabilizing the climate. Monitor areas of interest, view deforestation and fires alerts, navigate to a point to investigate, and collect information about what you find, regardless of connectivity. Forest monitoring for action center for global development. Does the world have lowcarbon bioenergy potential from the dedicated use of land.
The restoration app will monitor the recovery of vegetation e. Apr 17, 2015 global forest watch state of global forests presentation offering new insight to forest change around the world. Shifting course quickly and at scale is the challenge of our generation. Our more than 700 experts and staff work closely with leaders to turn big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and. Wri works with governments, businesses, and civil society to sustain forests for future generations. Browse and download data sets available from select wri websites and publications. The original map data were produced by the republic of the congo ministry of mines and geology with the support of the world resources institute. About the world resources institute wri wri is a global research organization that spans more than 50 countries, with offices in the united states, brazil, china, india, indonesia, mexico and more. According to wri research, 30 percent of global forest cover has been cleared, while another 20 percent has been degraded. The wris free app, global forest watch commodities, is a mapping tool that provides forestrelated data and.
Global forest watch gfw is free and simple to use, enabling anyone to create custom maps, analyze forest trends, subscribe to alerts, or download data for their local area or the entire world. Protected area data are provided via protected planet, the online interface for the world database on protected areas wdpa. Oct 28, 2019 forest watcher is a mobile application designed to bring the dynamic online forest monitoring and alert systems of global forest watch gfw offline and into the field. The global partnership on forest landscape restoration we believe that ideas transform landscapes. Our view of the world delivering impact at scale strategic plan 20182022 humanity stands at a critical point. David wheeler, now a cgd senior fellow emeritus, assembled and led a small team that created forma, which has since become a core component of the world resources institute wri global forest monitoring gfw platform launched. Our forests and landscape restoration initiative identifies ways to restore trees and productivity to deforested and degraded lands. We were commissioned by the world resources institute to produce a launch trailer for global forest watch, a dynamic online forest monitoring and alert system that empowers people everywhere to better manage forests. Never have we been so successful, yet never has this success been so threatened by our own actions.
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