COFO, GEF Side Event

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The National Forest Inventory of Brazil
Strengthening National Policy and Knowledge
Frameworks in Support of Sustainable Management
of Brazil's Forest Resources
Process and Partnerships
COFO, GEF Side Event Rome,19 March 2009 Mohamed
Saket
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Brazil Forest resources
Brazil Area 8,5 M km2 Forests 4.6 M km2
(56) Population 200 M
Biomes of Brazil
Amazônia 49 () 341,639,123 ha forests
Caatinga 10 20,142,800 ha
Cerrado 24 75,194,349 ha
Pantanal 2 766,200 ha
Mata Atlânica 13 23,090,000 ha
Pampa 2 959,105 ha
12 of the global forest area
Number of Tree Species 7,800
() MMA/Probio, 2006, FRA2005
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• Brazilian Forest Service (BFS) created in 2006
  (Forest Law, 2006)
• Forest Law, 2006 defines modalities for forest
  resource management

• Technical Committee for design and development
  new National Forest Inventory (CT-IFN/BR) 10
  Scientists
• SFB/Ministry of Environment (2)
• Federal University of Santa Maria (1)
• Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1)
• Federal University de Parana (1)
• Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
  (IBGE) (1)
• Embrapa Florestas (4)

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NFI process

• Workshop 1 Launching of the NFI process
  (Curitiba, October 2005)
• Scoping of the NFI project
• Thematic meetings Sampling, remote sensing/GIS,
  planted forests, etc
• Workshop 2 Presentation of the Draft project
  (November 2006)
• Adjustments to approach
• Study Tours and Regional Workshops
• Guadalajara, Mexico to attend workshop on NFI
  methodologies and NFI Mexico
• Study tour in US - USFIA
• Various Technical Meetings

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FAO Support to NFI Brazil

• FAO participated in both workshops
• 5 scientists from CT-IFN/BR visited NFI Mexico
  attended regional workshop on NFI methodologies
• FAO (TCP) Establishing methodological basis and
  building partnerships for Brazil's National
  Forest Inventory
• Test in on selected field plots in 5 biomes
  (Amazonia, Cerrado Pantanal, Caatinga and Mata
  Atlantica)
• Landscape analysis based on RS sampling
  (Systematic grid 40km x 40km plot size 10km x
  10 km)
• Timeframe January 2008 2009
• Expected Results
• Tested, adjusted and validated NFI approach to
  NFI (sampling design, RS, organization and
  partnership)

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GEF Support to NFI Brazil
Project Title Strengthening National Policy and
Knowledge Frameworks in Support of Sustainable
Management of Brazil's Forest Resources

• GEF approved PIF prepared jointly by SFB and FAO
  submitted to GEF
• GEF endorsed/approved US150,000 PPG prepared
  jointly by FAO SFB
• Timeframe of PPG January December 2009
• SFB setting up the process at national level
  identification and recruitment of national
  consultants
• FAO identifying STA.
• Launching mission from FAO planned in 15-30 April
  Director of FOM and LTO
• Stakeholder workshop
• Set up the project team
• Secure engagement of national authority in MMA.

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Objectives of the Strengthening National Policy
and Knowledge Frameworks in Support of
Sustainable Management of Brazil's Forest
Resources

• Component 1 National framework for forest
  resource monitoring, analysis and decision making
• Component 2 Capacity building
• Component 3 Support to monitoring and
  information system
• Component 4 Policy reform to enhance the
  contribution of SFM to national development and
  the global environment
• Project planned to provide information and
  knowledge to
• National policies and strategic planning (forest
  and other land uses)
• Reporting to international conventions and
  processes (UNFCCC, UNCBD, FAO-FRA, etc) on carbon
  stocks, GHG emission (land use change) and
  various other REDD related issues

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Implementation Methods

• Remote sensing
• Wall-to-wall mapping of the forest and land use
  resources Spatial distribution of resources,
  identification hot spots (deforestation, etc) and
  land use change assessment (GHG emission)
• Sample based mapping (10kmx10km in 40km
  systematic grid) for landscape analysis, forest
  integrity/fragmentation (biodiversity) and land
  use change analysis grid
• Systematic sampling covering all biomes (gt 9,000
  sample sites) socio-economic and biophysical
  data related to nature and state of resources,
  uses, users and management
• Monitoring system all field and RS plots are
  permanent for long term monitoring of resources
  and land use.
• Participatory implementation all stakeholders
  at federal and state levels are fully involved in
  design, planning and implementation

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Mapping

• MAPPING
• Classification, IBGE
• Stratification
• Forest/non forest
• Phyto-ecological regions
• First time
• IBGE Map
• Results of ProBio (Landsat 7 ETM 2002)
• Futur
• Periodicity 10 years
• Responsability IBGE

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Field Sampling
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• Thanks!