Forest Data and Transparency: ‘Zoom in’ on the Experience of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sep 23, 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organizations of the UN
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In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as in many other African countries, the reduction of emissions from deforestation and forest degradation is a major national strategic priority. Previously, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has had limited technical capacity to produce and utilize data necessary for monitoring forest cover and changes. Since then, the country has established a national forest monitoring system (NFMS) to promote sustainable forest management practices and to take informed policy decisions on reducing forest loss. The FAO elearning Academy webinar “Forest Data and Transparency: ‘Zoom in’ on the Experience of the Democratic Republic of the Congo” will highlight the country’s experience in establishing NFMS, and explore the various ways it has been upscaled and widely used, as a basis for satellite land monitoring systems, in other countries in the region and globally. This webinar will have simultaneous interpretation into French and English. OBJECTIVES

• Give a general overview of the ongoing work being done in the African region on forest monitoring and climate action;
• Present the “Capacity Building Initiative for Transparency – Forest” (CBIT-Forest) project and its support to the Paris Agreement goals; and
• Present the work being done in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in relation to transparency in the forest sector.

More information about the webinar and the speakers: http://bit.ly/CBIT_DRC_en

French version of the announcement: bit.ly/CBIT_DRC_fr 

When: Wednesday 23 September 2020, 14:30 - 15:30 CEST

Where: Online