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FINAL REPORT (January 7,1997) WORKSHOP ON COOPERATION TO IMPLEMENT FRA2OOO NORTH AMERICA - BASED COOPERATORS 16 - 18 December 1996 Washington, DC CHAIR - Risto Piiivinen, IUFRO 4.02 RAPPORTEUR - Gvde Lund. USDA Forest Service

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FAO asked the USDA Forest Service to host a meeting to review work modules for completing the Global Forest Resource Assessment (FRA2000) and to secure intentions of cooperation and support especially from potential North American collaborators. A total of 28 people participated representing the United Nations. US Federal Agencies, Non-government organizations, and the European Union. Participants came from ltaly, Finland. Mexico, Canada, and the United States Three work groups were formed - one dealing with FORIS, another with information management, and the third with remote sensing and sampling issues. lntents of support were obtained from the USDA Forest Service. World Forestry Institute, Joint Research Centre, University of Mexico, University of Nevada (Las Vegas), United Nations Environment Programme, European Forestry Institute. and the U.S Geological Survey FAO will follow up with official letters inviting these groups to participate and will also flesh out the terms of reference. According to K.D. Singh (FAO- Rome), meetings similar to the one just held for North America are planned for the other continents. The next meeting is conceived for Europe in March 1997. Additional partners from North America and elsewhere are sought and most welcomed. Contact any of the FAO or ECE/F'AO organizers listed in Appendix C for details.

BACKGROUND FAO asked the USDA Forest Service to assist in bringing together US based organizations which are interested in cooperating with FAO in the Global Forest Resource Assessment for the year 2000 (FRA2000 ). A planning workshop was held in Washington, DC, from 16 - l8 December. 1996, to review the proposed work modules for the assessment, identify firm areas for partnerships and refine the draft cost estimates. FRA2000 will provide a wide range of forestry information on the state and changes of forests at national, regional and global levels for all countries. The assessment is the most ambitious attempt yet to describe the world's forests in terms of their cover, ecological condition, protection status and capacity for use in conventional and non-conventional ways. Old methods of information gathering must be reviewed and new methods identified to carry out the assessment Material and financial resources must be quickly assembled and cooperation with partners ascertained to ensure completion of the assessment by the January 2000 deadline.

A series of expert consultations and workshops have set the agenda for FRA2000 . Based on these a draft strategic plan and a draft operational work plan are being prepared by FAO to outline the major methodological and administrative considerations of the various work modules. 'fhese modules need review and refinement by the forestry community to ensure that the proposed I

Cite as: Piiivinen, Risto; Lund, H. Gyde. eds. 1997. Workshop on Cooperation to lmplement FRA 2000 - North American based cooperators. Final Report. 16-18 December 1996. Washington, DC. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 23 P.

c"pproaches to the assessment are scientifically sound, as well as practical to implement. Realistic guidance is also needed from possible cooperators regarding the extent of contributions that may be expected for the execution of the assessment from their respective organizatrons. The final product of the workshop was a set of documents for each work module outlining the major methodological approaches, staffing and facility needs, financial support requirements and partnerships recommended for implementing FRA2000 .

WORI(SHOP OBJECTIVES

1.

Review the strategic plan and the operational work plan for FRA2000

2.

Finalize the work modules in a format that may be formally presented to cooperators or donors for official approval, as appropriate. Obtain commitments (or expressions of interest as appropriate) carry out or assist with specific work modules.

4.

from

cooperators to

Agree on a process for sharing information about FRA2000

The background material for the December meeting, the agenda, and a listing of the participants are found in Appendices A, B, and C respectively. Work groups were formed and listing of possible partnerships and terms of references were developed. These are found in Appendix D. Types of possible contributions include: information (reports and maps), data and imagery, expertise and consultants, equipment, use of facilities, funds, in-kind services (writing, editing, reviewing, publishing, networking). publicity, links to other possible contacts, and donor organization provisos (benefiting country to gather and provide data for FRA as one of the provisions of the agreement). All partnerships must be on a win-win basis.

WORK GROUPS Three work groups were created. One dealt with FORIS. Members included Kneeland, Gillespie, Michaelsen, Auclair, Korotkov and K .D. Singh. Information management was the theme for the second work group represented by Lorenzini, Landis, and Palmer. The third work group addressed remote sensing, sampling, and the development of ecofloristic zone maps. Members were A. Singh, Zhu,Lund, Davis, Cassells, Kennedy, Sorani, Czaplewski, Stolte, Ahern, and Justice. Reporters were Andy Gllespie, Max Lorenzini, and Robert Davis respectively.

SUMMARY OF RESULTS Table 1 show the results of their deliberations as to tasks to accomplish, if terms of references have been developed and likely partners to carry out all or parts ofthe tasks. See background paper No. 20 for cross reference to work modules and Appendix D for details.

Table

I

Modules

-- Modules, Tasks, Work packages, Terms of reference, and potential partners for FRA2000 Task

Draft Terms of

Work Packases

Potential Partners

Reference

a&b

FORIS

b

1.1

Temperate/Boreal Forests

b

l.l.l

Assistant coordinator for ECE/FAO for TBFRA Questionnaire ll97

b

t.t.2

Consultants ECE/FAO TBFRA 97-98 for methodological support (how to assess and

Yes

measure) b

t.r 2.l

Biodiversity

Yes

USFS

b

r.t.2.2

Non-wood Goods and Servrces

Yes

USFS

b

r.1.2.3

Forest Health

Yes

USFS-FHM

b

t.1.2.4

Protective Functions

Yes

USFS

b

t.t.2.5

Land Use Change - Guidelines to adjust

Yes

USFS-Gillespie

Yes

USFS-FIA

estimates b

1"1.2.6

Data Processine

b

l.

Sponsor Workshop (55 people,

a&b

t.2

FAO FRA

a

t.2.1

Statr

I.2.I.I

GIS Manager (P4 - 5 years) l/97

Yes

a

1.2.r.2

Resource Analyst (P4 - 5 years)

Yes

a

t.2.t.3

Administrative Support (5 years)

Yes

d

t.2.2

Consultants

a

t.2.2.r

Non-Wood Goods and Services

Yes

USFS

a

r.2.2.2

Biodiversity

Yes

USFS

a

t.2.2.3

Protective Functions

Yes

USFS

a

t.2.2.4

Land Use Chanse

Yes

USFS-Gillespie

a

t.2.3

Associate Professional Officers (Asia. America- A-frica) 1/97

Yes

a

t.2.4

Institutional Contracts for Special Studies

Yes

USFS

a

r.2.5

Sponsor l2 Subregional Workshops ($75,000 each) 97-98

Yes

USFS

1.3

I wk) 97-98

Yes

Table

I -- Modules, Tasks, Work

Modules

Task

packages, Terms of reference, and potential partners for FRA2000

Draft Terms of

Work Packages

Potential Partners

Reference

a,b,&c

1.3

Harmonization/Integration - Physically

Yes

linking spatial and statistical data

IGBP. JRC, WCMC. EPA, UNEP, USFS.

LINLV

a&b

1.4

Contribution to Special Studies (Thematic

Yes

ruCN. Conv. On Biodiversiry Sec.. IDCC Climate Chang.

Elements)

SBSTTRA?

a&b

1.5

Modeling and Dissemination of results. 97-

Yes

99

World Bank Forest Knowledge Infrastructure, WFI, EFI, LTNEP, UNLV (Palmer), WFMF.

ruFRo 4.02

d&e

2

Remote Sensing/Sampling

2.1

Global Vegetation Data Base (Low Resolution IGBP Map)

Yes

EDC

2.2

Ecofloristic Zone Map Compilation

No

IRC

d&e

L.J

Remote Sensing Sampling

d&e

2.3.1

Sampling Design

Yes

USFS, JRC, EDC

d&e

2.3.2

APO For Imagery Acquisition @EDC (develop strategy and procurement plan)

No

d&e

2.3.3

Office and PC @EDC

Yes

LINEP

d&e

2.3.4

Pilot Study

No

USFS

d&e

2.3.4.1

Imagery Procurement for US

No

USFS

d&e

2.3.4.2

Imagery Interpretation and Evaluation

I

USFS, CCRS, SELPER

d&e

2.3,s

Full Sample

d&e

2.3.5.1

$ for Purchase of Data

d&e

2.3.5.2

Imagery Processing

Yes

d&e

2.3.5.3

Host RS Workshop (LAC) and Eur Asia

Yes

d&e

2.3.5.4

Imagery Interpretation for full implementation.

No

d&e

2.3.5.5

Translate RS Material E-S

Yes

in Sample Countries

No

UNAM and JRC

SELPER

FOLLOW-UP We noted the following in the closing 1. FAO

sessions.

to streamline TOR's collaborating with partners and getting approval.

2. Need partners for special studies Need to link more to LINCED and resulting Conventions^ Need to clarify initiatives and fora and role they can play in this phase (Cassells and Michaelsen).

3

Additional partners - CIFOR, Conservation groups such as WCMC, The Nature Conservancy, Conservation International, World Wide Fund for Nature, etc. Industry, NOAA,

NASA 4. Forests must be seen as part of bigger environmental systems - water, soils. Link to Global Water Resources Assessments. 5. Publicity - develop slick brochure to sell ideas" Letters to editors - Nature, Science. Put in newsletters - International Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF), ITTO, IUCN/\,VWF, IUFRO 4 02, EFl, Unasylva.

6

Develop a web site

7. Provide a product and visibility (include logos on documents) in return for donations.

8.

Consider country capacity building - after problem identification.

9. Other Modules/working Packages Required a. FAO requested to clariff "forest" land definition so that it can be employed uniformly from country to country. Proposed Kotka III definition mixes land cover. land use and land potential. See background paper No. 22. Recommendation from this workshop was to keep these separate. If we are to use a land cover definition the definition, terms and standards should developed in conjunction with the land cover classification system that FAO Agriculture Division is developing. It is best to have one set of terms for use by the IIN rather than several. Along with the clarification of the definition will be the further specification of what information is required for each class (biornass, area. naturalness, type of vegetation (evergreen or deciduous), non-wood goods & services (NWGS) etc.) Note: development and completion of thk 'module' is essential before ANY of the tusks listed in Table 7 can be completed b. If definitions change from 1990, ECE/FAO to develop a strategy for resoiving apparent differences between reporting years. For example, in 1990, TBFRA used a 20%o canopy cover as a definer of forest cover. For 2000 this will be 10o/o. How do TBFRA countries explain the apparent increase in forest lands in their countries that will occur because of the new definition?

c. Need for a quality assurance module.

d. Need for developing rolling regional assessments if the interval for FRAs cannot be decreased to 5 years"

o

APPENDIX A - REFERENCE DOCUMENTS Background Material Frovided or Available and Source l. Bnefing Sheet for Working Groups. Workshop on Global Forest Resource Assessrnent 2000^ Roben Davis

I

p. Forrn.

2. Draft, Action Plan - FRA2000 . Thematic Element - Change Matrices depicting Forest and land cover changes through time (non-tropical). Module. Remote Sensing of Non-Tropical Areas. l5 p. Robert Davis. 3. Draft Action Plan - FRA2000 " Theuratic Elements - Global ecofloristic zone map, Global vegetation rnap. GIS processing t support other elements. Module: Geographic Infonnation System. 9 p. Robert Davis. 4. Draft Action Plan - FRA2000 . Thematic Element ' Forest cover estimates of developing countries at national, regional, and global levels (state and change). Module: FORIS for developing countries. l0 p. Robert Davis. 5. Draft Strategic Plan" Global Forest Resource Assessment (FRA2000 ). 5 December 96. 33 p. Jim Space.

6. Experl Consultation on Global Forest Resources Assessment 2000. Kotka, Finland. l0-14 June 1996. 12 p. Robert Davis. 7. FRA2000 Workshop - Provisional List of Participants.

I

p. Doug Kneeland

8. FRA2000 Progress to Date. Copies of Overheads. 7 p. K.D. Singh. 9. FRA2000 Participant Presenters.

I

p. Robert Davis.

10.

FRA2000 Programrne Design. Copies of Overheads. 3 p. K.D. Singh.

It.

FRA2000 Provrsional Workshop Agenda.

i

p. Robert Davis.

12. Global Observation Information Network. 3 p. Chuck Dull. 13. Integrated Proposal Deving and Deved. L6l12196. FAO/Governrnent Cooperative Programrne. Projcct Docurnent. l5 p. K.D. Singh. 14. National Forest Depletion and Accrual Dataset: Area and Volume Estimates. A.N.D. Auclair, J.A. Bedford, C. Revenga. Task 2, Report No. 2. Science and Policy Associates, Inc. 14 p. Allan Auclair. 1,5.

Participants (List with email)

I p. Gvde Lund

16. Proceedings: Workshop on Remote Sensing Support for the Global Forest Resource Assessment (FRA2000 - Remote Sensing). l2-14 March 1996. Washington, DC. I l9 p. Gyde Lund

17. Some Partnership Needs.

I p. Jim Space.

18. Sun'ey of GOIN Pilot Projects Proposals for Derno. 7 p. Chuck Dull. 19. USDA Forest Service Forest Health Monitoring Program. Ken Stolte.

20. Work Modules and Areas for Partner Collaboration. FRA2000 . Dec. 1996. 16 p. Robert Davis. 21. World Forest Monitoring Workshop - Conclusions and Actions. "World Forest Monitoring lnformation System" October 2l-24. 1996. Portland. OR. 24 p.Eric Landis.

22. "Forest" Land Issues. 7 p. Gyde Lund

APPENDD( B - AGENDA Monday 16 December

0900 0910 0940 l0l0

Opening of the Workshop (Risto Plivinen, IUFRO and Mary Coulomb, USFS). Workshop background, objectives and mandate (K.D. Singh, FAO and A.V. Korotkov, ECE/FAO). Background papers 6, 8, 10, and 11. Review of the Draft Strategic Plan (Jim Space, USFS). Background papers 5 and 17" Work modules and resource needs (Robert Davis, FAO and Alex Korotkov" ECE/FAO) Background paper 1n

1045 I I t5 1200 1300 l3 l5

Break Discussion

Lunch Overview: Potential North American collaboration lGyde Lund, USFS) Potential cooperators - abilities. interest and conditions for cooperation (5 minute presentations by participants) Pam Kennedy. JRC

Frank Ahern, CCRS Chuck Dull, USFS - Background papers 12. l8 Eric Landis, WFI - Background paper 21. Ken Stolte, USFS - Background paper 19. Ashbindu Singh, UNEP Tage Michaelsen, IPF

Zhi-LiangZhu. EDC Valentino Sorani" UNAM Dave Cassells, World Bank Alan Auclair, SPA - Background paper

1500 1700

14.

Group work in 2 groups. FORIS (Information management) and Remote Sensing - sampling.. Tasks improve working modules" clari$ potential partners and their contributions. Background papers 1.2,3, and 4. Plenary. Where are we? Refine proposals for partnership collaboration; adjustments to resource requirements and approaches for conducting FR4.2000 . Confirm Tuesday agenda

Tuesday l7 Decernber 0900 Group work continues

1230 1330 1400 1645 1830

Lunch Plenary: Presentations and discussions about recomrnended partnerships; feedback on resources and approaches for conducting FRA2000 Group work: Plenary: Where are we? Adjust Wednesday agenda Group Dinner

Wednesday 18 December Plenary: Presentation of working packages - Andy Gillespie, Mar Lorenzini, Robert Davis. Summary - Risto Piiivinen Follow-up of the meeting. How to involve those who are not here? Other working packages needed. Closing of the workshop - Risto Piiivinen, K.D. Singh, Alex Korotkov

0900 1030 I100 1200

9

APPENDIX C - INVITEES AND PARTICIPANTS (IN BOLD)

Organization

Fax and or Emeil

Canada:

613-947-1385 | [email protected] Canadian Centre Frank Ahern for Remote Sensing 588 Booth St, Ottawa, Canada KlA OY7 Forestry

Canada

Steen

Magnussen

604-363-0715

| smagnussen@,pnfi.forestry.ca

Mexico: Unidad del Inven- Sergio Varela 525-658-3556 Av. Progreso No. 5, Cap. El Carmen Coyoacan tario Nacional de Recursos Naturales CP 04100 Mexico. DF

Universidad 525-616-2115 | sorani@servidor. unam.mx Valentino Sorani Nacional de Mexico Instituto de Geografia, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico, DF US Government:

EPA

(Biomass

(NALC

expert)

project)

NASA

Sandra Brown 54I-754-4'799 [email protected] EPA, 200 SW 35th St, Corvallis, OR 97333 USA

Lake

Clay

702-798-2692

EPA/MSB 944F^ Harmon Ave., I-as Vegas NV 89119 USA R.uss

Lunetta

Tony

Janetos

202-456-6025 | [email protected]

NASA, Code YSE, 300 E St SW, Washington, DC 20506 USA U. of VA Chris Justice 301-286-1775 | [email protected] (NASA contractor) Code 923, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA U. of

California

Jack

Estes

805-893-3703

|

[email protected]

(NASA contractor) Remote Sensing Research Unit, Dept. of Geography, UCSB, 1629 Ellison Hall, Santa Barbara. CA 93106 USA 603-862-4247 | [email protected] U. New Hampshire Dave Skole (NASA contractor) Complex Systems Research Center. Inst. for Study of Earth, U. of New Hampshire, Morse Hall. Durham NH 03824 USA

USAID

George

Taylor

'703-875-4639 | [email protected]

USAID, G/ENVIENR, Room 513D, SA-18. Washington DC 20523 USA

USGS

Lauer Zhi-liangZhu

Don

605-594-6589

605-594-6529 | [email protected]

Both at EROS Data Center. Sioux Falls. SD 57198 USA US Forest

Ser-vicc Jim

Space

jspace/[email protected] PSW, P.O. Box 245, Berkeley, CA9470l-0245 USA tr'orest USDA Service,

Chuck

Dull

cdull/wotO,fs.fed.us

10

Lund

Gyde

202-205-1087 | [email protected]

Both at USDA Forest Service, P.O. Box 96090, Washington, DC 20090-6090 USA

Birdsey

Rich

/s:r.birdsey/oul:[email protected]

Andy Gillespie [email protected] Botb at LTSDA Forest Service" NE. P.O. Box 6775, Radnor, PA 19087-8775 USA [email protected]\/ Stolte USDA Forest Ser.vice, SRS-FHM, tr'orestry Scienccs Lab, Box 12254, Research Triangle Park. NC 27709 USA

Ken

Ray Czaplewski /[email protected] USDA Forest Service, RM,240 W. Prospect Rd., Fort Collins, CO 80526-2098 USA

DougKnecland [email protected] 202-273-4750 [email protected] Coulombe Lampman [email protected] Scott [email protected] Gary Man Alex Moad [email protected] Mary

Alt at USDA Forest

Serryice, IF,

Franklin Court Bldg, P.O. Box 96538, Washington, DC

20090-6538 USA

I nt ern atio n a I

O r g an iz.ati

o

ns

:

EU

Pamela Kennedy 39332-'7859781 [email protected] Joint Research Center - CEC, 21020 Ispra' Italy

IUFRO/EFI

35813-1243931 paivinen(@efi.joensuu.fi Risto Pflivinen EX'I. Torikatu 34' SX'-80100 Joensuu, Finland

IPF

Jairne

Hurtubia

212-963-3463 | [email protected]

TageMichaelsen 212-963-3463 [email protected]

IPX'secretariat, Two UN Plaza, Room DC2-1284, United Nations, New York, NY 10017 USA

UNEP World

Bank

WFI

Ashbindu Singh 212-963-7341 | [email protected] UNED-GRID, EROS Data Centern Sioux Falls' SD 57198 Louis Carbonier [email protected] ? David Cassells 202-477-0568 | [email protected] 1818 H St NW, S 5055' Washington, DC 20433 USA

Eric

Landis

503-228-3624 | [email protected]

4033 SW Canyon Rd, Portland' OR 97221 USA

Tunstall Dirk Bryant Eric Rodenburg

WRI

Dan

202-628-0878 | [email protected]

?

202-628-08'78 | [email protected]

202-628-0878 | [email protected] Atl at WRI, 1709 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20006 USA

Other Groups: SpA Inc.

Allan

Auclair

202-789-1206 | [email protected]

Science and Poticy Assoc. Inc., 1333

univ.

Nevada

craig

Palmer

II

Street NW, W400, Washington' DC' USA

702-895-3094 | Palmerc@nevadaedu

1l

Harry Reid Ctr for Environmental Studies, Univ. of Nevada, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4009 USA" Organizers:

FAO

Davis

396-52255137 | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] All at Forest Resources Division, FAO of the United Nations, Viale delle Caracalla,

Robert

ICD. Singh Max Lorenzini

00100 Rome.Italv

ECE/FAO

Alex

Korotkov

4122-9170041 | [email protected]

UN/ECI/FAO Trade Division, Room 386 Palais des Nations, CH-f211 Geneva 10, Switzerland

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APPENDTX D - NOTES, FORMS FOR PARTNER CONTRTBUTIONS (FPC), DRAFT SCOPES OF WORK (SOW), & TERMS OF REFERENCES (TOR) FOR TASKS (Refer to Table 1 for Task Numbers) TASK NO.: I - FORIS NOTES: l. Tusks 1.3, 1.4, and 1.5 were accepted by the group as being components of the overall Global Distributed Information System (GDIS). Global stands for the coverage of the information. Distributed stands for the way data are stored in various networked computers. Information System encompasses data (spatial, statistical, and spaceobserved), metadata (electronic documentation about methodologies, data descriptions, and standards), and interface software for standardizeddata access. As an open system. GDIS should be seen as an FRA2000 output. 2. We need to establish linkages and roles between the FORIS, the TINEP Forest lnformation l-ocator Service- and the World Forest Monitorins Forum.

- TBFRA Assistant Coordinator (TOR) OBJECTI\€,. Assist Coordinator with communications: Professional Assistant TIME. January 1997 - June 1998 - 18 months QUALIFICATIONS. P2lP3, (experience in inventory helpful), forestry, computer literate,

TASK NO.: 1.1.1

e-mail experience. LANGUAGE,: English COST: P2/P3 salary - l8 months, computer w/software, printer $5,000 : $155,000 total LOCATION: Geneva NOTES: 1" World Forestry Center in Portiand, OR, USA, has a potential candidate. They might be willing to contribute salary if the person could work in Portland, or if someone else were to contribute expenses. 2. One of the outcomes of the December meeting was agreement that there should be one common questionnaire for both the temperaterboreal and tropical areas with additions for each region as needed. Areas where partnerships should be sought area as follows: a) Development of the general questionnaire - content, ease of use, ease to convert electronically, etc. Whomever is going to process and analyze the data should be involved with the development to make sure transition is smooth. b) Testing of questionnaire for ease of use and to see if it generates the information sought. (The USFS is willing to help test). c) Printing of questionnaire d) Distributing of questionnaire both in hard copy and electronically e) Collecting the questionnaires and to prepare for data entry. f) Harmonizing data where needed. g) Processing the dataand analysis of the results.

TASK NO.: 1.1.2 - Consultunts: (Biodiversity, non-wood, forest health, protectivefunctions)

(roR)

13

OBJECTIVES. l) To provide methodological support to national consultants (e.g., how to assess, measure resource of,interest, help fill in questionnaire. 2)To analyze information and provide assessment methods for final report. TIMING: 2 weeks - September 97 (wfih survey) to help them fill in survey forms. Same person - 2 weeks - March 98 to analyzelreport on data OUTPUT: written guidance on filling out questionnaires. Mock analysis - illustrated example of what the data and analysis will look like. Actual analysis completed INPUTS: Questionnaire

LINKS.

55 corresponding consultants COSTS: P5 Level, 4 weeks + travel per consultant LANGUAGE: English + (french or Russian) QUALIFICATIONS: Biodiversity - ecology, botany, biology, biometrics, Non-wood G&S economics of non market goods. Forest Health - entomology, pathology, ecology. Protective function - soil, water, wetlands. NOTES: 1. For Task No. 1.1.2 and 1.2.2. We need to be realistic of the work that needs to be done in Rome or Geneva or if it can be done at other locations involving less travellper diem. 2. For the Consultants for Tasks 1.1.2 und 1.2.2 we need to determine if one consultant can meet the needs of both the tropics and temperate boreal areas for things such as biomass, biodiversity, non-wood goods and services (NWGS), etc. 3. For Task No. 1.1.1, 1.2"1.1, 1.2"1.2, 1.2.3, and 2"3.2 - all call for professional positions associated with either Rome, Geneva, or Sioux Falls. These may be FAO positions or they could be filled with positions donated by partners for the time specified. ln other words, the providing organization covers salary. Travel and per diem may be covered by FAO or donating agency. TASK NO.: 1.1.2.5 - Consultant - Lsnd Use Chunge (TOR) OBJECTIVE: Provide guidelines on adjusting estimates for TBFRA . Review data from countries Review adjustment process (source -> standard). Review actual change (time adjusted). TIMING: September 97 - guidelines or adjusting - 2 weeks. Spring 1998 - 6 weeks LINKS. 55 Corresponding consultants INPUT. Data from ECE Questionnaire OUTPUT: - Summary of adjustments made - Source, adjusted and final tables - Meta data PREREQUISITE: ECE questionnaire returned COSTIFLTNDING: P5 - 8 weeks and travel QUALIFICATION: Forest inventory, biometrics, modeling, G&Y LOCATION: Home w/some travel (2 weeks Sept. 97) Spring 98 - 6 weeks wtECE, Geneva

LANGUAGES: English; French/Russian helpful FACILITIES: Access to computers TASK NO. 1.1.2.6. - TBFRA Data Processing Consultant gOR) OBJECTIVE: To prepare/design database for questionnaire responses. To develop

t4

processing, software for information flow TIMING: 2 weeks in late 97 to design database. 2 weeks in April 98 to process OUTPUT. - Database - Processing algorithms PREREQUISITES: Questionnaire completed, analysis methods planned. .

INPUT: Questionnaire QUALIFICATIONS: Computer expertise w/forestry background COST: P4lP5level, 4 weeks and travel LOCATIONS: Geneva or home ofiice

LANGUAGE" English (French/Russian advantage) FACILITIES/EQUIPMENT. Needed - access to MS - Access/Excel, Lotus a plus,

access

to PC

TASK NO.: 1.1.3 - Two Subregional Workshops. (TOR) OBJECTIVE. Assessrnent Workshop - to brief the country correspondents on the objectives. methods, and expectations of the questionnaire Two events planned. 1 Austria 9197 for transition countries. Austria has tentatively committed to hosting this 2 ???? lll97 - full meeting of all national correspondents (50 people). Sponsor needed. OUTPUT: Trained correspondents, higher quality responses. PREREQUISITE: Questionnaire mailed out or handed out at meeting COST/FIINDING NEEDED: Austria - probably covered first meeting. Second Meeting sponsor needed fEuropean sponsor needed] - Location, Facilities - Travel (if not from own country) - $75K * If,no $, briefing done by mail, email, telephone TASK NO.: 1.2.1.1 - GIS Manager (fOR) OBJECTI\E,: Produce spatial information on vegetative and ecological zoning with some national boundaries, spatial analyses, (area by ecological zone), Building/Maintaining FORGIS, reporting products, dissemination. START/END. II97 - I2IO2 COORDINATION: with all global partners COST: P4 - $120 k/yr $600,000 - Workstation 50,000, Software 25,000, Travel 50,000. Total : $725,000 QUALIFICATIONS. GIS expert, computers, NR management, writing skills LOCATION. Rome LANGUAGE: English NOTE: See also Note 3, Tusk 1.1.1.

TASK NO.: 1.2.1.2 - Resource Anulyst QOR) OBJECTIVE: Review available data, organize rt, check for consistency, help build database, time series analysis and projections, writer reports, plan and attend all workshops. get data back to office STARTIEND. 1/97 - I2IO2 COORDINATION: With all developing countries, especially APO COST: P4 $120 Wyear - 5 years $600,000. Computer & software -10,000. Travel-125,000. Total: $735,000 QUALIFICATIONS. Background in inventory, analysis, wide experience with many

l5

inventories - multi-resource inventory. High energy. Able to write. Willing to travel frequently. Very broad background - timber, wildlife and NWGS. LOCATION: Rorne LANGUAGE: English and Spanish NOTE. See also Note 3. Task 1.1.1.

- Consultants (4 QOR) OBJECTM. Dealing with special expertise (P2-P3) Post-Doc Fellow; use professor as consultant to project. NWGS, plantationslwood supply, diversity, protective functions area

7'ASK

N0"

1"2"2

TIMING/START: June 97 INPUT. Select research universities. Professor for guidance OUTPUT. Research and literature search in respective fields of DITRATION: 2-3 years

interest.

COST/FLTNDING: $40-50K each QUALIFICATION: NWGS, growth-yield, biodiversity, protective functions (soil and water) LINKS: With TBFRA consultants in same area LOCATIONS: Major university in developed countries LANGUAGES: English-whatever research area. (Spanish also) FACILITIES. Email, computers, libraries. NOTES: See notes far Task 1.1.2 above.

TASK N1J..: 1.2.3 - Associate Professional Ofjicers (APO) QOR) OBJECTIVE. Review available data, organize it, check for consistency. help build database, time series analysis and projections, writer reports, plan and attend all workshops in their subregion, get data back to office. Assist with remote sensing. START/END. 1197 to 12100 COORDINATE. With Resource Analyst and within their region COST: P2 - 3 years @ $40,000 : $120,000. Computer & software - 10,000, Travel 30,000. Total : $170,000 QUALIFICATIONS: University degree in forestry, some inventory background, NWGS background, some computers, remote sensing desired. Try to balance expertise. LOCATIONS: Asia, Africa, S. America LANGUAGE: French-English (Asia), French-English (Africa), Spanish-English (S. America).

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TASK NO.: 1.2.4 - Institutional Contrsct(s) (TOR) OBJECTIVE. Vegetative mapping, eco floristic zoning, NWGS, time series of forest cover and growers, demographics, forest base for country

TIMING: June 97 INPUT: Archived databases; literature

searches

OUTPUT: Maps, reports, models, specific analysis DURATION: 0.5 - l year (or less) COST/FLINDING. In kind cost share salary

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LINK: With post-docs to get data with GIS and Resource Analyst for analysis LOCATIONS: Mostly at home, occasional travel to Rome LANGUAGE: English (Spanish and/or French) FACILITIES: Laboratories, computers, email TASK NO.: 1.2.5 - Twelve Subregionul Workshops und Networking and Technical Cooperution (TOR) OBJECTIVES: Glean out thematic elements, disseminated guidelines to collect data, workshop participants are country correspondents, training emphasis, comprehensive information. START/END: February 97 - rest over 2 year period TWINNING. People w/experience in National inventories, twinned with people without experience.

INPUT. Guidelines from FAO. ECE

on FRA assessment objectives. OUTPUT. Trained people to collect data, analyze, report

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COSTTFUNO: 30-40K each (10-15 people from 5-8 countries). Equipment: 5K for computer/host country QUALIFICATIONS: Developed: experience in assessment for developing country. Developing. responsibility for assessment LINK: Data feed to GIS and Resource Analyst. Link with global conventions on forests (diversity, global change) LOCATION: In developing countries. Subregion approach. LANGUAGE: Language of region FACILITIES: Training facilities (computers) .

TASK NO.: 1.3 - Harmonizution/Integrution. QOR) OBJECTI\aE: Harmonization/integration of spatial and statistical information. INPUT: Baseline FRA2000 data and related outputs. OUTPUT: Global Distributed Information Svstem (GDIS).

DATES.',97-'99. MILESTONES End of '97: Guidelines about: variables to be included in the system, standard formats, and primary location (producer organization) and mirror sites (user organization) End of '98: adoption of standards and activation links. End of '99: FRA2000 baseline and output data incorporated in the system. LINKS: Agencies holding global databases (EDC, WCMC, NCDC, LTNEP, other IIN agencies).

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FAO Headquarters. Spatial/statistical databases FAO Team ? mlm. Partners. Organization of workshops for: Identification and characterization of variables to be included in the system. Standardization and organization of the distributed information system

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FACILITIES NEEDED: Consulting services 6 rn/m Networking support (Hardware/software/ISDN). LANGUAGES. English, French, or Spanish as required in the region. NOTES. 1" Need to clari$i linkage between country data, sample-based remote sensing data, and global vegetation cover data base" From the national side, some countries may provide: * All required data.

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Most countries will fall into the last two classes. Data that are provided may need to be harmonized for consistency in content and time. Sample-based remote sensing and global data can be used to fill gaps, harmonize data sets, and to validate country data (and vice versa). Where all three sources exist, one may have to decide which one to use for what purpose. FAO should develop a strategy in how to deal with this possible issue" 2. How will we handle the change of a nation moving from a "developing " country to an "industrial" country like South Korea" Brazll, etc.? Who will the contact be - Geneva or R.ome?

TASK NO.: 1.4 - Contributing to Special Studies OBJECTIVE: Contributing to special studies (thematic elements) i.e.. State and Change Assessment of Forest and other wooded lands (OWL) for industrialized countries. State and Change Assessment for Biomass of Forest and OWL. Estimates of Tree Volume by Broad Forest Type Categories Estimates of Forest and OWL burned Areas of Forest and OWL by IUCN Frotection Categories Change Matrices depicting changes in Forest and OWtr- in Protected Areas Area Estimates of Forests by Category of Naturalness Area Estimates lor Forests available or not for wood supply by broad forest type categories Volume Estimates of Fellings of Forests and OWL NWGS Area Estimates of Forests by Ownership Categories. INPUT : Baseline FRA2000 information. OUTPUT. Statistical/spatial information on the thematic elements.

DATES: '97-'99. MILESTONES: to be determined LINKS: Full access to the FRA2000 Information System COSTS: To be determined by the partners. FACILITIES NEEDED: To be determined by the partners. LANGUAGES: To be determined by the partners. NOTES: 1. A question came up if nations, including the industriallTBF countries, should provide copies of their national reports/maps to FAO, ECEIFAO, or a central body as part of

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FRA2000 . This was not discussed on the floor, but should be resolved" 2. Need to get the Secretariats of the various Conventions of the Parties involved now in specifying inputs and outputs if FRA2000 is to be used as input to reports from those groups. 3. Content of the Assessment. Will it address sustainable forest management, climate change, etc. or are these reports that MAY be generated by others based upon the Assessment. If the latter, what is the scheduling requirements between the completion of the Assessment and the time that reports are due on the various Conventions. Should there be a forest vitality component to the assessment. 4. We need to give more attention to NWGS. Use term Wildlife versus Game. TASK NO.: 1.5- Informution Disseminution (See Figure 1 uttached) QOR OBJECTIVE. Disseminate FRA2000 results INPUT. Assessment results gglpfrT: User-tailored presentation of results DATES: 97-99

& FPC)

MILESTONES End of '97. FAO Headquarters: Existing statistical and spatial datasets + global vegetation map on-line. Regional Centers: Regional centers established and guidelines for data collection disseminated. End of '98: FAO Headquarters: Assessment methodologies and global ecological zones maps online. Regional Centers. up and running using available information (baseline data and FRA.1990 results) End of '99: FAO Headquarters: FRA2000 baseline and output data on-line. Regional Centers: Up and running using FRA2000 results. LINKS. World Forest Monitoring Forum (WTI, IUFRO 4.02.E.FI, CIFOR) COSTS: FAO- I APO (FAO Level P2/P3) 36 m/m. Regional Centers. One information specialist x 9 centers x 3 years (FAO levelP2lP3):324 m/m. One country capacity building expert x 9 centers x 1.5 years (FAO Level P5): 162 mm.

FACILITIES NEEDED: FAO HQ: Consulting services 6 personlmonths (P5), Network servers Regional Centers: Internet Station, Ofiice facilities, Information management support and facilities, training facilities Information Specialist - 6 months in-service training for I S Country capacity building expert - 4 weeks of workshops LANGUAGES: English, French, and Spanish as required in region

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ORGANZATION NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION: European Forest Institute, Risto Plivinen, [email protected], fax 358-13 -124393 MODULE AND TF{EMATIC AREA WHERE CONTRIBUTION/PARTNERSHIP MAY BE, OFFERED: Dissernination of information, participation in World Forest Monitoring Forum, network, supporting FRA2000 SPECIFICS OF THE TYPE OF CONTRIBUTION: Office space, manpower, information systems. As EFI's mission is to serve as information center especially regarding Europe, this working package would fit the other work going on in EFI. CONDITIONS OF PARTNERSHIP" Letter of agreement between EFI and FAO. Funding for extra person (part-time) if the workload is considerable. REQUIRED FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS. Letter of agreement. NOTES See also Task 2.3.3"

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TASK NO.: 2.1 - Global Vegetation Map/Datu Base (FPC)

ORGANZATION NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION: Zhi Liang Zhu, EROS Data Center" Sioux Falls, SD 57198. Tel: 605-594-6131. Email. [email protected]"usgs.gov

MODULE AND TFIEMATIC AREA \\IHERE CONTzuBUTION/PARTNERSHIP MAY BE OFFERED: GIS Global vegetation map. data provider, High resolution, Dissemination (www) through TINEP GRID SPECIFICS OF TI{E TYPE OF CONTRIBUTION THAT WILL BE OFFERED, INCLTIDING TIMING OF CONTRIBUTION, GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE, DETAILS OF SERVICES, MATERIALS, OR OTFIER RESOURCE TO BE PROVIDED, ETC A global vegetation map and data base frnalized by December i998. CONDITIONS FOR PARTNERSHIP CONTRIBUTION: Resources needed beyond July 1997 FAO provides classification scheme, assistance for translation and calibration. REQUIRED FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS TO FORM/J,TZE PARTNERSHIP - WITHIN PARTNER ORGANIZATION - A proposal to FAO. Form partnership with JRC and WCMC. - WITHIN FAO OR ECE - Letter to EDC regarding resources after July 1997 or funds covering this period.

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data. See background paper 18. We recommend that Zhi-LiangZhu check into this project. successful perhaps incorporate the methodology for FRA 2010) TASK NO.: 2.2 - EcoJloristic Zone

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ORGANIZATION NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION: Space Applications Institute, Joint Research Center, Commission of the European Communities, ISPRA, ltaly. P amel a. ken nedy @jr c.it MODULE AND THEMATIC AREA WHERE CONTRIBUTION/PARTNERSHIP MAY BE OFFERED: Ecofloristic zone rnap leader ship and coordination with FAO and WCMC. SPECIFICS OF TF{E TYPE OF CONTRIBUTION THAT WILL BE OFF'ERED. INCLUDING TIMING OF CONTRIBUTION. GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE, DETAILS OF SERVICES, MATEzuALS, OR OTF{ER RESOURCE TO BE PROVIDED, ETC 1. JRC will provide digital ecosystem data base for Europe for the sample designed carried out at the EROS data center. March 1997. 2. JRC will try to propose a global ecofloristic zoning (based on existing information). JRC will also write (in collaboration with WCMC and FAO) a proposal of resources required to produce a harmonized acceptable digitized data base. 3. Offer to host a European equivalent meeting to the DC meeting. 4. Offer to carry out part of the European Zonelmage Interpretation. CONDITION S FOR PARTNERSHIP CONTRIBUTION: 1. Offrcial letter to Director of Institute for participation in the March meeting. 2" JRC will have to work with Alan Belward (scientific coordinator) and other 22

organizations (FAOMCMC) to find resources for the exercise or JRC cannot undertake this exercise. REQLTIRED FOLLOW.UP ACTIONS TO FORMALIZE PARTNERSHIP - WITHIN PARTNER ORGANIZATION - WITHIN FAO OR ECE - Continual collaboration to prepare the document on how the Ecofloristic Zone Map can be produced Letter required for data sharing. Letter required for Eur Asia meeting^ More FAO. EDC collaboration is in the extension of the remote sensing study. TASK NO.: 2.3 - Remote Sensing Sampling NOTE. If push comes to shove regarding available financing, we need to get priorities set for what is most important for FRA - 2000 Completing the assessment or providing country capacity building. For example, if funds are scarce, the remote sensing work could be done at one location instead of at reeional centers or at the national level.

TASK NO.: 2.3.1 - Sumpling Design (SO\Y) MODULE(S). Remote Sensing Survey -- Global (i.e., Tropical/Non-Tropical WORKING PACKAGE: Design and implement the global statistical sampling scheme for FRA2000 for high-resolution satellite imagery, including appropriate stratification criteria for tropicslnon-tropics. This requires some work inIGBP map, locations of existing and new' sample iocations, locations of recommended samples for pilot and full-implementation and continental maps showing existing wall-to-wall high-resolution inventory programs. These need work. TIMING: First week of March 1997 (This activity should be completed as soon as possible since it will be needed to initiate most other activities). Staff should be sent to Sioux Falls before March 97. LOCATION: EROS Data Center, Sioux Falls, SD (USA) CONTzuBUTORS: USFS - Ray Czaplewski, JRC- Pamela Kennedy, EDC - ZhiLiangZhu, FAO- Rudi Drigo. Jack Estes is also to be invited. Recommended reviewers include John Townshend, Chris Justice, and Jim Tucker. CONDITIONS FOR COOPERATION: 1. All organizatron request FAO establish high-level contact through a formal letter of cooperation to appropriate high-level contacts in respective organizations. Letter should emphasize the relationship of this activity to IGBP validation efforts. 2. Czaplewski needs support for travel to Sioux Falls. JRC may need support for travel to Sioux Falls (to be determined). 3. Dr. Zhu needs to clear time with supervisors to do preliminary work to prepare relevant materials for exercise and will need additional funding for any contributions following July 1997. 4. Cooperation of US partners to provide digital Ecofloristic Zone (EFZ) data. NOTES: l. There are many places on Earth where there exists wall-to-wall high resolution satellite data. The Landsat Humid Tropics Pathfinder, North American Landscape Characterrzatron (NALC) project, the Multiple Resolution Landscape Characterrzatron (MLRC) project. TREES, etc. One of the tasks that needs to be carried out under the Sampling phase is

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to determine if and how these data sets can be used to their fullest 2) The FAO project could quite easily qualify for USGAU status and thereby have access to the Landsat Pathfinder HTFP archives. This however is focused on the humid tropics. The Landsat Pathfinder components would be happy to work with FAO in terms sharing data and information. Common sites for field validation would be a good basis for continued cooperation. One way to proceed would be to have Robert Davis FAO attend the central African Workshop NASA is hosting at LIN4d at the end of January. Capacity building for the forest services with which Pathfinder is cooperating would be very helpful to all concerned. The World Bank funding for FAO as part of Congo Basin Initiative should help in this process. 2. A sample of 400-500 samples are to be drawn to validate the IGBP global data base. We need to determine if we can use these same samples for FRA2000 and vice versa. If FAO cannot deviate from the sample approach, the emphasis for the scene selection (the sampling) should now be based on enhanced stratification specifically designed for change detection - using the best available data bases (Remote sensing/ecofloristic zoneslsocioeconomic clata bases)" including the wall-to-wall data sets that exist" USAID (contract to Robert Fox) did a study of available satellite data sets for the tropical forests a couple of years back and this could well be updated" 3. We need to explore the need for having different sampling intensities for areas likely to have high change versus those that don't. It is important however that ALL lands be sampled. Since we are using a 10o/o canopy cover threshold for forest lands, many lands having "open" forests may not appear forested on the various types of satellite imagery. Therefore, to compensate for this possible omission, all lands need to be sampled. 4. We need to draw samples soon to acquire needed imagery. May not have to actually purchase or acquire all the sample scenes. May be able to interpret offthe computer at EROS Data Center. That is why it is key to have a person stationed there to help with the remote sensing aspects. 5. If we cannot get the sample imagery as needed, there are other global monitoring programs that may be of use in monitoring change on a giobal scale. One that comes to rnind is a global fiducials project under the US-lead Measurements of Earth Data for Environmental Analysis (MEDEA)^ Under this project a number of sites are being monitored throughout the world using both civil and intelligence-based satellites. (See Audubon Magazine, Jan-Feb. i997 Volume 99(1).l9-2I) The sites chosen are "natural areas" that have good ground truth and are supposed to be indicators of what is happening throughout the world. It is planned to monitor these sites over long periods of time. lt is our understanding that partnerships in the MEDEA work are being sought" Links to MEDEA may be built through NASA, NOAA, USGS, or perhaps the USFS. TASK NO.: 2.3.2 - Imagery Acquisition NOTES: 1. We need to look at strategies to acquire imagery for the sensors that will be up at that time. Under CEOS, there may be free imagery to cooperators but need to establish formal processes with key space agencies. As a general rule, go with certainty in planning for acquisition. India satellite is operational and may be a good source. Landsat 5 system is still operating long over its intended life cycle. It may, in fact, limp along until the launch

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of Landsat 7 in 1998^ However, new Landsat 5 data can only be obtained by line of site which means that acquisition would have to be obtained from a network of foreign stations within the areas of interest Landsat 7 data may be cheaper than the Indian Rernote Sensing (IRS) data, but the disadvantage of Landsat 7 may only be available after 1997 ln other words. we could reduce imagerv costs with Landsat 7 but at the expense of not delivering FRA2000 results in the year 2000. 2. We need to determine if it is possible to complete the remote sensing sample work and publish a report before 2000 under any circumstances. 3. We should promote the acquisition of wall to wall imagery for each nation. If imagery is provided, country may have an incentive to interpret. By making use of existing imagery, such as Pathfinder, may provide an incentive for NASA and others to acquire new imagery. 4. See also Note 3. Task 1.1.1 TASK NO.: 2.3.3 und 1.5 -Offi.ce ut EDC and Dissemination of Results (FPC) ORGANZATION NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION: Ashbindu Singh, LrNEP GRID - Sioux Falls, Fax: 605-594-6119. MODULE AND TI{EMATIC AREA WHERE CONTRIBUTION/PARTNERSHIP MAY BE OFFERED: Vegetation Map, Ecosystem boundaries map. information dissemination using www. Remote sensing. SPECIFICS OF THE TYPE OF CONTRIBUTION THAT WILL BE OFFERE,D, INCLI.IDING TIMING OF CONTRIBUTION, GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE, DETAILS OF SERVICES, MATERIALS, OR OTHER RESOLIRCE TO BE PROVIDED, ETC. Imagery, Office Space, computer, etc. CONDITIONS FOR PARTNERSHIP CONTRIBUTION. FAO and IINEP partnership agreement. One professional posted in Sioux Falls" REQUIRED FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS TO FORMALIZE PARTNERSHIP - WITHIN PARTNER ORGANIZATION - MOU between UNEP and FAO - WITHIN FAO OR ECE - A letter of intent frorn ADIG (Forestry) FAO to Taka Miraishi, AED, Division of Environmental Information and Assessment, LfNEP, Nairobi.

TASK NO.: 2.3.4.1 and 2.3.4.2 - Imagery Procurement and Interpretution (FPC) ORGANZATION NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION: USDA Forest Service Gyde Lund or Brad Smith (tel: 202-205-1747) and Chuck Dull (202-205-1416). MODULE AND TT{EMATIC AREA WHERE CONTRIBUTION/PARTNERSHIP MAY BE OFFERED: Acquisition of high resolution satellite imagery for the pilot test in the US for testing sample-based change detection techniques. SPECIFICS OF TFIE TYPE OF CONTRIBUTION THAT WILL BE OFFERED. INCLUDTNG TIMING OF CONTRIBUTION, GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE, DETAILS OF SERVICES, MATERTALS, OR OTFIER RESOURCE TO BE PROVIDED, ETC MLRC and NALC imagery. Possible acquisition of new imagery for 1996 and beyond" Interpretation of the sample imagery at an Forest Inventory and Analysis unit (FIA) or at the USFS Remote Sensing Applications Center in Salt Lake City. CONDITIONS FOR PARTNERSHIP CONTRIBUTION. Pending approval of Fred Kaiser (tel:202-205-1747). Will initially test a2o/o sample and then see where we may go from

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REQUIRED FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS TO FORMALIZE PARTNERSHIP - WITHIN PARTNER ORGANIZATION - WITHIN FAO OR ECE - Letter from Harcharik to Jerry Sesco (USFS Deputy Chief for Research). Letter from Harcharik to Janetos at NASA to initiate a dialogue between NASA and FAO on use of imagery and participation in FRA2000 OUTPUT. A determination if sampling design and classes used in tropics can be used in the temperate/boreal regions - specifically in the US. What modifications need to be made to .

detect change and change processes. NOTE: The Indian Government should be approached to explore the possibility of donations of imagery to FRA2000 or discounts. TASK NO": 2"3.4"2 - Imugery Interpretation und Evuluation (FPC) ORGANIZATION NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION: SELPER (Sociedad de Espacialistics Latinamericanes de Percepcion Remota y Systems Espaciales). President, Romin Alvarez,Institute of Geography, IINAM. Circuito Exterior Cuidad Universitria, AP 20-850, CP 01000 Mexico DF. Fax: 52 5 616 2145" Mexican coordinator: Valentino Sorani. email. sorani@servidor. unam. mex MODULE AND THEMATIC AREA WHE,RE CONTRIBUTION/PARTNERSHIP MAY BE OFFERED. Image interpretation for the pilot study. SPECIFICS OF THE T\?E OF CONTRIBUTION THAT WILL BE OFFERED, INCLUDING TIMING OF CONTRIBUTION, GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE, DETAILS OF SERVICES, MATERIALS, OR OTHER RESOURCE TO BE PROVIDED, ETC, IMAgC correction, interpretation methodologies. digitizing of results, report on methodology, transiation of documents. CONDITIONS FOR PARTNERSHIP CONTRIBUTION. TM imagery must be purchased by FAO or other source in some countries. $2-3000 US I image for the processing. REQUIRED FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS TO FORMALIZE PARTNERSHIP - WITHIN PARTNER ORGANIZATION - WITHIN FAO OR ECE - Contract between SELPER and FAO

TASK NO.: 2.3.5.2 und 2.3.5.3 - Purchose of Imugery for Samples und Training Workshops (FPC) ORGANIZATION NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION: Institute of Geography,, LTNAM. Contact: Valentino Sorani. MODIILE AND THEMATIC AREA WHERE CONTRIBUTION/PARTNERSHIP MAY BE OFFERED: SPECIFICS OF TFM, TYPE OF CONTRIBUTION THAT WILL BE OFFERED, INCLUDING TIMING OF CONTRIBUTION, GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE, DETAILS OF SERVICES, MATEzuALS, OR OTHER RESOURCE TO BE PROVIDED, ETC Digitizing. image processing, aerial videography (digital and analog), Training in remote sensing, GIS, videography, GPS use. CONDITIONS FOR PARTNERSHIP CONTRIBUTION : a) the Institute provides the hardware and software b) Specialist contribution as well as technicians must be financially supported by FAO

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REQUIRED FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS TO FORMALIZE PARTNERSHIP - WITHIN PARTNER ORGANIZATION - WITHIN FAO OR ECE - Contract between FAO and LINAM TASK NO.: 2.3.5.3 - EurAsia Workshop on Remote Sensing. (FPC) ORGANIZATION NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION. Prof. Dr Rudolf Winter (Director JRC), Dr Alan Belward (CEOS, IGBP - Chairperson for Land Cover Validation). Space Applications Institute. Jurgnes Megier (EMAP). J-P Malingreau (MTV). Sten Folving MODLTLE AND THEMATIC AREA WHERE CONTRIBUTION/PARTNERSHIP MAY BE OFFERED: Geographical area: Europe" Eurasia^ SPECIFICS OF THE T\?E OF CONTRIBUTION THAT WILL BE OFFERED, TNCLUDING TIMING OF CONTRIBUTION, GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE, DETAILS OF SERVICES, MATEzuALS, OR OTHER RESOURCE TO BE PROVIDED, ETC. Workshop on sampling design for regional studies using remote sensing data (March 15-17 1997). CONDITIONS FOR PARTNERSHIP CONTRIBUTION REQUIRED FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS TO FORMALIZE PARTNERSHIP - WITHIN PARTNER ORGANIZATION - WITHIN FAO OR ECE :

TASK NO.: 2.3.5.4 - Imagery Interpretationfor Full Implementation NOTE: We need a good discussion and decision on the use of digital versus ocular interpretation of satellite imagery. This should be decided during the pilot phases.

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