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FRA. UNFCCC. Building capacity for assessing forests and carbon. “ killing two birds with one stone…. ”. Dieter Schoene, FAO, Rome. conclusions. FRA. FAO’s support to NFRA. UNFCCC. consistency in reporting ?. state of forest inventories. the common basis: NFRA.
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FRA UNFCCC Building capacity for assessing forests and carbon “ killing two birds with one stone…. ” Dieter Schoene, FAO, Rome
conclusions FRA • FAO’s support to NFRA UNFCCC • consistency in reporting ? • state of forest inventories • the common basis: NFRA • mandates, activities perspective • mayhem in definitions
National Communications (Art.4, 12, UNFCCC) Annual GHG inventories (Art.7, KP, CP/2001 / L2) Provide continuous info on the state of worldwide forests Worldwide access to reliable forest info building national capacity UNFCCC FRA mandates…
National Forest Resource Assessments FRA UNFCCC Global Forest Resource Assessment National Communication LULUCF the common basis
dry-weight ? forest ? increment ? diameter limits ? volume ? growing stock ? harvest? foliage ? biomass ecosystem ? wood density? above-ground ? woody biomass ? timber ? mayhem in carbon-terms increment expansion factor carbon
FRA FRA reference year FRA 2000
UNFCCC FRA 6 TBFRA2000(10 t C/yr) consistent reporting ? 40 35 30 25 country reporting 20 15 gross forest sink 10 5 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
0.9 y = x 0.8 0.7 country reporting UNFCCC 0.6 0.5 FRA 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1 3 TBFRA (t biom. / m ) use of BEF ?
FRA stock change TBFRA 2000
UNFCCC FRA NAI: forest area
FRA UNFCCC NAI : forest area
UNFCCC FRA NAI: emissions from forest conversion
FRA UNFCCC FAO’s Support to NFA • pilot assessment • standard design, flexibel • objective info, state & change • global, national, local focus • information management system • national capacity building, control • low cost (~ $ 0.5 Mio) • donor funding
FRA UNFCCC value of NFRA information Vi NFRA: maximizing cost/benefit i
UNFCCC F1 F2 OWL4 F3 F7 F5 1km OL6 OL8 1km NFRA - standard design • area • volume • increment, harvest • biomass • trees outside forest • management • biodiversity • use, products, services • rights
FRA UNFCCC the way forward …. • reliable data for NFP and reporting! • reporting burden reduced! • implement NFRA • search for funding • register for NFRA support • national commitment, NFP • recognize dilemma !
FRA UNFCCC Conclusions • huge information gap on forests, key source • national policy, international reporting need reliable information • strong synergies UNFCCC / FRA • opportunity for concerted action • NFRA cheap, efficient, external funding • many birds with one stone !