Data collection, information sharing and capacity building
Cooperating agencies: FAO, UN-DESA, UNESCO, UNFCCC Secretariat, UNU
Development of the Forest Resources Assessment (FRA), a comprehensive data collection on the state of the world"s forests scheduled for release in 2010;
undertaking global remote sensing survey of forests and establishing an information gateway providing easy access to remote sensing imagery;
examining the role of biosphere reserves in demonstrating and assisting in the development of REDD strategies and practices;
generating baseline information at the global and regional level on trends in the rate of deforestation, afforestation and natural expansion of forests over the past 30 years;
developing a global framework and methodology for monitoring forest change.
Cooperating agencies: FAO, UN-DESA, UNESCO, UNFCCC Secretariat, UNU
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