1 FOREST Action Update on activities of the

1 FOREST Action Update on activities of the EC Joint Research Center J. San-Miguel-Ayanz

Outline FOREST Action 2 q Forest information systems in the EU ü Forest Focus database (European database on forest condition) ü EFFIS (European Forest Fire Information System) ü EFICP (European Forest Information and Communication Platform) q Implementation plan for the European Forest Data Center (2007 -2009) q Ongoing activities at the JRC q Analysis of impact of forest fires in Europe 2007 q Forest / Non-forest maps (1990, 2006) - Contribution to the FRA 2010 Remote Sensing survey q Analysis of forest spatial pattern – fragmentation at the EU level (MCPFE 2007, Forest Biodiversity Report of the EEA for the CBD COP 9 meeting in Germany

European Forest Data Centre (EFDAC) 3 FOREST Action Increment 5 Year Level I Foliar Analysis Level I Crown Condition Meteorological Continuous Soil Inventory 10 Year Crown Condition 1 Year Common EU Forest Data Platform Level I Soil Level II Database Vegetation 5 Year Soil Solution Continuous Dedicated Access Registration, Username/Password Public Access to aggregated data Intranet Extranet Internet Commission Services Scientific Community Deposition Continuous General Public Foliage 2 Year http: //efdac. jrc. i

European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) FOREST Action 4 http: //effis. jrc. it Date Location (lat/lon) Commune / Province Perimeter of the burnt area Damage analysis by cover type Available Information: • Current info (active fire, location, main cover type affected) • Last week (fire perimeter + damage analysis) • All (From the start of the campaign (June 2008)) (fire perimeter + damage analysis)

European Forest Information and Communication Platform (EFICP) 5 FOREST Action http: //www. eficp. Forestry data search, discovery, access, visualization and analysis search: what, when, where, … EFICP Metadata Catalogue Title Author Coverage Subject … access resources Bibliographic Spatial data & Services Statistical Data

Forest information systems in the EU 6 FOREST Action European Forest Information & Communication Platform (EFICP) European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) Forest Focus Database Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS) European Forest Data Centre (EFDAC)

Analysis of forest fire impact - 2007 FOREST Action Analysis of forest fragmentation and loss of habitat connectivity forest dwelling species Example of Lynx lynx habitat loss by forest fires in Greece - 2007 7

Forest Mapping 1990 -2006 8 FOREST Action Time span 1985 -1995 Time span 1999 -2002 http: //forest. jrc. it/Forest. Map/

Forest Resource Assessment 2010 RSA: 9 FOREST Action 1990 2006

10 FOREST Action Forest Resource Assessment 2010 RSA: 1990 2006? Systematic Samples with units at 1° x 1° lat/long above 60 ° every 2 ° 10 km

Forest Fragmentation at EU level FOREST Action 11