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www. earthobservations. org www. gfoi. org MRV & Reporting Status & Related Space Data Needs Philippines Nelissa Maria B. Rocas DENR-Forest Management Bureau SDCG-6, Oslo, Norway October 23, 2014

www. earthobservations. org www. gfoi. org Introduction Philippine National REDD-Plus Strategy (PNRPS) “A strategy document intended to facilitate REDD-plus development in the Philippines, guide REDD-plus discussions within the development of the National Framework Strategy (NFSCC) and Program on Climate Change, inform international donors and investors of country intentions, provide an initial national resource for domestic institutions interested in REDDplus, and continued, broadened stakeholder engagement, and guide a future, targeted action plan. ” Vision: Empowered forestlands managers and support groups sustainably and equitably managing forestlands and ancestral domains with enhanced carbon stock and reduced greenhouse gases emission. SDCG-6, Oslo, Norway October 23, 2014

www. earthobservations. org www. gfoi. org Collaborating Institutions in the PNRPS 1. Department of Environment and Natural Resources − Forest Management Bureau (FMB); National Mappiing and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA); Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB); DENR Regional Offices 2. Climate Change Commission 3. International Institutions − UN-REDD; GIZ; FFI; NTFP; USAID; FAO; Aus. AID 4. Co. De REDD (NGO/CSO) 5. Academe − University of the Philippines (College of Forestry and Natural Resources; Dept. of Geodetic Engineering); Ateneo de Manila University Scaling Up Phase Readiness Phase Code Redd Consulations Engagement Phase PNRPS SDCG-6, Oslo, Norway October 23, 2014

www. earthobservations. org www. gfoi. org Status of National MRV Implementation National Carbon Accounting Ambitions • Institutionalization of processes to DENR • Capacity Building on Greenhouse Gas Inventory Ø workshop series on GHG Institutional Arrangements Ø training on ALU Software for the forestry sector • Move from Tier 1 to Tier 2 • Densification of FRA tracts to meet GHG inventory standards • Production of land cover map every 4 years UNFCCC Reporting • Two National Communications submitted (1999 and 2009) • Written by consultants from the academe and research sectors SDCG-6, Oslo, Norway October 23, 2014

www. earthobservations. org www. gfoi. org Status of National MRV Implementation National MRV system is being developed from sub-national pilot MRV systems: § Leyte - GIZ § Quezon – FFI and NTFP § Palawan – FFI and NTFP SDCG-6, Oslo, Norway October 23, 2014

www. earthobservations. org www. gfoi. org Status of National MRV Implementation Satellite Land Monitoring System NAMRIA provides land cover maps for 2003 and 2010 while FMB analyses the land cover change. For the 2014 land cover mapping, Landsat 8 and IFSAR data are being used. Possibility of using Worldview 2. National Forest Inventory The 3 rd NFI was conducted from 2002 -2004 through FRA. Relocation and re-measurement of previous FRA tracts are on-going since 2013 and are expected to be finished by 2018. Greenhouse Gas Inventory Land cover serves as activity data in estimating volume of carbon sink from forest type and aerial extent. Current land cover classification converted to the 6 IPCC land use categories at which GHG estimates will be developed. SDCG-6, Oslo, Norway October 23, 2014

www. earthobservations. org www. gfoi. org FRA Sampling Design Plot end point Tract 20 m 10 m 500 m 250 m Plot 1 1 Km 125 m Plot 3 Plot 2 SP 3 L 1 and SP 3 L 2 Plot 4 250 m SP 2 L 1 and SP 2 L 2 Tract SW Corner Plot central axis 1 Km Measurement Point (MP) (-10 m) (+ 10 m) 20 m Towards end of the plot Subplots Plot starting point 3. 99 m ´. 10 m SP 1 L 1 and SP 1 L 2 Subplot Level 1 Towards starting Subplot Level 2 point of the plot (SPL 1) (SPL 2)

www. earthobservations. org www. gfoi. org 2003 and 2010 Land Cover Landsat 7 ALOS AVNIR-2 SPOT 5 Landsat 7 SDCG-6, Oslo, Norway October 23, 2014

www. earthobservations. org www. gfoi. org Status of National MRV Implementation Land Cover to IPCC Land Use Categories SDCG-6, Oslo, Norway October 23, 2014

www. earthobservations. org www. gfoi. org Institutional arrangements • Capacity building with UN-REDD – UN-REDD Philippines Programme: Supporting Initial Readiness Process – 4 th and 5 th UN-REDD Regional Lessons Learned Workshop • Tenure Options study funded by FAO • Forest Resources Assessment with FAO • Capacity building with USAID (Silva. Carbon; EC-LEDS; B-LEADERS) on MRV and GHG inventory • Capacity building with USFS for Land Cover Mapping SDCG-6, Oslo, Norway October 23, 2014

www. earthobservations. org www. gfoi. org Space Data Needs Scope and Timeline for Implementation • Wall to wall nationwide scope (approximately 30 million hectares of land inland waters) • NAMRIA plans to produce land/forest cover map every 4 years (2014, 2018, etc. ) Required Space Data Types • Landsat 8 (wall to wall) and very high resolution satellite data (Worldview 2 – 10% for training data and validation, and upland encroachment), and DEM of 30 m or higher resolution (slope and elevation mapping) • Capacity building to improve current methodologies • Processing tools and/or software SDCG-6, Oslo, Norway October 23, 2014

www. earthobservations. org www. gfoi. org Space Data Needs Current Challenges and Obstacles • Development of the National MRV System for the Philippines • Refined methodology for land cover mapping • Integration of different data sources (resolutions, date of observation, optical and radar) to fill gaps in nationwide land cover mapping • Access to high-resolution images due to limited financial resources or data sharing issues SDCG-6, Oslo, Norway October 23, 2014

www. earthobservations. org www. gfoi. org Space Data Needs Current Challenges and Obstacles • • • High cost of processing tools/software Sustainable access to data and processing tools Capacity building on Sentinel 2 processing data Insufficient training on RADAR image processing Generation of cloud free mosaics Coordination with international space agencies that provides free access to their satellite imageries/data SDCG-6, Oslo, Norway October 23, 2014

www. earthobservations. org www. gfoi. org Thank you! SDCG-6, Oslo, Norway October 23, 2014

www. earthobservations. org www. gfoi. org References • Philippine National REDD-plus Strategy Manual – PNRPS team; DENR-FMB and Co. De REDD-plus Philippines • REDD+ in the Philippines presented at the 1 st GFOI Regional Technical Workshop in Chiang Mai, Thainland • Advances in the Development of a Monitoring, Reporting & Verification (MRV) System: Philippines presented at the 2 nd GFOI Regional Technical Workshop in Kathmandu, Nepal • Land Use/Land Cover Data in the Philippines • Land Cover Data in the Philippines presented at the 5 th UNREDD Regional Lessons Learned Workshop on Monitoring Systems and Reference Levels for REDD+ SDCG-6, Oslo, Norway October 23, 2014