Information
- Submitted by: EADS
- Topic: Biotechnology
- Keywords: aquaculture and forestry, information technology.
- Location: Cameroon; Central African Republic; Congo; Congo (Democratic Republic of the)
- Date of completion: 2015
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Deliverables & Resources
Action network
- This voluntary initiative came from Global Compact
Satellite technology for sustainable foresty management
Partner(s)
IGN FI
Description/achievement of initiative
PPP to develop reliable tools and build capacity to manage forests in the Congo Basin, a critical region for biodiversity conservation.
Implementation methodologies
Commitment developed to serve African REDD Focal Points in each of the 6 countries – certain ministers have signed the specific REDD data licence: François NAOUYEMA, Minister of the Environment of the Central African Republic, José ENDUNDO BONONGE, Minister of the Environment, of Nature Conservation and Tourism of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Henri DJOMBO, Minister of Sustainable Development, Forest Economics and Environment, Republic of the Congo.
Supportive resources will be funded by an AFD grant and in kind contribution from EADS Astrium.
Deliverables
| Deliverable | Date |
| Transfer capacity and know how to national authorities in charge of REDD+ national strategies. | 2014 |
| Produce forest maps from archive and recent imagery to baseline deforestation trends. | 2014 |
| Make satellite data available at no cost to relevant institutions and registered users developing REDD programmes. | 2015 |
| Collect high resolution satellite imagery over the Congo Basin countries. | 2015 |