DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY

Forests 2020: Improving forest monitoring systems through better application of satellite data

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Description

Forests provide vital services including livelihoods, water and habitats for millions of species, and are essential for combating climate change. This project is using EO imagery from satellites to improve forest monitoring across six partner countries (Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Ghana, Kenya, and Indonesia). It works with leading experts from the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) in leading universities in the UK and with international partners to test new forestry monitoring methods in the following areas: detecting change in forests (deforestation and degradation) from both optical and radar imagery from satellites like the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2; incorporating these observations into risk models for mapping risk of deforestation and forest fires, and mapping suitable areas for restoration; and improving digital infrastructure to manage and disseminate forest-related data. These new methods will enable our partner countries to use more frequent, better quality data, quicker, improving the national forest monitoring systems.

Objectives

This project is using EO imagery from satellites to improve forest monitoring across six partner countries. It works with leading experts from the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) in leading universities in the UK and with international partners to test new forestry monitoring methods in the following areas: i) detecting change in forests (deforestation and degradation) from both optical and radar imagery from satellites like the European Space Agency s (ESA) Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2; ii) incorporating these observations into risk models for mapping risk of deforestation and forest fires, and mapping suitable areas for restoration; and iii) improving digital infrastructure to manage and disseminate forest-related data. These new methods will enable our partner countries to use more frequent, better quality data, quicker, improving the national forest monitoring systems.

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Location

The country, countries or regions that benefit from this Programme.

Brazil, Colombia, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico