Land Cover Project Office Annual Report 2007 - GOFC-GOLD LC-IT ...
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<strong>Land</strong> <strong>Cover</strong> <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Office</strong> – <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2007</strong>Contribution to international activities<strong>GOFC</strong>-<strong>GOLD</strong> land cover projectoffice involvementGroup on Earth Observation:Coordination of land cover tasks in theGEO work plan and participation in theCommunity of Practice for forestobservation.Integrated Global Observation of <strong>Land</strong>(IGOL): Evolution of a new and first landtheme of the Integrated GlobalObservation Strategy (IGOS).Global Climate Observing System:Implementing the UNFCCC plan forsystematic research and observationsof essential climate variables (ECV)including land cover and fire.United Nations Framework Conventionon Climate Change: Coordination of aspecial working group on forestmonitoring for reducing emissionsfrom deforestation (REDD).ESA-GLOBCOVER <strong>Project</strong>: Participationin ongoing global land cover mappingfor increasing detail, accuracy andusability of existing maps.Harmonization & Validation Initiative:Activities towards synergy andimproved usability of land coverproductsRegional networking and capacitybuilding: Hosting and organization of anumber of workshops and capacitybuilding events involving the <strong>GOFC</strong>-<strong>GOLD</strong> regional networks.Major achievements in <strong>2007</strong>• GEO <strong>2007</strong>-2009 workplan task (DA-07-02)on global land cover recognized as GEO earlysuccess story global land cover• Participation and contribution GEO ministerialsummit (poster display at venue, leadauthorship for land cover and fire chapters insummit publication)• <strong>GOFC</strong>-<strong>GOLD</strong> major contributor todevelopment of IGOL report• Presentation and approval of IGOL documentby IGOS plenary and GEO• Contribution to land cover tasks anddevelopment of reporting standards (GTOS,UNFCCC/SBSTA mandate)• Participation in UNFCCC-COP13 and SBSTA26/27, including <strong>LC</strong>-PO presentation onGTOS/FAO side event on ECV observationprogress• Coordination of working group to evolveinternationally agreed technical Earthobservation protocols for REDDimplementation• Organization of REDD workshops (Bolivia,April <strong>2007</strong>) & UNFCCC side events (May+Dec)• Delivery of draft technical sourcebook forREDD implementation at UNFCCC/COP 13 inBali• Contribution to GLOBCOVER legenddevelopment and validation framework• Coordinate user feedback on GLOBCOVERimage mosaics• Promotion of GLOBCOVER as contribution toGCOS implementation plan and GEO tasks• Translation, and comparison of several landcover legends• Refine implementation plan for an operationalvalidation strategy to develop a synergetic“best available” global land cover map• <strong>GOFC</strong>-<strong>GOLD</strong> science meetings (Boston,October <strong>2007</strong>) and capacity buildingworkshop with <strong>GOFC</strong>-<strong>GOLD</strong> regionalnetworks• Regional network engagement in globalvalidation exercises
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