Forest CoP Presentation - Group on Earth Observations
Forest CoP Presentation - Group on Earth Observations
Forest CoP Presentation - Group on Earth Observations
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C<strong>on</strong>tinuing the process of identifying critical observati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Forest</str<strong>on</strong>g> Carb<strong>on</strong> Tracking CL-09-03b<br />
A New GEO sub-Task in 2009-2011 WP<br />
Dem<strong>on</strong>strate to climate negotiators that coordinated <strong>Earth</strong><br />
Observati<strong>on</strong>s can provide the basis for reliable informati<strong>on</strong> services of<br />
suitable c<strong>on</strong>sistency, accuracy and c<strong>on</strong>tinuity to support <str<strong>on</strong>g>Forest</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Carb<strong>on</strong> Tracking, leading to eventual establishment of a network of<br />
nati<strong>on</strong>al forest carb<strong>on</strong> m<strong>on</strong>itoring systems<br />
Leads:<br />
• Australia (Department of Climate Change & CSIRO)<br />
• Japan (JAXA)<br />
• Norway (NSC)<br />
• Canada (NRCan, CSA)<br />
• CEOS (NSC, CSIRO, JAXA, ESA)<br />
• FAO<br />
• GTOS (GOFC-GOLD)<br />
• EC JRC