UN ONLINE PLATFORM GIVES EXPERTS ACCESS TO VITAL DATA ON GLOBAL FOREST HEALTH

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UN ONLINE PLATFORM GIVES EXPERTS ACCESS TO VITAL DATA ON GLOBAL FOREST HEALTH
New York, Jun 28 2013 2:00PM
A new online platform launched today by the United Nations agriculture
agency allows scientists and climate change experts to calculate
crucial data for bioenergy strategies, including forest volume,
biomass and forest carbon.

The web platform, GlobAllomeTree, was jointly developed by the Food
and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the French Research Centre CIRAD
and Tuscia University of Italy, and seeks to assist policymakers in
making informed decisions that mitigate climate change.

"This is the first time that countries have access to an extensive
database of tree models used to evaluate forest resources worldwide.
It allows them to get a clear picture on their forests' capacities to
store carbon," said FAO Forestry Officer Matieu Henry.

In forestry, allometry refers to the statistical relationships between
various characteristics of tree size. Allometric equations can be used
to assess many forest services, as timber production but also climate
change mitigation through forestry sector for example.

The FAO-backed online tool enables users to assess stem volume, tree
biomass and carbon stocks from tree characteristics such as trunk
diameter, height and wood specific gravity, for various types of trees
and ecological zones.

As of now, the platforms covers 61 tree species in seven different
ecological zones in Europe, 263 tree species in 16 zones in North
America, and 324 species in nine ecological zones in Africa. The
calculation tools for South Asia, South-East Asia and Central and
South America will be uploaded to the platform soon, FAO said in a
news release.

GlobAllomeTree will be particularly useful for countries taking part
in the UN Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from
Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD),
as they will be able to accurately assess forest carbon stocks and
carbon stock changes.

A few countries participating in the programme have already advanced
their approaches to forest monitoring by using tree calculation
models. For example, national institutions in Vietnam supported have
conducted field measurements to develop new calculation models in a
number of forest types throughout the country.

Indonesia has produced and adopted a national standard for developing
tree databases, and in Mexico, national forest authorities have
developed a national database and new calculation tools.

"These efforts will help countries obtain more accurate data on the
status of forest resources and forest carbon stocks and changes and
support implementation of national and international forestry
policies," FAO concluded.

Jun 28 2013 2:00PM
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