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The land use sector plays an important role in achieving a more sustainable future as forests are key to climate change mitigation, and food production must be ensured for a growing population. In this session we will discuss the role of data in achieving transformational change for the land use sector. We will discuss (1) the opportunities for better monitoring and quantification of land use and associated greenhouse gas sources and sinks, including the use of new technologies and global data; we will (2) highlight lessons learned and challenges of using this information to bring about transformational change towards more sustainable and climate friendly food systems; and (3) scientists and practitioners will share their experiences with data-related challenges, covering issues like transparency, power, and accountability.
Key questions of session- How is data being used by different stakeholders and how has this led to change?
- What can we learn from the agriculture and forest sector? What can we learn from different countries/stakeholders?
- What are the challenges and obstacles of using data for transformational change?
- What is the role of transparency, and how do we move to more accountability in the land use sector?
Welcome
Moderator
Niki De Sy
Assistent Professor, Wageningen University & Research
TIME
14:00-14:05
TIME ZONE
GMT+2 / CEST
Theme 1: Sustainable food systems
Speakers
Christine Lamanna
Climate Change Decision Scientist, ICRAF
Veronica Ndetu
Head of the Climate Change Unit of the Ministry of Agriculture, Kenya
TIME
14:05-14:25
TIME ZONE
GMT+2 / CEST
Theme 2: Near Real Time monitoring
Speakers
Martin Herold
Professor, Wageningen University & Research
Mikaela Weisse
Project Manager, Global Forest Watch, World Resources Institute
Marco Arenas Aspilcueta
National Service for Natural Protected Areas (SERNANP), Peru
Raúl Martin Reategui Suncion
National Service for Natural Protected Areas (SERNANP), Peru
TIME
14:25-14:45
TIME ZONE
GMT+2 / CEST
Theme 3: From science to policy: Experiences with the IPCC 2013 Wetlands Supplement
Speakers
Belinda Margono
Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Indonesia
TIME
14:45-15:00
TIME ZONE
GMT+2 / CEST
Theme 4: The politics of numbers and information sharing
Speakers
Maria Brockhaus
Professor, Department of Forest Sciences Helsinki Inequality Initiative (INEQ), University of Helsinki
TIME
15:00-15:10
TIME ZONE
GMT+2 / CEST
Panel discussion
Moderator
Niki De Sy
Assistent Professor, Wageningen University & Research
TIME
15:10-15:30
TIME ZONE
GMT+2 / CEST
Relevant CIFOR publications
All relevant materials
Introduction
- De Sy, V., Herold, M., Brockhaus, M., Di Gregorio, M. and Ochieng, R.M., 2018. Information and policy change: Data on drivers can drive change if used wisely. In: A. Angelsen, C. Martius, V. de Sy, A.E. Duchelle, A.M. Larson, Pham T.T. (eds.). 2018. Transforming REDD+: Lessons and new directions. 55-67
- Angelsen, A., Hermansen, E.A., Rajão, R. and van der Hoff, R., 2018. Results-based payment. Who should be payed, and for what? In: A. Angelsen, C. Martius, V. de Sy, A.E. Duchelle, A.M. Larson, Pham T.T. (eds.). 2018. Transforming REDD+: Lessons and new directions. 55-67
- De Sy, V., Herold, M., Martius, C., Böttcher, H., Fritz, S., Gaveau, D., Leonard, S., Romijn, E. and Roman-Cuesta, R.M., 2016. Enhancing transparency in the land-use sector: exploring the role of independent monitoring approaches. CIFOR Infobrief, (156).
- LUCID: Land use, carbon and emissions data portal
Sustainable food systems
Near Real Time monitoring
- Radar Remote Sensing for unravelling human activities in and dynamics of forest ecosystems
- Characterizing Tropical Forest Cover Loss Using Dense Sentinel-1 Data and Active Fire Alerts (scientific paper)
- Sustainable oil palm through deforestation alerts
- Early Warning Systems for Deforestation: An Explainer
- Mikaela Weisse, Ruth Nogueron, Rolando Eduardo Vivanco Vicencio and Daniel Arturo Castillo Soto. 2019. Use of Near-Real-Time Deforestation Alerts: A Case Study from Peru.
- Global Forest Watch website.
- Amazon Conservation website.
- Geo Bosques website.
From science to policy: Experiences with the IPCC 2013 Wetlands Supplement
- Online workshop: Capacity Building on the IPCC 2013 Wetlands Supplement, FREL Diagnostic and Uncertainty Analysis.
The politics of numbers and information sharing
- Pham, T.T.; Moeliono, M.; Wong, G.Y.; Brockhaus, M.; Le, N.D. 2018. The politics of swidden: A case study from Nghe An and Son La in Vietnam.
- Luttrell, C.; Resosudarmo, I. A. P.; Muharrom, E.; Brockhaus, M.; Seymour, F. 2014. The political context of REDD+ in Indonesia: Constituencies for change.
- Brockhaus, M.; Angelsen, A. 2012. Seeing REDD+ through 4Is: A political economy framework.
- The REDD+ policy arena and the politics of numbers and information sharing.
- ‘Honeymoon’ over, REDD+ struggles with politics and power.
- Izabela Delabre, Emily Boyd, Maria Brockhaus, Wim Carton, Torsten Krause, Peter Newell, Grace Y. Wong and Fariborz Zelli. 2020. Unearthing the myths of global sustainable forest governance.
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