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MRV & Reporting Status
& Related Space Data Needs
Philippines
Nelissa Maria B. Rocas
DENR-Forest Management Bureau
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Introduction
Philippine National REDD-Plus Strategy (PNRPS)
“A strategy document intended to facilitate REDD-plus
development in the Philippines, guide REDD-plus discussions
within the development of the National Framework Strategy
(NFSCC) and Program on Climate Change, inform international
donors and investors of country intentions, provide an initial
national resource for domestic institutions interested in REDDplus, and continued, broadened stakeholder engagement, and
guide a future, targeted action plan.”
Vision: Empowered forestlands managers and support groups
sustainably and equitably managing forestlands and ancestral
domains with enhanced carbon stock and reduced greenhouse gases
emission.
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Collaborating Institutions in the PNRPS
1. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
− Forest Management Bureau (FMB); National Mappiing and
Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA); Biodiversity
Management Bureau (BMB);DENR Regional Offices
2. Climate Change Commission
3. International Institutions
− UN-REDD; GIZ; FFI; NTFP; USAID; FAO; AusAID
4. CoDe REDD (NGO/CSO)
5. Academe
− University of the Philippines (College of Forestry and Natural
Resources; Dept. of Geodetic Engineering); Ateneo de Manila
University
Scaling Up Phase
Readiness Phase
2009
Code Redd
Consulations
2010
2011
2012
2013
Engagement Phase
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
PNRPS
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2019
2020
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Status of National MRV Implementation
National Carbon Accounting Ambitions
• Institutionalization of processes to DENR
• Capacity Building on Greenhouse Gas Inventory
 workshop series on GHG Institutional Arrangements
 training on ALU Software for the forestry sector
• Move from Tier 1 to Tier 2
• Densification of FRA tracts to meet GHG inventory
standards
• Production of land cover map every 4 years
UNFCCC Reporting
• Two National Communications submitted (1999 and 2009)
• Written by consultants from the academe and research
sectors
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Status of National MRV Implementation
National MRV system is being
developed from sub-national
pilot MRV systems:
 Leyte - GIZ
 Quezon – FFI and NTFP
 Palawan – FFI and NTFP
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Status of National MRV Implementation
Satellite Land Monitoring System
NAMRIA provides land cover maps for 2003 and 2010 while FMB
analyses the land cover change. For the 2014 land cover mapping,
Landsat 8 and IFSAR data are being used. Possibility of using
Worldview 2.
National Forest Inventory
The 3rd NFI was conducted from 2002-2004 through FRA. Relocation
and re-measurement of previous FRA tracts are on-going since 2013
and are expected to be finished by 2018.
Greenhouse Gas Inventory
Land cover serves as activity data in estimating volume of carbon sink
from forest type and aerial extent. Current land cover classification
converted to the 6 IPCC land use categories at which GHG estimates
will be developed.
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FRA Sampling Design
Plot end point
Tract
20 m
10 m
500 m
250 m
Plot 1
1 Km
125 m
Plot 3
Plot 2
SP3L1 and
SP3L2
Plot 4
250 m
SP2L1 and
SP2L2
Tract SW Corner
Plot central
axis
1 Km
Measurement Point
(MP)
(-10m)
(+ 10m)
20m
Towards end
of the plot
Subplots
Plot starting
point
3.99 m
´
.
10
m
SP1L1 and
SP1L2
Subplot Level 1 Towards starting Subplot Level 2
point of the plot
(SPL1)
(SPL2)
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2003 and 2010 Land Cover
Landsat 7
ALOS AVNIR-2
SPOT 5
Landsat 7
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Status of National MRV Implementation
Land Cover to
IPCC Land Use
Categories
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Institutional arrangements
• Capacity building with UN-REDD
– UN-REDD Philippines Programme: Supporting Initial
Readiness Process
– 4th and 5th UN-REDD Regional Lessons Learned Workshop
• Tenure Options study funded by FAO
• Forest Resources Assessment with FAO
• Capacity building with USAID (SilvaCarbon; EC-LEDS;
B-LEADERS) on MRV and GHG inventory
• Capacity building with USFS for Land Cover Mapping
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Space Data Needs
Scope and Timeline for Implementation
• Wall to wall nationwide scope (approximately 30 million
hectares of land and inland waters)
• NAMRIA plans to produce land/forest cover map every 4 years
(2014, 2018, etc.)
Required Space Data Types
• Landsat 8 (wall to wall) and very high resolution satellite data
(Worldview 2 – 10% for training data and validation, and
upland encroachment), and DEM of 30m or higher resolution
(slope and elevation mapping)
• Capacity building to improve current methodologies
• Processing tools and/or software
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Space Data Needs
Current Challenges and Obstacles
• Development of the National MRV System for the
Philippines
• Refined methodology for land cover mapping
• Integration of different data sources (resolutions,
date of observation, optical and radar) to fill gaps in
nationwide land cover mapping
• Access to high-resolution images due to limited
financial resources or data sharing issues
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Space Data Needs
Current Challenges and Obstacles
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High cost of processing tools/software
Sustainable access to data and processing tools
Capacity building on Sentinel 2 processing data
Insufficient training on RADAR image processing
Generation of cloud free mosaics
Coordination with international space agencies that
provides free access to their satellite imageries/data
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Thank you!
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References
• Philippine National REDD-plus Strategy Manual – PNRPS team;
DENR-FMB and CoDe REDD-plus Philippines
• REDD+ in the Philippines presented at the 1st GFOI Regional
Technical Workshop in Chiang Mai, Thainland
• Advances in the Development of a Monitoring, Reporting &
Verification (MRV) System: Philippines presented at the 2nd
GFOI Regional Technical Workshop in Kathmandu, Nepal
• Land Use/Land Cover Data in the Philippines
• Land Cover Data in the Philippines presented at the 5th UNREDD Regional Lessons Learned Workshop on Monitoring
Systems and Reference Levels for REDD+
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