Presentation materials
National technical staff training on allometric equations (AE) under the UN-REDD Programme
Resource persons/facilitator
Presentations
DAY 1: Overview of the current status of the development of allometric equations in Vietnam/Indonesia
Presentation of the content of the training
Matieu
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/Content%20of%20the%20trai
ning-web.pdf
Forest types and ecological stratification of
Vietnam Study Team
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/2012_VTP_Forests%20and%2
Vietnam (Including presentation on the
(including 20 min presentation by 0AE%20development.pdf
structure of the forest based on data from
Phuong, RCFEE)
previous NFI cycles) and AE development plan
under UN-REDD Vietnam
Current status of knowledge on volume and
Vietnam Study Team
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/Current%20status%20of%20k
biomass assessment (including description of
(including 20 min presentation by nowledge%20on%20volume%20and%20biomass.pdf
the database, methodology used, sources,
Hung, FIPI)
quality of the raw data, wood density, etc.)
Experiences from destructive measurement
Vietnam (including 10 min *3
VFU: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/VFU_Experiences2.pdf
field work and identified gaps overall
presentation from VFU, TNU,
TNU:
NW-Sub-FIPI)
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/Experiences%20from%20destr
uctive%20measurement%20allometric%20equations%20develop
ment%20-%20TNU%202.pdf
Sub-FIPI:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/Experience%20and%20propos
al%20for%20AE%20-%20NW%20Sub%20FIPI.pdf
Forest types and ecological stratification of
Indonesia
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/presentation%20in%20Vietna
Indonesia (Including presentation on the
m-revised.pdf
structure of the forest based on data from
previous NFI cycles)
Current status of knowledge on biomass and
Indonesia
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/Current%20status%20of%20k
volume assessment
nowledge%20on%20volume%20and%20biomass%20in%20Indone
(including description of the database,
sia.pdf
methodology used, sources, quality of the raw
data, wood density, etc.)
Current experiences from destructive
measurement field work and identified gaps
overall
Indonesia
1. What are the steps and procedures for
discussion
estimating national forest carbon stocks?
2. What are the gaps in steps and procedures in
your countries for forest carbon stocks?
3. What are procedures for quality control and
verification of AE?
DAY 2: Development of allometric equations “state of the art”
Building tree allometric equation to assess
Matieu
volume and biomass : from the field to the
prediction
Complexity of tree growth and biomass
allocation
Sampling strategy and stratification
Laurent
1. Which are the forest stratum without AE in
discussions
Laurent
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/Experiences%20from%20destr
uctive%20measurement%20fieldwork%20in%20Indonesia.PDF
National standards
Measurement and calculation of carbon stocks – Field
measurement for estimating forest carbon stocks (ground based
forest carbon accounting):
http://www.dephut.go.id/files/SNI%2077242011(English%20version)%20Measurement%20and%20calculation
%20of%20carbon%20stocks%20_Field%20measuremen.pdf
Development of allometric equations
for estimating forest carbon stocks
based on field measurement
(ground based forest carbon accounting):
http://www.dephut.go.id/files/SNI%207725%202011%20_(English
%20version)%20Development%20of%20allometric%20equations%
20for%20estimating%20forest%20car_0.pdf
Indonesia: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/DSCN0995.JPG
VN-1: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/DSCN0998.JPG
VN-2: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/DSCN0997.JPG
VN-3: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/DSCN0996.JPG
Answer: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/DSCN0986.JPG
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/Building%20tree%20allometri
c%20equation%20to%20assess%20volume%20and%20biomass%2
0%5BAutosaved%5D.pdf
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/Biomass_TrainingMaterial_Fr
omBiologyToAE.pdf
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/Biomass_TrainingMaterial_Sa
mplingStrategy.pdf
VN table 1:
your country?
2. Do those forest stratums contribute
significantly to emissions?
3. What is the max and min tree diameter
sampled? How many tree sample per
diameter class?
Field work: example from case studies
Laurent / Matieu
Data entering, data management and QC
Matieu
Graphical analysis and first data interpretation
Matieu
Practical cases and issues related to model
fitting
Use and prediction
Laurent
Laurent
DAY 3: Exercises on development of allometric models
Installation of the statistical software
By group
Graphic exploration (different set of data)
Model fitting with and without
heteroscedasticity by tree compartment
Model fitting for total aboveground biomass
(with or without additivity)
Biomass assessment using existing data and
models (development of decisional trees)
1. Which are the different equation forms (the
main commons)?
2. Which are the inputs in your equations?
3. Which are the statistical information you
collected to describe those equations?
1. Have you already used non linear model
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/Presentation_Table_1_Day2.p
df
VN table 2: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/Presentation.pdf
VN TNU:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/AE%20and%20N%20%20TNU.pdf
Indon 1: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/IndonQuestion%202.pdf
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/Field%20work_example%20fr
om%20case%20studies%20%5BAutosaved%5D.pdf
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/Data%20entering%2C%20data
%20management%20and%20QC.pdf
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/Graphical%20analysis%20and
%20first%20data%20interpretation.pdf
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/Biomass_TrainingMaterial_M
odelFitting.pdf
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/Biomass_TrainingMaterial_M
odelUse.pdf
SAS software installed per group
Exercise using sample data
(exercise done on database)
Indonesia 1:
fitting methods
2. Can you provide a concrete case where the
R2 does not indicate the best model?
3: Can you explain the different steps for model
development and selection?
DAY 4: Interim models development (cont’d)
Graphic exploration (different set of data)
Model fitting with and without
heteroscedasticity by tree compartment
Model fitting for total aboveground biomass
(with or without additivity)
Biomass assessment using existing data and
models (development of decisional trees)
DAY 5: Interim models development (cont’d)
Proposed roadmap for improved national
biomass assessment
Support the development of scientific materials
Debriefing
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/Answers%20Group%201Model%20fitting.docx
VN 1: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/PP_Huong.pptx
By group
Exercise using national data
FSIV: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/FSIV%27s%20group.pptx
TNU: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/PP%2021.6%20%20TNU.pptx
Laurent and Matieu
By institutions
All
Questions: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/debate4.ppt
VN1: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/PP%2022.6%20TNU.pptx
VN2: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6896677/final%20day.pptx