MRV & Reporting Status & Related Space Data Needs

1. MRV & Reporting Status& Related Space Data Needs Philippines Nelissa Maria B. Rocas DENR-Forest Management Bureau

2. 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 REDD-plus, 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.

3. Collaborating Institutions in the PNRPS • Department of Environment and Natural Resources • Forest Management Bureau (FMB); National Mappiing and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA); Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB);DENR Regional Offices • Climate Change Commission • International Institutions • UN-REDD; GIZ; FFI; NTFP; USAID; FAO; AusAID • CoDe REDD (NGO/CSO) • Academe • University of the Philippines (College of Forestry and Natural Resources; Dept. of Geodetic Engineering); Ateneo de Manila University 2020 2018 2017 2015 2014 2010 2009 2011 2012 2013 2016 2019 Scaling Up Phase Readiness Phase Engagement Phase Code Redd Consulations PNRPS

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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.

7. Plot end point Tract 20 m 10 m 500 m Plot 2 SP3L1 and SP3L2 Plot 3 125 m 1 Km Plot 1 Plot 4 250 m SP2L1 and SP2L2 250 m Tract SW Corner 1 Km Measurement Point (MP) Plot central axis (-10m) (+ 10m) 20m Towards end of the plot 3.99 m 10 m ´ Subplots . SP1L1 and SP1L2 Plot starting point Towards starting point of the plot Subplot Level 1 (SPL1) Subplot Level 2 (SPL2) FRA Sampling Design

8. 2003 and 2010 Land Cover ALOS AVNIR-2 SPOT 5 Landsat 7 Landsat 7

9. Status of National MRV Implementation Land Cover to IPCC Land Use Categories

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. Space Data Needs Current Challenges and Obstacles • 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

14. Thank you!

15. 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 UN-REDD Regional Lessons Learned Workshop on Monitoring Systems and Reference Levels for REDD+