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Project/activity ID PD239/03 Rev.1 (F)
Title DEVELOPMENT AND INSTALLATION OF A FOREST RESOURCES MONITORING SYSTEM (FORMS) BY UTILIZING THE FOREST CANOPY DENSITY (FCD) MODEL DEVELOPED IN ITTO PROJECT PD 66/99 REV.1 (F)
Status

COMPLETED

Executing agency
DENR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Budget
ITTO: $347.118,00
JAPAN (MoFA) $337.118,00
KOREA $10.000,00
National counterpart: $96.380,00
Project total budget: $443.498,00
Summary
The current database for decision-making, planning and monitoring in DENR IV is incomplete and/or obsolete due mainly to reliance on conventional methods for obtaining and managing information. These methods are expensive and time consuming, do not keep pace with changing conditions, usually focus only on specific areas, and do not provide the comprehensive overview needed for a strategic approach to forest management.

The project aims to provide a mechanism that supports efficient management of forest resources by enabling decision makers to access information on the actual status of the forest conditions in a timely manner. Its specific objectives are: a) to establish a remote sensing based system for assessment and monitoring of forest resources; b) to implement skills development programmes for analysis of remote sensing data by personnel from the regional, provincial and community offices of DENR IV; and c) to produce and distribute updated maps of the forest status.

Main outputs of the project include:
- Remote sensing-based system in place;
- Manual of operations for forest inventory to use in conjunction with FCD Mapper operations;
- Revised and simplified user's guide for operating the FCD Mapper;
- Training and deployment of 40 personnel in FCD Mapper operation;
- Training and deployment of 60 personnel in GIS;
- Training and deployment of 88 personnel in computer systems; and
- Updated maps showing the current forest status and trends in change of status.
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