{"id":9739,"date":"2024-07-11T16:01:51","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T16:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/?p=9739"},"modified":"2024-08-20T16:04:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T16:04:21","slug":"improving-nepal-forest-change-estimation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/improving-nepal-forest-change-estimation\/","title":{"rendered":"Improving Nepal\u2019s Forest Change Estimation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9739\" class=\"elementor elementor-9739\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9198dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c9198dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;arrow&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Environmental Mapping &amp;  Carbon Offsets<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43a1b2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43a1b2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Case Study \/ Solution<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fef0cfb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fef0cfb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f904434 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f904434\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8a5741 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8a5741\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;],&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:6,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:13,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b08beb3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b08beb3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-324b909 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"324b909\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Improving Nepal\u2019s Forest Change Estimation<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23f4f09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23f4f09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Developing tools and training to streamline forest change measurement in Nepal\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f9707a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f9707a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/group-em\/\" target=\"_blank\">SCIENCE GROUP: Environmental Mapping <\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-796e57f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"796e57f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-778fb4c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"778fb4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ffed18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ffed18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nepal Forest Change Area Estimation Toolbox<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d2c3ce elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d2c3ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSIG\u2019s Environmental Mapping team partnered with SilvaCarbon to bring a suite of user-friendly tools to the Nepalese Forest Research and Training Center to help it comply with the UN\u2019s Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD+) program. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38f23db e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38f23db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b100b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61b100b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Creating an Appropriate Package<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a9c1ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a9c1ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Working with SilvaCarbon and SERVIR, SIG compiled tools like Google Earth Engine and Collect Earth Online into a freely-available website for the government to use. The package included written instructions for ease of use. These resources were then used for a workshop in Nepal to lead the team through the process, ensuring their understanding of the resources.<\/p><p>Ultimately, this project developed a novel methodology in the field of applied remote sensing through collaborative development with SIG\u2019s partners in Nepal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae9b616 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae9b616\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f4ecda elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f4ecda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Nepal_monitor-1024x795.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9808\" alt=\"Nepal monitoring forest change area and degradation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Nepal_monitor-1024x795.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Nepal_monitor-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Nepal_monitor-768x596.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Nepal_monitor.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">LandTrendr algorithms<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-899b996 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"899b996\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21d8ec7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21d8ec7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1553801 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1553801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2023_Nepal_2-1-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9799\" alt=\"Nepal understanding the resources\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2023_Nepal_2-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2023_Nepal_2-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2023_Nepal_2-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2023_Nepal_2-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ca8f55 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ca8f55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26ed710 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26ed710\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Compliance, for Free<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dfd2e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dfd2e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Following the workshop, the Nepalese government has been successful in monitoring forest change area and degradation, and are able to carry out their work independently.<\/p><p>Officials are now able to reliably assess forest change with quantified uncertainties, providing them opportunities for additional funding from the Carbon Fund. They also remain in compliance with the UN and World Bank.<\/p><p>The suite of tools remains freely accessible to the public and continues to be valuable for officials and institutions monitoring these changes to the environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4b85e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d4b85e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70e822c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70e822c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8129538 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8129538\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Training Website<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c438bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c438bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis resource is a compiled set of links to user interfaces of all the tools needed to complete the forest change area estimation for Nepal. 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