GLOBAL FOREST WATCH TOOLS FOR TIMBER MONITORING Mikaela Weisse, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

GLAD ALERTS AND RISK ASSESSMENT: GLOBAL FOREST WATCH TOOLS FOR TIMBER MONITORING Mikaela Weisse, World Resources Institute TREE meeting – April 8, 2016

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Palm Oil Mill Risk Assessment

Methodology Index 1: Historic impacts Index 2: Potential for future impact Rate of tree cover loss Tree cover extent Tree cover loss on primary forest Proportion of area in primary forest Tree cover loss on peat Proportion of area in peat Tree cover loss on protected areas Proportion of area in protected areas Tree cover loss on carbon dense Proportion of area of high carbon areas density Fire activity Rate of fire activity in previous three years Rate of tree cover loss in previous three years

Sample Results 5 ranking levels: Low; Medium Low; Medium; Medium High; High

Spatial Distribution of Risk

Applicability to Timber

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