1. Sarah Marlay Climate Change Program Specialist May 3, 2016 US Forest Service – International Programs

2. Overview  USFS: Mandate and Organization  International Programs  Why we work internationally  How we work  Where we work  Topics we work on  Global climate change initiatives  SilvaCarbon  Impact statement  What we do  Where we work  Who is involved  Looking forward

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4. THE FOREST SERVICE WORKS INTERNATIONALLY TO:  Bring expertise to assist in conservation and natural resource management activities, policy development and trade issues  Assist countries in responding to disasters  Help mitigate climate change  Bring important research and technology gained overseas back to the US  Internationalize the US Forest Service

5. PARTNERSHIPS  Other USDA agencies (e.g., FAS)  Other USG agencies (e.g., Department of State, USAID)  Together, provide ~2/3 of funding for IP  Host-country governments  Private sector (e.g., Home Depot, International Paper Inc.)  Non-governmental organizations (e.g., The Nature Conservancy, in-country NGOs)  Universities (e.g., Land grant universities, including UC-Davis)  Multilateral organizations (e.g., Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)) more…

6. STAFF UNITS  Disaster Assistance Support Program  Technical Cooperation, including:  Regional teams  Latin America and Caribbean  Africa & Middle East  Asia/Pacific  Russia/Europe/Eurasia  Climate Change team  Policy  Outreach and Partnership  Operations  Director’s Office

7. GLOBAL DISASTER SUPPORT   Supporting disaster response efforts overseas: Leverages USFS expertise in emergency management systems to build and improve disaster response capabilities worldwide Incident Command System (ICS) = standardized approach to the command, control, and coordination of emergency response Provides logistic support and supplies in response to both natural and human caused disasters, funded by USAID’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance Recent responses: Georgia Floods, Ebola Response

8. STAFF UNITS  Disaster Assistance Support Program  Technical Cooperation, including:  Regional teams  Latin America and Caribbean  Africa & Middle East  Asia/Pacific  Russia/Europe/Eurasia  Climate Change team  Policy  Outreach and Partnership  Operations  Director’s Office

9. WHERE WE WORK ASIA/PACIFIC  Eastern Himalayans  China  India  Lower Mekong  Pacific Islands  South East Asia AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST  West Africa  Congo Basin  Liberia  Tanzania  Ethiopia  Lebanon  Israel  Jordan  Morocco  West Bank  Egypt LATIN AMERICA/ CARIBBEAN  Mexico  Brazil  Bolivia  Ecuador  Peru  Honduras  Jamaica  Haiti  Paraguay RUSSIA, EUROPE & NEAR ASIA  Russia  Central Asia  Eastern Europe  Mongolia

10. SUBJECT AREAS  Climate Change  Invasive Species  Migratory Species  Fire  Improved Forestry Practices  Protected Areas  Ecosystem Services  Habitat Management  Watershed Management  Global Natural Resource Policies & Trade  Global Disaster Support  Forest Planning and Monitoring  Ecotourism  Conservation Education

11. Global Climate Change Initiatives  Sustainable Wetlands Adaptation and Mitigation Program (SWAMP)  Climate Fellows  SilvaCarbon

12. Building Capacity Worldwide in Measuring & Monitoring Forest and Terrestrial Carbon - Program Overview

13. WHAT DOES SILVACARBON AIM TO ACHIEVE? Impact Outcomes Outputs Activities Inputs Partner countries generate and effectively use improved information related to forest and terrestrial carbon, contributing to climate change mitigation and low emission development 13

14. Facilitating cooperation and collaboration among USG agencies and international institutions working in the forest and terrestrial carbon sector WHAT DOES SILVACARBON DO? Working with technical teams in partner countries to develop national landscape monitoring systems and terrestrial GHG inventories that are consistent with IPCC guidelines Inform partner countries’ national climate change mitigation and development strategies Support UNFCCC reporting requirements Identifying, testing, and disseminating good practices and cost-effective, accurate technologies that are appropriate to different country circumstances Builds capacity in measuring, monitoring, and reporting forest and terrestrial carbon for REDD+ and other purposes by: 14

15. WHAT DOES SILVACARBON DO? Remote Sensing Mapping, Earth observation data analysis and acquisition Forest Inventory Ground-based surveys, national forest inventory design and implementation GHG Inventory Analysis and reporting of GHG emissions from the land sector INTEGRATION 15 Key Technical Support Areas

16. WHERE DOES SILVACARBON WORK? Engagement through bilateral and regional activities, research, and in- country technical advisors 16

17. U.S. Government Agencies (8) Global Forest Observations Initiative Numerous partners Host country counterparts U.S. Government Agencies 17 COOPERATION WHO IS INVOLVED IN SILVACARBON?

18. U.S. Government Agencies (8) Global Forest Observations Initiative Numerous partners Host country counterparts Primary Funders U.S. Government Agencies 18 WHO IS INVOLVED IN SILVACARBON?

19. U.S. Government Agencies (8) Global Forest Observations Initiative Numerous partners Host country counterparts Primary Implementers U.S. Government Agencies 19 WHO IS INVOLVED IN SILVACARBON?

20. Initiative of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), led by Australia, Norway, the U.S., FAO, and the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) GFOI supports the sustained availability and use of satellite, air, and ground observations in support of National Forest Monitoring Systems SilvaCarbon supports countries in communicating their satellite data needs to GFOI SilvaCarbon leads the GFOI capacity building component Coordinating/integrating existing training materials Ensuring linkages between capacity building activities and the technical framework outlined in GFOI’s Methods and Guidance Document Global Forest Observation Initiative U.S. Government technical agencies Global Forest Observation Initiative Numerous partners Host country counterparts 20 WHO IS INVOLVED IN SILVACARBON?

21. Universities; (e.g., UMD, BU, Wageningen) International institutions; (e.g., FAO, UNREDD, World Bank, CEOSS, GOFC-GOLD) Other USG and foreign donor programs; (e.g., SERVIR, LEDS, LEAD, LEAF, CARPE, GIZ) NGOs Numerous Partners U.S. Government technical agencies Global Forest Observations Initiative Numerous partners Host country counterparts 21 WHO IS INVOLVED IN SILVACARBON?

22. Partners at the national level: Forestry departments Mapping authorities Space data agencies Partners at the subnational level: State and provincial agencies Communities Host country counterparts U.S. Government technical agencies Global Forest Observations Initiative Numerous partners Host country counterparts 22 WHO IS INVOLVED IN SILVACARBON?

23. LOOKING FORWARD FY17-19 strategy Geographic priorities Increase bilateral engagement Enhance synergies with existing multilateral programs (ie, ISFL, FCPF, REDD Early Movers) Key technical support areas Support implementation of and design of the next round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) Expanding beyond forests/REDD+ to the landscape scale Integration of subnational activities with national strategies 23

24. THANK YOU! 24 Sarah Marlay sarahemarlay@fs.fed.us

25. TECHNICAL COOPERATION BREAK-OUT GROUPS (3:15-4:45) 1) Africa and Middle East (stay here) 3) Latin America and Caribbean (small conference room) 4) Asia/Pacific (Stephanie’s office) 5) Russia, Europe and Eurasia(Lara’s office)