1. ReCaREDD Project Hans-Jürgen Stibig
F. Achard, R. Beuchle, S. Carboni, H. Eva, R. Grecchi, A. Langner, A. Marelli , D. Simonetti, H-J Stibig, A. Verheggen
Institute for Environment and Sustainability
European Commission Joint Research Centre

2. EC-project of the DG DEVCO
ReCaREDD
EC-project of the DG DEVCO
(Directorate General - DEVELOPMENT & COOPERATION)
implemented by the JRC
in collaboration with partner countries and institutions in the tropical regions
total budget ~5 Mio Euro

3. Main Objectives
developing/testing new Remote Sensing methodologies
for monitoring of forest degradation in the tropics
developing specific software tools
(open software development)
contribute to capacity building in tropical countries
for reporting on mitigation actions in the forest sector (REDD+)
Approach: enhancing and complementing ongoing country activities and collaborating with institutions and existing projects in the region

4. help establishing reference emission levels
Other Objectives
support RS based forest degradation monitoring at local or national scale
help establishing reference emission levels
collaboration with and involvement of partner institutions in research and testing
organize regional/national Technical Workshops and Training
(in the region or at the JRC)
compiling REDD+ relevant regional database
(e.g. on methods, statistics, maps, allometry, biomass data)

5. focus on Africa, selected cases in S-America and SE-Asia
Geographical Areas
focus on Africa, selected cases in S-America and SE-Asia
= ‘Focus Countries’ - active research on test sites
= ‘Associated Countries’ - specific collaboration, sharing

6. Focus on continental SE-Asia and Lower Mekong basin
ReCaREDD in SE-Asia
Focus on continental SE-Asia and Lower Mekong basin
CAMBODIA:
Department of Forestry and Community Forestry (FA)
LAOS
FIPD- Forest Inventory And Planning Division (DoF/MAF)
NOUL- National University of Laos Research Division, Faculty of Forestry
VIETNAM
FIPI – Forest Inventory and Planning Institute
FIPI
Hanoi
FIPD
NOUL
Vientiane
FA – Phnom Penh

7. ‘Associated countries’
ReCaREDD in SE-Asia
‘Focus Countries’
active work in test sites
‘Associated countries’
(other interested countries of the region)
sharing of methods, tools & results
invitations to regional workshops or technical meetings
support for accessing satellite imagery SENTINEL
collaboration on specific issues
Bac Kan
Bolikhamsai
Salavan
Lam Dong
Kampong Thom

8. Scale
main focus on national & regional-scale monitoring
(medium-resolution satellite imagery 10m-5m)
test cases for local scale monitoring
(high-res imagery 5m-≤1m)
Methods
flexible approaches, most appropriate choice:
automated (pixel or segment based)
visual methods

9. Looking forward for intense use of expected ‘Sentinel-2’ (10m) imagery
LANDSAT 1-8
SENTINEL-2
Mission Lifetime
1972 – present
launch: June 2015
Repeat cycle
16 days
10 – 5* days
* in 2017 with S2a & S2b
Swath width
185 km
290 km
Spectral bands 7 13
Spatial resolution
30 (60) m
10 (20, 60)m

10. Regional Forest Observatories
Feasibility study establishing information systems and databases for ‘regional forest observatories’
Open call for tender to be launched the study