1. Forest Degradation Monitoring in Vietnam Forest Inventory and planning Institute (FIPI)

2. Contents  Reasons and rates for forest degradation  Brief view of forest degradation measurement systems  Quantifying degradation emissions  The challenges in forest degradation monitoring

3. Illegal logging: Illegal logging: Reasons and rates of forest degradation

4. Forest purpose conversion: Forest purpose conversion: Reasons and rates of forest degradation

5. Lack of budget for forest protection: Lack of budget for forest protection: Reasons and rates of forest degradation

6. Total area of forest degradation

7. Forest Types1990-19951995-20002000-20052005-2010Total Rich forest 141.280145.660151.133107.223545.296 Medium forest 292.207267.812265.535256.5071.082.062 Poor forest 223.822231.050262.676230.379947.926 Restored forest 69.26670.46193.294107.708340.729 Mixed forest 49.31928.75234.18246.864159.117 Country 775.895743.734806.819748.6813.075.129

8. Forest degradation proportion Fluctuation of forest degradation areasProportion of degradation areas by forest types

9. Forest degradation monitoring system Cycle I (1991-1995) : 3,300 sample plots (SPs) by grid 8km x 8km in the forested area. Cycle I (1991-1995) : 3,300 sample plots (SPs) by grid 8km x 8km in the forested area. Cycle II (1996-2000) : 3,600 SPs by grid 5.6 km x 5.6 km. Cycle II (1996-2000) : 3,600 SPs by grid 5.6 km x 5.6 km. Cycle III (2001-2005) : 4.200 SPs Cycle III (2001-2005) : 4.200 SPs Cycle IV (2006-2010): 2100 SPs by grid 8km x 8km Cycle IV (2006-2010): 2100 SPs by grid 8km x 8km

10. Forest degradation monitoring system

11. Forest carbon map over time

13. Amount of emission over time Tons of CO2

14. Amount of emission over time

15. The challenges in forest degradation monitoring  Speed of forest cover change  Limitation of satellite imagery quality  Budget for forestry sector  Technology application

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