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THE GFW SUMMIT

The Global Forest Watch (GFW) Summit brings together leading innovators and practitioners in forest monitoring. The goal of the Summit is to strengthen a community of practice dedicated to applying cutting-edge monitoring approaches in forest conservation, restoration, and management.

June 18–19, 2019 • Washington, DC

George Washington University Marvin Center 800 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20052

DAY ONE

DAY TWO

12:00–13:00Main Lobby

Registration

13:00–15:00

Betts AuditoriumOpening PlenaryWelcome to all participants, keynote speeches from distinguished guests, plus critical insights on the state of global forest monitoring from the Global Forest Watch partnership

OPENING REMARKS:Andrew Steer, President & CEO of the World Resources InstituteNaoko Ishii, CEO and Chairperson for the Global Environment FacilityHE Alexandre Georget, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Madagascar

PANEL SPEAKERS:Betty Rubio Padilla, President of the Indigenous Federation of the Communities of the Upper Napo River Basin Loreto, Peru (FECONAMCUA)Moray McLeish, Vice President, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability, Asia at Olam InternationalTezar Pahlevie, Coordinator of Forest Monitoring and Law Enforcement at HAkA, IndonesiaDaniel Castillo, Director, National Forest Conservation for Climate Change Mitigation Program at the Ministry of Environment, PeruChristina Goralewski Hempel, President of the National Forestry Institute, Paraguay

PRESENTER AND PANEL MODERATOR:Crystal Davis, Director of Global Forest Watch, World Resources Institute

15:00–15:30

2nd Floor LobbyBREAK

15:30–17:30

Grand BallroomNetworking Session: User Marketplace

Participants can engage with 30 exhibitor tables and attend TED-style talks featuring organizations actively using forest monitoring data and tools in their work.

See a detailed list of exhibits and presentations in separate handout.

18:00–20:30 Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

641 D Street NW, Washington DC, 20004

Dinner Reception A standing buffet dinner and drinks will be served at the reception venue, which is two miles from the conference center and accessible via a short metro ride.

9:00–10:302nd Floor Rooms

PARALLEL SESSIONS: ROUND 1 Choose between 5 parallel sessions

Forests & Agriculture

Global Forest Watch Pro in Action: Learning from Agribusiness and Financial Sector UsersHow is GFW data and technology being used by the private sector to promote sustainable agricultural commodities? Speakers will reflect on the problems they set out to solve, solutions they’ve applied, and the remaining challenges.

MODERATOR: Colin McKee, Lead Environmental Officer, IDB Invest

SPEAKERS: Daniel Strechay, Interim Director of Outreach & Engagement, U.S. Representative, Roundtable for Sustainable Palm OilEmilio Cubilla, Research Associate at LDC ParaguayAdditional speakers TBC

Forests, Climate & Biodiversity

Improving Biodiversity Data for Forest ConservationHow can we combine biodiversity data with cutting-edge forest monitoring tools to better understand the implications of forest change for biodiversity conservation? Speakers will review data and tools at the forest-biodiversity nexus and discuss new innovations on the horizon.

MODERATOR: Neil Burgess, Chief Scientist, UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre

SPEAKERS: Stuart Butchart, Chief Scientist, BirdLife International Eugenie Regan, Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool Manager at UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring CentrePaulina Villalpando, Executive Director, HCV NetworkFrazer Lanier, Vice President for Environmental and Social Risk Management, CitigroupGuy Suzon Ramangason, Director General of Madagascar National Parks

TUESDAY, JUNE 18

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19

THE GFW SUMMIT • JUNE 18–19, 2019


Innovations in Monitoring

The Latest Advances in Near-Real-Time Deforestation MonitoringNear-real-time deforestation monitoring has recently become a reality across the tropics, but are existing technologies adequate to enable actors to rapidly respond to deforestation? Speakers will explore the latest innovations and discuss how researchers are working to better understand and meet the needs of end users.

MODERATOR: Mikaela Weisse, Manager with Global Forest Watch, World Resources Institute

SPEAKERS: Amy Pickens, Remote Sensing Scientist, University of Maryland Niels Wielaard, CEO of SatelligenceTasso Azevedo, General Coordinator for MapBiomasRicardo Abad, GIS Analyst at Instituto Socioambiental, Brazil Leo Bottrill, CEO of MapHubs

Data into Action

Monitoring for Forest Management and Land-Use PlanningStrategies that promote sustainable forest and land use management have been improved through advances in tools and technologies to measure and monitor forests. In this session, panelists will explore needs, opportunities, and challenges around adopting new systems for forest and land use monitoring.

MODERATOR: Ersin Esen, Task Manager, UN Environment

SPEAKERS: Serge Rafanoharana, Remote sensing and Database Manager, World Resources Institute MadagascarCarl Amirgulashvili, Head of Biodiversity and Forestry Department, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, GeorgiaHidayah Hamzah, Research Analyst, World Resources Institute IndonesiaFarrukh Chistie, Science and Data Co-Lead, SERVIR Mekong

The Future of GFW

New Horizons for Global Forest WatchGFW is a leading tool for monitoring forest loss, but can we say that GFW is truly “global” and comprehensively tackling the issues pertinent to all forests? Speakers will explore ideas to expand GFW’s relevance for new audiences and geographies.

MODERATOR: Rod Taylor, Global Director of the Forest Program, World Resources Institute

SPEAKERS: Natalie Elwell, Senior Gender Advisor, World Resources InstituteTom Evans, Lead, REDD+ and Forest Conservation Program, Wildlife Conservation SocietyPaul Trianosky, Chief Conservation Officer, Sustainable Forestry Initiative

10:30–11:00


11:00–12:302nd Floor Rooms

PARALLEL SESSIONS: ROUND 2 Choose between 5 parallel sessions

Forests & Agriculture

Private Sector Ambition Beyond 2020: How to Measure Success?What is the future of zero-deforestation commodity commitments and private sector actions beyond 2020? Can we move beyond commitments and policies to measure impacts on the ground? Speakers will review what has worked, what didn’t, and discuss ideas to better measure progress.

MODERATOR: Nigel Sizer, Chief Program Officer, Rainforest Alliance

SPEAKERS: Michel Santos, Director, Global Sustainability, BungeJean Francois, Global Soy Lead, WWFRolf Skar, Assistant Campaign Director, GreenpeaceKarimah Hudda, Global Sustainability Lead – Procurement, Mondelez International

Forests, Climate & Biodiversity

Improving Forest Monitoring for Climate ActionWhat are the information needs, opportunities, and challenges for adopting carbon monitoring systems that can promote climate mitigation in the land sector? Speakers will discuss what’s on the cutting edge of carbon monitoring science and share public and private sector policy perspectives.

MODERATOR: Dan Zarin, Director of Programs, Climate and Land Use Alliance

SPEAKERS: Tara O’Shea, Director of Forest Programs, PlanetRachel Lamb, PhD Candidate, Department of Geographical Sciences, University of MarylandNancy Harris, Senior Research Manager, Forest Program, World Resources InstituteAshley Allen, Climate and Land Senior Manager, Mars IncorporatedMartin Herold, Professor of Geoinformation Science and Remote Sensing, Wageningen University

Innovations in Monitoring

The Other Half of the Equation: Monitoring Forest RestorationForest restoration monitoring has lagged behind forest loss monitoring over the last decade, despite the urgent need for measuring progress towards global restoration targets. Speakers will explore what has been done to date and highlight emerging solutions to improve restoration monitoring.

MODERATOR: Fred Stolle, Deputy Director, Forest Program, World Resources Institute

SPEAKERS: Kathleen Buckingham, Research Manager, Global Restoration Initiative, World Resources InstituteEric Lindquist, Forestry Officer, National Forest Monitoring Team, FAOAndres B. Espejo, Senior Carbon Finance Specialist, World BankManuel Guariguata, Principal Scientist and Hub Leader, CIFORRadhika Dave, Senior Forest Programme Officer (Bonn Challenge Barometer), IUCNMonica Moon, Senior Manager, Data Science for Resilience, Conservation InternationalKatie Reytar, Senior Research Associate, World Resources Institute

Data into Action

Using Deforestation Early Warning Data for Monitoring, Enforcement, and CommunicationsRecent advances in satellite-based deforestation early warning systems have made patrolling more efficient and communications more effective, but challenges to widespread uptake remain. This session will feature the experiences from the systems’ early adopters and showcase the opportunities, challenges, and lessons learned in their use thus far.

MODERATOR: Carolina Zambrano Barragán, Senior Program Manager, All Eyes On The Amazon, Hivos

SPEAKERS: Tezar Pahlevie, Coordinator of Forest Monitoring and Law Enforcement, HAkA, IndonesiaEmilio Fuentes-García, Participatory Management Specialist, National Service of Natural Protected Areas (SERNANP), PeruMinu Parahoe, Program Director, ACT-SurinameWillie Shubert, Global Program Director, MongabaySarah Brickman, Senior Associate, Mighty Earth Herizo Andrianandrasana, Coordinator of Ecological Monitoring and Protected Areas, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Madagascar

The Future of GFW

Measuring Impact and Communicating Success (and Failure)GFW set out to achieve the lofty goal of stopping global deforestation, but with so many factors influencing deforestation trends how do we know if GFW is making a difference? And how do we communicate successes while deforestation continues apace? Speakers will explore three innovative monitoring and evaluation approaches currently underway to tackle this challenge.

MODERATOR: Katherine Shea, Monitoring Evaluation & Learning Manager, World Resources Institute

SPEAKERS: Tom Bewick, Peru Country Director, Rainforest Foundation USAlyssa Barrett, Senior Platform Manager, Global Forest Watch, World Resources InstituteTamara Coger, Managing for Results Associate, World Resources InstituteFanny Moffette, Fellow, Holly Gibbs Lab, University of Wisconsin

12:30–13:30

Grand BallroomLUNCH

Join the GFW team for tool demos over lunch. GFW at 12:30, Forest Watcher at 12:50, MapBuilder at 13:10.

13:30–15:30

Continental BallroomNetworking Session: Data and Technology Fair

Participants in this interactive networking session will interact with 40 exhibitor tables and attend TED-style talks featuring the latest data, science and technology in the field of forest monitoring.

See a detailed list of exhibits and presentations in separate handout.

15:30–16:00


16:00–17:00

Betts AuditoriumClosing PlenaryAn inspirational panel discussion on the future of forests, and the role that transparent monitoring can play in this age of urgency.

SPEAKERS:Tasso Azevedo, General Coordinator, MapBiomas, BrazilTjokorda Nirarta “Koni” Samadhi, Country Director, World Resources Institute IndonesiaFrances Seymour, Distinguished Senior Fellow, World Resources Institute

MODERATOR:Andrew Freedman, Science Editor, Axios


DAY TWO WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19 CONT’D

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GIS for SustainabilityNAME: Tijs Lips, Sustainability Manager

ORGANIZATION: Bunge Loders Croklaan

The presentation takes you on a journey through GIS in sustainable business, and the power of maps in (sustainable) business decisions.

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Forest Loss Risk Index (FLRI)NAME: Moray McLeish, Vice President, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability,

ORGANIZATION: Olam International Ltd

How can agribusinesses like Olam - with almost 5 million smallholder suppliers - make deforestation-free supplier chains a reality? FLRI is a way to identify the areas with greatest risk of future tree loss, so that we can prioritize efforts in the field, and hopefully stop deforestation before it happens.

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The ISEAL Certification Atlas ProjectNAME: Adam Romo; Senior Coordinator, Innovations

ORGANIZATION: ISEAL Alliance

The ISEAL Certification Atlas is an effort to map the extent and reach of sustainability standards (such as Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance and MSC) across the globe. This presentation will showcase a mock-up of the interactive tool, explore the justifications, challenges and learnings from development, and touch on the potential implications of the tool for forest monitoring and protection.

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User MarketplaceJune 18, 15:30-17:30 in the Grand Ballroom

This is an interactive networking session, designed for participants to engage with 30+ exhibitor tables and attend TED-style talks featuring organizations actively using forest monitoring data and tools in their work. See the detailed list of exhibitors and presentations below.

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Using technology to increase transparency in the oil palm sectorNAME: Dan Strechay, Interim Director of Outreach & Engagement

ORGANIZATION: Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil

In this presentation you will learn about how the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil utilizes the GFW Pro Platform to power its Geo-RSPO map builder application to publish member concessions with the aim to increase the transparency of its grower members, while also using the tool internally to monitor for risks such as fire and deforestation, new member due-diligence, and to investigate grievance issues, among other uses.

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How to Bake a Deforestation-Free CookieNAME: Ryan Thompson, Communications Manager, Accountability Framework initiative

ORGANIZATION: Rainforest Alliance

How can companies that source multiple commodities from different regions around the globe ensure their products are free of hidden environmental and human rights issues? The Accountability Framework offers a cookbook of common ingredients and recipes to help companies deliver on their ethical supply chain pledges.

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An Overview of Mighty Earth’s Rapid Response Program: Deforestation Monitoring Across Oil Palm, Soy, and Cattle Supply ChainsNAME: Sarah Brickman, Senior Associate

ORGANIZATION: Mighty Earth

Mighty Earth’s Rapid Response Program monitors more than 3,500 oil palm concessions in Malaysia and Indonesia and has just launched a new effort to monitor land clearance for soy and cattle in the Brazilian Cerrado. Join me to learn more about what we do and how we do it.

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Evidence for Adaptive Management from Critters, Bytes, and SatellitesNAME: David Williams, Sr. Director-Conservation Geography

ORGANIZATION: African Wildlife Foundation

A common challenge in Africa is that small, under-resourced ranger squads are charged with protecting vast, inaccessible areas against mounting human pressure. This presentation demonstrates how remotely sensed data can be combined with patrol observations of wildlife and threats to develop a systematic, effective and replaceable spatial modelling platform to effectively prioritize areas for improved adaptive management of protected areas.

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The New role of GIS software in the Paraguayan soybean market: How Soybean Certification schemes are slowly transforming trade. NAME: Emilio Cubilla, Research Associate

ORGANIZATION: LDC Paraguay

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Investigative Journalists Tackle Amazon Deforestation ORGANIZER: Ana MagalhÃ£es, Repórter Brasil (Brasil)

Hear the story behind the story! A look at Repórter Brasil’s journalistic investigations into deforestation in the Amazon forest. Find out how GFW maps and data have become a research tool for journalists and an asset for readers.

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All Eyes on the Amazon: Supporting Local Communities in the Fight Against DeforestationORGANIZER: Eliana Rojas, HIVOS (Brazil/Ecuador/Peru)

Bringing together Indigenous Peoples, research institutions, law enforcement, and environmental and human rights organizations, All Eyes on the Amazon is using technological solutions to defend the interests of the indigenous communities. Learn about All Eyes on the Amazon’s use of early warning systems, drones, smartphones, maps and videos to document evidence and present the information safely and effectively.

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Implementing REDD+ MRV in Cameroon ORGANIZER: Tatiana Ngangoum Nana, REDD+ Technical Secretariat Cameroon (Cameroon)

Learn from Tatiana Ngangoum Nana about her journey as a GFW Tech Fellow. See the results of her project applying technologies to monitor forest cover in Cameroon with the REDD+ Technical Secretariat. This table will detail trainings and advocacy initiatives to stop deforestation and degradation at the local level and touch on experiences with participatory MRV.

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Transforming Sustainable Forest Management in Cameroon ORGANIZER: Ghislain Fomou, SAILD (Cameroon)

Learn from current Small Grants Fund recipient, Service d’Appui aux Initiatives Locales de Développement (SAILD), about their experience using GLAD alerts and Forest Watcher to implement more efficient and sustainable forest management in collaboration with Fondation Camerounaise de la Terre Vivante (FCTV). Hear about the challenges SAILD tackled and the improvements applied in practice.

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Accuracy Assessment of GFW Data in China ORGANIZER: Di Zhang, Center for Nature and Society, Peking University (China)

The joint program of “China Nature Watch” by Peking University and Shanshui Conservation Center uses GFW to study forest changes in China. Learn about the GFW User Story Contest Winner’s accuracy assessment findings, and how they used GFW to support forest monitoring in China’s nature reserves.

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Colombia’s Early Warning Geoportal ORGANIZER: Hernando Ovalle, Asociación Ambiente y Sociedad (Colombia)

Explore Colombia’s deforestation geoportal! Crafted by Asociación Ambiente y Sociedad, the portal has so far been used to help curb Colombia’s deforestation rate post-conflict.

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Combating Commercial Drivers Using Forest Watcher in the DRCORGANIZER: Georges Tchatchambe, GASHE (DRC)

Join Groupe d’Action pour Sauver l’Homme et son Environnement (GASHE) to learn how community monitoring with Forest Watcher and KoboCollect has helped combat commercial drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in the DRC.

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Supporting the On-going Forestry Reform in Georgia with GFW Spatial DataORGANIZER: Ann Inasaridze, CENN (Georgia)

CENN works across the South Caucasus to protect the environment and foster sustainable development. Discover how GFW’s tools helped CENN conduct research and identification drivers of forest loss.

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Monitoring Biodiversity in Georgia ORGANIZER: Irakli Matcharashvili, Green Alternative (Georgia)

Green Alternative will share results from their study on the development of a forest biodiversity monitoring system. Learn how they were able to trace the impact of mining on forest ecosystems in Georgia.

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Protecting the Leuser Ecosystem with GLAD Alerts ORGANIZER: Agung Dwinurcahya, Hidayah Hamzah, Umi Purnamasari, Dora Anna Hutajulu, HAkA and WRI Indonesia (Indonesia)

WRI Indonesia and HAkA have been working together to promote the use of GLAD alerts to protect the Leuser Ecosystem— the last ancient tropical rainforests in Aceh Province. Learn about the progress that being made to ensure that up-to-date tools make it into the hands of the forest government sector and local CSOs Leuser rangers.

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Using Early Warning Deforestation Alerts for Peatlands Monitoring in IndonesiaORGANIZER: Hidayah Hamzah (WRI Indonesia), Noviar (Peat Restoration Agency)

WRI Indonesia is working with Peat Restoration Agency in developing Peat Restoration Information Monitoring Platform to monitor restoration and state of peatland in Indonesia. Using GLAD alerts, the platform has capabilities in identifying clearing in peat protection area to better manage and protect peatlands.

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Tracking Mexico’s Avocado Boom from the SkyORGANIZER: Xiomara Dominguez, Reforestamos Mexico (Mexico)

How much deforestation can one avocado cause? Reforestamos Mexico has been supporting awareness and action around the environmental impacts of converting forests into avocado orchards. Join them to learn how they mapped avocado orchards within key Natural Protected Areas, including the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve.

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Lessons Learned with the Yucatan Peninsula’s Maya Forest Watch ORGANIZER: Efraim Acosta, Pronatura Peninsula de Yucatan (Mexico)

Pronatura developed the Maya Forest Watch (Observatorio de la Selva Maya) in 2013 to facilitate access to key data for forest management decision-making. Find out what worked, and what didn’t, when compiling forest monitoring and emission information in the Yucatan Peninsula.

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Territorial Planning in Oaxaca ORGANIZER: Raul Padilla, Oaxaca State Government (Mexico)

Working alongside the Oaxaca State Government, Raul Padilla Calderon is a freelance consultant who has developed a digital territorial planning platform. Learn how Raul, GFW User Story Contest Winner, incorporated GFW’s GLAD alerts into the platform to indicate areas of likely deforestation in near-real-time.

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The Making of a Successful Forest Monitoring System in Paraguay ORGANIZER: Regino Acosta, INFONA (Paraguay)

The National Forestry Institute Paraguay (INFONA) uses GLAD alerts to keep a close eye on the country’s forested areas. From downloading data to running GIS analysis to corresponding with inspection units in the field, learn about the steps in this process that are critical for success.

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Empowering Indigenous Communities with Forest Monitoring Data and Technology in the Peruvian AmazonORGANIZER: Tom Bewick, Rainforest Foundation US (Peru)

Rainforest Foundation US (RFUS) has led a pioneering random control trial (RCT) in coordination with Columbia University and WRI to measure the impacts of satellite NRT alerts from GFW and the associated GFWatcher smart phone app with indigenous communities’ collective tropical forest territories in the Peruvian Amazon. Discover how this is implemented and the preliminary results of the study!

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Managing Forests and Wildlife from Space ORGANIZER: Carlos Rafael Candia Dipaz, OSINFOR (Peru)

Learn how Peru’s Forest and Wildlife Resources Oversight Agency (OSINFOR) conducts forest management evaluation using satellite imagery and GFW data.

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Deforestation and Degradation in Queen Elizabeth National ParkORGANIZER: Robert Tumwesigye Baganda, Pro-biodiversity Conservationists in Uganda (Uganda)

Pro-biodiversity Conservationists conduct field activities to monitor deforestation and degradation with Queen Elizabeth National Park. Hear GFW Tech Fellow, Robert Tumwesigye Baganda’s story of implementing GFW technology into this work.

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Increasing Spatial Literacy with UN Biodiversity Lab ORGANIZER: Annie Virnig, United Nations Development Programme (US)

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and partners have used UN Biodiversity Lab to increase spatial literacy in 140 countries. Explore the best practices learned, challenges faced, and capacity gaps overcome as they supported the integration of spatial data into their Sixth National Reports to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

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Reporting in Real Time ORGANIZER: Morgan Erickson-Davis, Mongabay (US)

Mongabay is well known as one of the world’s most popular source of environmental news reporting and analysis. Learn about the Places to Watch initiative and how spatial data and satellite imagery has powered their top-tier reporting.

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Control and Surveillance Systems in PeruORGANIZER: Jorge Fachin, Amazonicos por la Amazonia (Peru)

Amazonicos por la Amazonia (AMPA) worked on a voluntary and communal conservation network within San Martin to develop a control and surveillance system. Find out how GFW tools helped build capacity among local and regional authorities.

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Environmental Degradation Notifications in Tanzania ORGANIZER: Langen Rowson Mathew, WWF-Tanzania

Mobile notifications can be used for more than just text and email! WWF Tanzania has implemented early warnings for environmental degradation for communities throughout Tanzania using mobile notifications. Find out how they did it and learn what information is delivered through this innovative technology.

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Early Warning Systems Fight Haze in RiauORGANIZER: Benita Nastami; Sita Aripurnami, Women Research Institute (Indonesia)

Clearing the air: Women Research Institute used GFW to support the development of a community-based early warning system for the mitigation of haze from land and forest fires in Riau— one of the most fire-prone provinces in Indonesia.

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Estimation of Forest Density Change Using Sentinel-2 Imagery in Georgia ORGANIZER: Giorgi Mikeladze, GIS Lab (Georgia)

Using Sentinel-2A multispectral data, GIS Lab can now detect changes in density in Georgia’s lush forests. Learn how this system can be applied by natural resource managers to monitor forests in a cost-effective way.

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Global Forest Link: Engaging Youth Worldwide in Collaborative Environmental Analysis & Decision Making

ORGANIZER: Dr. Yvonne Marie Andrés (Global SchoolNet) & Dr. Elena Yulaeva (Community Commons) (USA)

Global Forest Link (GFL) is an award-winning, blended-learning program and collaboration platform that engages youth worldwide in active protection of the environment. It makes GFW data and applications accessible to youth and educators through interactive learning modules and data science interfaces, enabling cross-country communication and curriculum integration. With the goal of creating a more sustainable future, GFL is seeking new collaborative partners to help nurture the next generation of world stewards.

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Early Warnings in Natural Protected Areas of PeruORGANIZER: Emilio Fuentes-Garcia, SERNANP (Peru)

Find out how SERNANP uses the Geobosques platform as a strategic tool for monitoring the conservation status of protected areas in Peru.

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Forest Atlas of CameroonORGANIZER: Jean Essame Mba and Adama Moute, MINFOF (Cameroon)

Cameroon’s Interactive Forest Atlas is a dynamic forest monitoring system that provides credible and up-to-date information on the forest sector. Learn about the annual poster that presents a snapshot of the updated data within Cameroon’s forest estate.

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The Accountability Framework: Delivering on Ethical Supply Chain CommitmentsORGANIZER: Ryan Thompson, Rainforest Alliance

Two-sentence Released as of June 2019, the Accountability Framework offers a common set of norms, definitions, and guidance for companies and others on the ethical supply chain journey. Explore the Framework’s new online platform and learn how it can serve as a guide to establish, implement, and demonstrate progress on commitments to eliminate environmental and social issues from supply chains.

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A Global Look at Corporate Commitments to Zero DeforestationORGANIZER: Philip Rothrock, Supply Change (Paraguay)

As cattle ranching continues to drive deforestation in Paraguay and Brazil, companies have committed to removing these activities from their supply chains by 2020. Where are we in these efforts and what lessons have we learned along the way? Also, what takeaways are there for investors?

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Integration of Sustainable Forest Management Practices in Georgia Using Remote Sensing Technologies ORGANIZER: Kakha Artsivadze, Centre for Biodiversity Conservation and Research NACRES (Georgia)

NACRES used the GWF platform to identify, classify and map Georgia’s key forest habitats according to EUNIS habitat classification system, and used remote sensing for assessment of non-timber forest recourses. Come learn about this and their next challenge of assessing carbon accumulation potential.

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Innovative Tools and Research to Monitor a Hotspot of BiodiversityORGANIZER: Andry Rasamuel, Serge Rafanoharana, Lucienne Wilmé, WRI Madagascar (Madagascar)

The endemic biodiversity of Madagascar occurs mainly in forest ecosystems which are under high threat due to ongoing and rapid deforestation and degradation. Innovative tools help park rangers and managers to increase the protection needed to safeguard Madagascar’s unique biodiversity and ecosystem services.

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Demonstration of Georgia’s Forest and Land Use AtlasORGANIZER: Gigia Aleksidze and Katya Nakashidze, WRI Georgia

Learn how Global Forest Watch is working with partners in Georgia to create the Georgia Forest and Land Use Atlas. Explore the Atlas and all its features.

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Data & Technology FairJune 19, 13:30-15:30 in the Grand Ballroom

This is an interactive networking session, designed for participants to engage with 30+ exhibitor tables and attend TED-style talks featuring the latest data, science and technology in the field of forest monitoring. See the detailed list of exhibitors and presentations below.

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Data Encounters to Delight and Engage SPEAKER: Benjamin Laken, Vizzuality (Spain)

Vizzuality blends modern digital technologies, design, data, and domain knowledge to create rich and intuitive experiences that engage users. We give users a feeling of excitement and joy and try to leave a lasting impression that increases understanding and empathy around critical issues facing humanity: namely climate change, extinction, and inequality. Join us for our talk where we will provide an example of how we are using this approach to enrich Global Forest Watch.

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MapHubs: Technology to Monitor Supply ChainsSPEAKER: Leo Bottrill and Kris Carle, MapHubs (USA)

MapHubs is a technology company that specializes in forest monitoring. Using GLAD alerts, Planet satellite imagery, and custom mapping technology, we monitor monthly deforestation in over 3,500 oil palm concessions in Indonesia and Malaysia. Learn about our process and how the new Forest Report technology makes supply chain monitoring at scale faster, easier, and more affordable.

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From Space to Village: An Overview of SERVIR’s Forest Monitoring ResourcesORGANIZER: Glenn Hyman, SERVIR (Colombia)

SERVIR, a joint program between NASA and the US Agency for International Development, aims to build the capacity of institutions around the world to use remote sensing and geospatial technology to address pressing environmental issues. This presentation highlights forest monitoring resources developed by SERVIR hubs in Mekong, HKH, E&SA, WA, and Amazonia, including the Regional Land Cover Monitoring System (RLCMS), Collect Earth Online (CEO), Terra-I, and the SAR Handbook: Comprehensive Methodologies for Forest Monitoring and Biomass.

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Using the Agroideal Tool for Territorial PlanningORGANIZER: Leandro Baumgarten, The Nature Conservancy (Brazil)

Agroideal is an online information tool designed to assist with investment and purchasing decisions that help keep forests standing, reduce social risks and maximize economic returns. The tool is designed for decision-makers within the soy and beef supply chain including companies, sectoral associations, banks, and research institutions.

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RAISG: For an Integral Vision of the AmazonORGANIZER: Irene Zager (RAISG-Venezuela) and Cicero Augusto (RAISG-Brazil)

Learn about RAISG - the Amazon Network for Geo-Referenced Socio-Environmental Information - which brings together civil society organizations to produce up-to-date socio-environmental data and monitor changes through a shared methodology to provide an integral view of the Amazon.

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MADMEX: A Processing Tool to Derive High-Quality Validated Information on Land Cover and Land Cover Change for Public Policy in MexicoORGANIZER: Michael Schmidt, National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity (CONABIO) (Mexico)

MADMEX delivers regular maps and data on occurring land cover changes and the current spatial distribution of Mexico’s vegetation. It is the logical extension of the official Mexican INEGI maps and will be implemented as an official public policy data set for national and international reporting.

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Current Status of Mexico’s Satellite Forest Monitoring System and Digital Infrastructure.ORGANIZER: Marco Antonio Iñiguez Hernández, National Forest Commission (CONAFOR) (Mexico)

Learn about CONAFOR’s set of approaches and tools to assess rates of deforestation, degradation, recovery, reforestation, afforestation, and other transitions to generate activity data necessary for the national monitoring reporting and verification system for REDD+.

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Understanding the Drivers of Global Tree Cover LossORGANIZER: Christy Slay and Forrest Follett, The Sustainability Consortium (USA)

Learn about TSC’s Commodity Mapping Tool and their new model on the drivers of global forest cover loss, published in Science and hosted on GFW. Commodity-driven deforestation, shifting agriculture, forestry, urbanization, and wildfire are the five key drivers of forest cover loss and can be used for a variety of research, policy, and supply chain decision-making applications.

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Visualizing the Burn Extent of Forest Fires Using Satellite ImageryORGANIZER: Fernando Ramirez, Azavea (USA)

Stop by to learn about Azavea’s application that displays the burn extent and damage of forest fires. The application allows users to browse a selection of documented forest fires, access imagery before and after the fire, and visualize and measure the burn extent of the flames and impact on existing assets and forest.

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Translating Planet Imagery into Actionable InsightsORGANIZER: Tara O’Shea and Joseph Mascaro, Planet (USA)

Planet is a mission-driven aerospace and data analytics company working to make global change visible, accessible, and actionable. Learn more about how its users are translating global, daily satellite imagery (from the largest constellation of Earth observing satellites!) into actionable insights on forests, climate, and land use.


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Accessing High-Resolution Satellite Imagery with DigitalGlobe and Maxar

ORGANIZER: Matthew Hallas, Maxar (USA)

Come see a demonstration of DigitalGlobe’s building footprint and road network extractions throughout several countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Also see the EarthWatch tool, an easy-to-use online-based platform that displays DigitalGlobe imagery.


Large-Scale Plantations Mapping with Orbital InsightORGANIZER: Eric Lewandowski, Orbital Insight (USA)

Orbital Insight ingests, interprets, and analyzes multiple sources of geospatial data to provide a high-fidelity view of economic and environmental activity at massive scale. Learn about the approach and results of a three-year partnership with GFW to map palm oil plantations at country-scale on four continents.


FAO OpenForis and SEPAL: Open-Source Tools for Survey and Geospatial Data Processing. ORGANIZER: Erik Lindquist, FAO (Italy)

This table will feature the FAO OpenForis suite and SEPAL (System for Earth Observation Data Access, Processing, and Analysis for Land Monitoring). OpenForis is a free and open-source suite of inventory and monitoring tools designed to help users collect and analyze survey data of any kind (with a focus on forest inventory). SEPAL is a free, open-source, cloud-based, big data processing platform for geospatial data that allows autonomous creating of land cover / land use statistics and maps.


Using ArcGIS to Support Forest-Related Analysis at ScaleORGANIZER: Adam Jenkins, James Sill, Esri; Eric Ashcroft, Blue Raster (USA)

Learn how ArcGIS can be used to support forest-related analysis at scale using distributed cloud-computing as it relates to work done with the USFS.


Global Forest Watch FiresORGANIZER: Thailynn Munroe, WRI (USA)

This exhibit will showcase Global Forest Watch Fires, demonstrating the functional use of the platform for near real-time fire monitoring and historical analyses, as well as taking a deeper dive into past and current use cases.

Monitoring tools & data platforms

Global Forest WatchORGANIZER: Alice Gottesman and Kai Kresek, WRI (USA)

Global Forest Watch offers the latest data, technology, and tools that empower people everywhere to better protect forests. Learn about the core functionality of the flagship GFW website, ask questions, and share feedback.


LandMark: The Global Platform of Indigenous and Community Lands ORGANIZER: Katie Reytar, WRI (USA)

Evidence shows that Indigenous Peoples and local communities are the most effective guardians of the world’s forests when their land rights are secure. Powered with data from Global Forest Watch, LandMark provides information on the location, legal context, threats, and benefits of these collective lands in an online, interactive web map.


TrailGuard AI: Stopping Poachers Before They KillORGANIZER: Eric Dinerstein and Sanjiv Fernando, RESOLVE (USA)

Learn about a new end-to-end camera-based anti-poaching system called TrailGuard AI, powered by Intel technology, which can identify intruders (poachers, loggers, or vehicles) and transmit images to law enforcement in near real-time.


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Indonesia’s Peat Restoration Monitoring PlatformORGANIZER: Noviar, Peatland Restoration Agency; Hidayah Hamzah, WRI Indonesia (Indonesia)

The Peatlands Restoration Information and Monitoring System (PRIMS) is an online platform that provides data and recent progress of restoration in Indonesia. The platform enables government, peat restoration implementation actors, local civil society organizations, and the private sector to report their restoration activities, access information on restoration, and monitor hotspots and land clearing in peatlands.


TempoWitness: Socio-Economic and Forest Information for the MediaORGANIZER: Harry Surjadi, Society of Indonesian Science Journalists, GFW Tech Fellow 2018 (Indonesia)

Come learn about TempoWitness, a system being built to collect social-economic information related to forest loss. Built alongside Tempo (a national media organization in Indonesia that was involved in the Panama Paper investigation), this system will allow for independent forest monitoring with mainstream media.


Open Timber Portal: Incentivizing Legal Timber TradeORGANIZER: Marie Vallee, WRI (USA)

Discover how we incentivize the legal timber trade by improving access to information through the Open Timber Portal, a web platform bringing transparency to timber operations by compiling information from government, private sector, and third-party forest monitors in producer countries.


Forest Watcher: Accessing Forest Information in the FieldORGANIZER: Liz Bourgault, WRI (USA)

Learn how to access and navigate to deforestation and fire alerts in the field using the Forest Watcher Mobile App. Come by our table to share your questions and feedback directly with the manager and developers of the application.


Global Forest Watch Pro: Securely Manage Deforestation Risk in Commodity Supply ChainsORGANIZER: Andrew Maddocks and Caroline Winchester, WRI (USA)

Stop by for an introduction to the newest addition to GFW: Global Forest Watch Pro. GFW Pro is an application for companies and financial institutions to securely manage deforestation risk in commodity supply chains.


GFW MapBuilder: Build Your Own Customized GFW MapORGANIZER: Richard Barad, WRI (USA)

Did you know you can create your own custom web map which combines your own GIS data layers with GFW data layers and analysis? Stop by to learn about MapBuilder, a powerful web mapping application template developed by GFW.


TraseORGANIZER: Erasmus zu Ermgassen, SEI (Sweden) and Global Canopy Programme (UK)

Trase is an open-access online platform that revolutionizes supply chain transparency for key globally-traded agricultural commodities. Connecting data sources in innovative ways, Trase represents a step-change in the ability to link commodity buyers to individual production regions and the sustainability risks and opportunities in those regions.


MANA-Vox: Detection of Environmental Controversies ORGANIZER: Kiti Mignotte, MANA Community (France)

Based on data-science technology and environmentalist expertise, MANA-Vox detects environmental controversies originating from civil society. The platform spots controversies posted on the Internet from selected sources and organizes the information according to corporation, location, type of incident, and level of risk.


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Resource Watch: Monitoring the Planet’s PulseORGANIZER: Carolyn Savoldelli, WRI (USA)

Stop by to learn about Resource Watch, a dynamic platform that leverages technology, data, and human networks to bring unprecedented transparency about the planet right now. It features hundreds of data sets on the state of the planet’s resources and citizens, covering topics ranging from climate change to poverty, water risk to state instability, air pollution to human migration, and more.


EarthRanger: Protected Area Management System + XyloTron: Wood Identification TechnologyORGANIZER: Emily Amundson, Vulcan (USA); Shelley Gardner, USFS (USA)

EarthRanger is an enterprise grade software and data integration and visualization platform built to monitor activity in a domain to prevent and detect deforestation, wildlife poaching, and to assist with ecological monitoring and human wildlife conflict. XyloTron is a wood identification tool to help combat illegal logging, deforestation, and serve commercial wood identification purposes.


Radar Deforestation Alerts and Rapid ResponseORGANIZER: Johannes Reiche, Wageningen University; Niels Wielaard, Satelligence (Netherlands)

How can radar satellite monitoring help provide faster and more frequent deforestation information? Wageningen University and Satelligence present their work on early warning and rapid response.

Early warning data & systems

University of Maryland’s Forest Change Data ProductsORGANIZER: TBD, University of Maryland (USA)

Want to know more about the origins of many of GFW’s core datasets? Come by for an overview of the forest change detection products generated by the Global Land Analysis and Discovery laboratory at the University of Maryland.


GEOBOSQUES: Peru’s Early Warning SystemORGANIZER: Daniel Castillo, Ministry of the Environment, (MINAM) (Peru)

The GEOBOSQUES Platform offers official information on deforestation in Peru and the use of early warning tools to take preventive and corrective actions.


Machine Learning for Monitoring and Mapping Tropical Selective LoggingORGANIZER: Matthew Hethcoat, University of Sheffield (UK)

Come learn about the work the University of Sheffield and WRI are doing to improve the mapping and monitoring of tropical selective logging.


Logging and Extraction Monitoring Unit (LEMU)ORGANIZER: Gonzalo Tapia, Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF) (Chile)

Stop by to learn about the LEMU system, a friendly platform based on Google Earth Engine, used by CONAF for detecting forest cover loss and illegal logging activities, as well as directing in-field forestry enforcement activities.


Early Detection and Predicting Illegal Deforestation through Machine Learning and Big DataORGANIZER: Hans Beukeboom and Jorn Dallinga, World Wildlife Fund (Netherlands)

WWF’s Early Warning System consists of machine learning models that predict deforestation in the (near) future using a variety of spatial (big) datasets, such as the latest technology on radar data. It provides predictive capabilities and alerts that enable landscape actors to intervene before unwanted deforestation happens.


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Rapid Response with the SIRAD X Alert SystemORGANIZER: Ricardo Abad, Instituto Socioambiental (ISA) (Brazil)

Operational since January 2018, the SIRAD X Alert System generates monthly data that show vegetation changes in the Xingu River Basin.Data come primarily from Sentinel-1 radar imagery, and Google Earth Engine facilitates online analyses. Local indigenous partners and other environmental institutions use SIRAD X to quickly respond to illegal or unsustainable deforestation.


MapBiomas: Collaborative Land Cover and Land Use MappingORGANIZER: Tasso Azevedo and Julia Shimbo, MapBiomas (Brazil)

MapBiomas is a collaborative network and opensource monitoring initiative to generate annual land use and land cover time series using the Google Earth Engine platform. MapBiomas started in Brazil but has now expanded to the Pan-Amazon and Chaco regions. Recently, MapBiomas released the MapBiomas Alert system to validate and refine deforestation alerts in Brazil with high-resolution images.

Data & mapping initiatives

Global Mangrove Watch: The Roots of GFW Mangrove DataORGANIZER: Ake Rosenqvist, soloEO (Japan)

Learn about Global Mangrove Watch (GMW), an international collaborative project for annual mapping of the world’s mangroves. Using Synthetic Aperture Radar (JERS-1, ALOS, ALOS-2) and optical (Landsat) satellite data, GMW aims to provide annual geospatial information about mangrove extents and changes at national to global scales.


Understanding the Drivers of Global Tree Cover LossORGANIZER: Christy Slay and Forrest Follett, The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) (USA)

Learn about TSC’s Commodity Mapping Tool and their new model on the drivers of global forest cover loss, published in Science and hosted on GFW. Commodity-driven deforestation, shifting agriculture, forestry, urbanization, and wildfire are the five key drivers of forest cover loss and can be used for a variety of research, policy, and supply chain decision-making applications.


The Latest and Greatest World Wildlife Fund Work on Forest Monitoring, Machine Learning, and Data VisualizationORGANIZER: Dave Thau, World Wildlife Fund (USA)

Here you’ll learn about a variety of Forest Monitoring efforts by WWF including work to distinguish plantation from forest and an open-tool based methodology for national wall-to-wall forest extent and GHG mapping.


SERVIR Land Use Management InitiativesORGANIZER: Glenn Hyman, SERVIR (Colombia)

Learn about SERVIR initiatives on land use management with remote-sensing data, including work that includes GFW products. These initiatives include the Synthetic Aperture Radar Handbook, deforestation reporting for the Andean-Amazon region, and the Terra-I initiative.


TUESDAY, JUNE 18 12:00-13:00 Registration

13:00 Opening Plenary

15:00 Break Coffee and snacks provided

15:30 Networking Session: User Marketplace

17:30 Adjourn

18:00 Dinner Reception Dinner and drinks provided

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

641 D Street NW, Washington DC, 20004

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19 8:30 Breakfast Light breakfast provided

9:00 PARALLEL SESSIONS

1. Global Forest Watch Pro in Action: Learning from Agribusiness and Financial Sector Users

2. Improving Biodiversity Data for Forest Conservation

3. The Latest Advances in Near-Real-Time Deforestation Monitoring

4. Monitoring for Forest Management and Land-Use Planning

5. New Horizons for Global Forest Watch

GLOBAL FOREST WATCH SUMMIT: Monitoring Forests, Mobilizing ActionJune 18 and 19George Washington University Marvin Center, 800 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20052

More details: bit.ly/GFWSummit2019 • Follow along on Twitter: #GFWSummit

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19 CONTINUED10:30 Break Coffee and snacks provided

11:00 PARALLEL SESSIONS

1. Private Sector Ambition Beyond 2020: How to Measure Success?

2. Improving Forest Monitoring for Climate Action

3. The Other Half of the Equation: Monitoring Forest Restoration

4. Using Deforestation Early Warning Data for Monitoring, Enforcement, and Communications

5. Measuring Impact and Communicating Success (and Failure)

12:30 Lunch Lunch provided

Join the GFW team for tool demos over lunch.

12:30 GFW

12:50 Forest Watcher

13:10 MapBuilder

13:30 Networking Session: Data and Technology Fair

15:30 Break Coffee and snacks provided

16:00 Closing Plenary

17:00 Adjourn

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