The new generation of Above Ground Biomass measurement missions offers great promise to forest monitoring capabilities. SDCG and WGCV Land Product Validation group will work with GFOI Capacity Building partners;including World Bank;to accelerate the policy relevance and application of these missions through strong communications;education;and interchange between GFOI countries and space data providers. SDCG will promote to GFOI countries the CEOS Biomass Protocol currently under development by WGCV LPV (due Q1 2019);and will develop education materials to help inform countries as to the opportunities ahead. Measures to address the policy relevance of the data from the relevant missions will be identified;making best use of the user and policy interface provided by GFOI.
Superseded by new 2026 action: CARB-26-02
Change POC to Stephen Ward, SDCG SEC. This task will proceed through 2020 in discussion with the CEOS supply agencies and using Chris Barber as a bridge to SilvaCarbon and the GFOI Capacity Building Component. It has been suggested also we look at biomass targets related to the 2023 Global Stocktake.