Newsletter 1
2019/05/29
Kick-Off workshop, May 29, 2019
The event was held on May 29, 2019 and was dedicated to the launch of the project, where the specialists of the Kyrgyz Forest Hunting Organization presented the results of the 1st National Forest Inventory of Kyrgyzstan, and the UNIQUE-CAREC team presented the scope of work of the upcoming NFI#2: data collection methodology and workflow of the National Forest Inventory.
The 2nd National Forest Inventory of Kyrgyzstan is aimed to:
- Assessment of information needs and determination of forest inventory goals;
- Assessment of the state of the republic’s forests with laying of trial plots on the basis of the statistical inventory method using remote sensing data;
- Harmonization of land use classification based on national and international requirements;
- Development of a forests map of Kyrgyzstan based on the results of processing field data on paths and decoding satellite images;
- Integration of the results of NFI#2 into the Forest Management Information System of SAEPF;
- Enhancing the capacity of stakeholders to conduct a national forest inventory.
The seminar was attended by representatives of subordinate departments and offices of the State Agency for Environmental Protection and Forestry, the Ministry of Agriculture, the National Statistical Committee and other government agencies, international and public organizations.
Information Needs Assessment Workshop, August 8,2019
On August 8, in the conference hall of the State Agency for Environmental Protection and Forestry, a discussion was held of the results of the assessment of information needs received from key users of the 2nd national forest inventory. Assessment of information needs includes a survey of data and information that they want to obtain from the results of an inventory of forests, partner organizations, scientific institutions. In addition, an analysis of the laws and regulations of the forest sector was carried out.
An information needs assessment was carried out in the following groups:
- Forest resources, availability of wood and forest biomass
- Carbon cycle in forests
- Forest biodiversity
- Forest health and vitality
- Socio-economic information
- Other ecosystem functions of forests
Based on the results of the information needs assessment, the methodology for conducting a national forest inventory will be adjusted and improved.
Field Equipment
The main component of the project is field work – sampling of representative circular plots, Here data on the state of forests will be collected. A statistical sampling method of inventory is applied and combined with remote sensing. The project will purchase special equipment to make measurements of trees and shrubs, to assess the state of forests. Field data will be entered into field computers (tablets) directly in the forest. This fosters an efficiant work flow and high quality of the of the information received.
