Monica Julissa De Los Rios de Leal

1. Monica Julissa De Los Rios de Leal (monica.julissa@ac.gov.br)
THINKING beyond the canopy

2. INPE’s technology agenda
Brazil as a global player in earth observation
Bilateral agreements
(China, Argentina, UK, Germany)
Multilateral agreements
(CEOS, GEO)

3. PRODES wall to wall assessment
Taxa de Desmatamento Anual na Amazônia Legal
35000
30000
25000
Km2/ano
20000
15000
10000
5000
0
88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
(a) (b) (b) c
Ano
~230 scenes
Landsat/year Consolidado Estimativa

4. Main uses of PRODES results
Monitor effectiveness of polices for controlling
deforestation
A government response to the demands of civil
society
Supporting policy making at regional and local scales
Public awareness of deforestation in the
Amazon (www.obt.inpe.br/prodes)
WGISS-27, Toulouse

5. Deforestation rates in Acre
0.80
0.74
0.70
0.66
0.60
Taxa de desmtamento anual (%)
0.54
0.50
0.44
0.40 0.38
0.36
0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33
0.29 0.29
0.30 0.27
0.26 0.26
0.24 0.24
0.23
0.22
0.20 0.17
0.14 0.14 0.15
0.11
0.09
0.10
0.00 Fonte: 09 10 11
INPE (2012)
88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 12

6. Fragmentation
>60% poligons are smaller than 5ha
From those, 50% are between 1 to 2 ha
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7. Center of Geoprocessing and Remote Sensing
of Acre’s state
• Deforestation (minimum area 0,54 ha and accuracy
assessment)
• Fires
• Climate
• Land use
• Degradation and carbon stock
Capacity building and technology
improvements: USD 2,5 mi (Amazon
Fund)

8. High resolution images for accuracy
assessment
R,G,B- 2,4,3
Formosat 2- 8 meters Formosat 2- 2 meters (Pan)

9. Deforestation by Zone (2010)
8,000,000.0
Área Total
7,000,000.0
Desmatamento (2010)
6,000,000.0
5,000,000.0
Área (ha)
4,000,000.0
1,532,994.5
3,000,000.0
2,000,000.0
293,785.9
226,220.2
25,523.5
1,000,000.0
0.0
Zona 1 Zona 2 Zona 3 Zona 4
Fonte: UCEGEO (2010)

10. Deforestation by land use (2009)
6,000,000.00
Desmatamento Floresta
143,601.51
5,000,000.00
4,000,000.00
652,368.00
Área (ha)
3,000,000.00
23,981.76 4,978,724.49
407,946.96
2,000,000.00
724,132.14
81,169.19
2,566,322.00
2,353,518.24
1,000,000.00 1,842,104.04
1,411,542.81
34,745.40 910,855.86
278,349.60
0.00
TERRAS SEM TERRAS PROJETOS DE TERRAS TERRAS TERRAS INDÍGENAS UNIDADES DE
ESTUDO ARRECADADAS ASSENTAMENTO DISCRIMINADAS PARTICULARES CONSERVAÇÃO
DISCRIMINATÓRIO
Unidade Fundiária
Fonte: UCEGEO (2010)

11. Biomass- WHRC/IPAM

12. Biomass study: 20 plots to develop allometric
equations for Acre State
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13. Carbon Stock and forest
degradation
Source: Gregory Asner, Canergie Institute, California.

14. Foto: Diego Gurgel
Monitoring using a Nested
System
National - Climate Change National Plan
- National level targets: PPCD – AM
- INPE regular database – Resolution = 6,25 ha
State
- State level targets: PPCD – AC
- UCEGEO’s database– Resolution = 0,54 ha
- INPE regular database – Resolution = 6,25 ha
- Project level targets
Project - UCEGEO’s database – Resolution = 4 and 2.5 m
- Laser – LiDar
- Aerial photograph – Pixel 25 cm
- Field data
THINKING beyond the canopy

15. Base line – Reference Level
202 Mt CO2
182 Mt CO2
Fonte: IPAM, 2012

16. Final Considerations
 Capacity and technology: monitoring systems already in place at
national and state levels
– Include Emission Reduction (D – D - +)
– Keep it simple: jurisdictional vs. project
 Frequency:
– Deforestation: annual
– Forest degradation: not monitored as regularly yet
 Transparency:
– CEVA and other opportunities for participation prior approving procedures
– Scientific Committee has to validate official deforestation and forest degradation
estimates
– Using different methods to publicize information
 Consistency:
– Reconcile state and national MRV systems
– Integrate project RLs with state level RL to ensure accountability and environmental integrity of
the system: define minimum parameters
– Use the most conservative numbers to avoid double counting and ensure integration
between the state system and the future national strategy