Managing forests for climate benefits requires monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) systems for quantifying – and assessing the uncertainty in – stocks and transfers within and among major forest carbon pools. Initiated in 2010, a congressional appropriation directed NASA to initiate the carbon monitoring system (CMS) program to prototype the development of remote sensing capabilities that could support MRV needs of a wide range of stakeholders. In 2021, the University of Maine was selected to join the CMS science team for their research project integrating remotely-sensed data with forest landscape modeling to support carbon management in the Acadian forest region of the northeastern USA and maritime Canada.
As a key objective of this project, the UMaine CMS research team is hosting annual workshops to engage with a broad range of partners working in management and planning for forestry and related sectors. This year, workshop participants will receive updates from NASA and USFS carbon monitoring and forest inventory programs, and a mix of partner and project updates on Maine-focused inventory, modeling, mapping, and reporting efforts. The afternoon session will focus on demonstration and discussion of forest carbon modeling tools, datasets, and map products being developed for this project. Importantly, we will be seeking your feedback and input to refine our data, products, and tools to meet the needs of our partners to the greatest extent possible.
Friday, September 22, 2023 | 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
McIntire Room; Buchanan Alumni House with virtual option available
Lunch and refreshments are provided
Register here by Friday, September 8th! SAF CFE hours will be provided pending approval
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