The Satellite Land Monitoring System (SLMS) workshop for REDD+ (Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation) aims to build the capacity of officials to highlight the importance of forests and keep deforestation in check.
The five-day workshop has been organised in collaboration with the Climate Change Division, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), AHKNCRD and University of Haripur. The training aims to take the REDD+ preparation further through capacity-building of national stakeholders in developing a robust and transparent National Forest Monitoring System.
The ceremony was attended by 40 participants from provincial forest departments across Pakistan, along with representatives of Suparco, National Survey of Pakistan, various NGOs and academia. AHKNCRD Director General Dr Zafar Qadir was present as the chief guest.
Inspector General Forests Syed Mahmood Nasir, who is also the national representative of REDD+ in Pakistan, indicated that “SLMS training is equally important to develop a robust transparent national forest monitoring system for REDD+.”
Ibrahim Khan, senior manager conservation for WWF-Pakistan in Khyber-Pakthunkhwa, stressed the role of reducing carbon emissions from deforestation and the financial benefits that can be awarded to those who take steps to reduce deforestation. REDD+ is an initiative to conserve forests by increasing forest cover and acting against deforestation, he informed, adding that communities should work to increase forest cover and get financial benefits which can benefit the entire region.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 14th, 2014.
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