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Update the Forest Cover and Change Analysis of the Eastern Arc and Coastal Forests Region of East Africa

Grantee Name: Conservation International

Hotspot
Eastern Afromontane, Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa
Location
Kenya, Tanzania, United Republic of
Amount
$123,451
Dates
Dec 2011 – Sep 2014
Keywords
Conservation planning, Geographic Information Systems, Research

Update of the forest cover analysis for the Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests of Tanzania and Kenya, using 2010 satellite data and improved technology and analytical methods. These data will assist natural resource managers and decision makers and provide key information for emissions baselines for the voluntary carbon market and national REDD+ planning. This analysis will be undertaken in partnership with the Sokoine University of Agriculture and the forestry management authorities in Tanzania and Kenya.

Strategic Direction :

6 Consolidation

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