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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
AMOUNT
US$123,451
DATES
Jan 2012
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Sep 2014
Stats
Project Overview Overview
CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
Eastern Afromontane
Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa
AMOUNT
US$123,451
DATES
Jan 2012
-
Sep 2014

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