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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:blue'>----------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:1.45pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>RCMRD, UNEP, Tsinghua University, Berkeley University, USAID and U.S. Department of the Interior are jointly committed to host the above workshop with the objectives below<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:1.45pt;text-autospace:none'><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Discuss, demonstrate and review the methods, qualities, innovations and technical issues involved in the new global LULC mapping products – the 30 m satellite derived global land cover map completed through international collaboration between China and the USA with particular reference to Africa.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:.15pt;line-height:13.8pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Discuss and develop a plan for validating and improving the 30 m land cover map product over the African continent.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.8pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Define regional training needs for building capacity to improve the national and regional land cover datasets for Africa<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.8pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Discuss data sharing and applications for the high resolution global land cover map for carbon cycling, biodiversity monitoring (particularly Aichi Targets) greenhouse gas monitoring, and other environmental issues. This may include a demonstration of carbon accounting applications.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Participation is open. Please register with Ms. Lu Liang (<a href="mailto:luliang@berkeley.edu">luliang@berkeley.edu</a>), Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley or Byron Anangwe (<a href="mailto:banangwe@rcmrd.org">banangwe@rcmrd.org</a>), Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Please refer to concept note attached as well as tentative programme.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>