[OSGeo Africa] FW: RCMRD Workshop on REDD+ Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) with OSS - June 11 - 13, 2013 @RCMRD

[Uazukuani]

Dear Mr. Anangwe

I would like to participate in this workshop. Please provide information
regarding the cost of the workshop and sponsorship if any.

rgds,

Uazu
Windhoek, Namibia




On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 9:01 AM, Byron A. O. Anangwe <banangwe at rcmrd.org>wrote:

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> “Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+)” is
> an effort to create a financial value for the carbon stored in forests,
> offering incentives for developing countries to reduce carbon emissions
> from forested lands and to invest in a sustainable low-carbon development
> supported by the United Nations (http://www.un-redd.org). Several African
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> A major limitation for a successful and sustainable implementation of
> REDD+ in many African countries is the lack of technical capacity required
> to establish a REDD readiness program. RCMRD in partnership with RapidEye (
> www.rapideye), one of the leading satellite imagery providers seeks to
> strengthen these efforts to enable national authorities to improve existing
> capabilities to carry out IPCC compliant carbon stock assessments while
> also support the implementation of a national REDD+ Measurement, Reporting
> & Verification (MRV) system.****
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> RapidEye imagery has been successfully used globally in the scope of many
> REDD initiatives (http://www.rapideye.com/upload/RE_REDD.pdf)****
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