Global Landscapes Forum session on land use modeling

At a special session of the Global Landscapes Forum, held on the margins of the COP19 conference in Warsaw in November 2013, REDD-PAC representatives spoke to decision makers about their research using the GLOBIOM model to support REDD+ policy efforts as part of the REDD-PAC project. Besides all the project partner organizations, panel speakers represented leading Universities in the field as well as relevant Indonesian ministries.

Session presentations

Introduction - Supporting landscape scale planning for REDD+:how useful are land use change models?

Alexandre Ywata (IPEA/Brazil) - The REDD-PAC Project and GLOBIOM Brazil

Michiel van Eupen (Alterra Wageningen University/Netherlands) - Land Use Change Modelling in the ROBIN project

Rebecca Mant (UNEP-WCMC) - How can land use modelling support planning of REDD+ for multiple benefits?

Agung Wicaksono (UKP4/Indonesia) - REDD+ in Indonesia: Going beyond carbon.

Martin Tadoum (COMIFAC) - Contribution of land use change models to the REDD Process in the Congo Basin.

Nur Masripatin (ARKN-FCC/Indonesia) - ARKN-FCC Decision Support Tool: Identifying and Addressing Drivers of Deforestation and Forest Degradation