ESA Open Invitation to Tender: 1-11035
Open Date: 07/12/2021 12:15 CEST
Closing Date: 07/02/2022 13:00 CEST

The Global Forest Observation Initiative GFOI is an informal partnership to help coordinate international support to developing countries on forest monitoring and greenhouse gas accounting for REDD+ and related activities. Together with „Data Coordination”, „Methods and Guidance Documentation” and „Capacity Building”, the „RD Coordination” is one of the four pillars of the GFOI. The purpose of this activity is to lead the RD Component of GFOI for the duration of three years, prioritising and catalysing research efforts towards the development of operational forest monitoring by integrating remote sensing and ground based observations. That requires to interact with the global forest research community specifically related to sustainable forest management and climate change. Itincludes to coordinate related RD activities, identify RD gaps in the REDD+ process and national GHG reporting, organise expert workshops on RD gaps and promote forestry in the context of climate change.

Directorate: Directorate of EO Programmes
Estabilishment: ESRIN
ECOS Required: No
Classified: No
Price Range: 200-500 KEURO
Authorised Contact Person: Dora Tamas
Initiating Service: EOP-SD
IP Measure: N/A
Prog. Reference: E/A105-01 – EarthScience Block 4
Tender Type: Open Competition
Open To Tenderers From: AT+BE+CA+CH+CZ+DE+DK+EE+EL+ES+FI+FR+GB+HU+IE+IT+LT+LU+LV+NL+NO+PL+PT+RO+SE+SI
Technology Keywords: 26-OTHERS
Products Keywords: 2-P-Other