Provide ALOS/PALSAR data of Africa

Yokohama Action Plan

[3]Support the development of and access to basic information on forest resources and land use to encourage sustainable forest management and promote conservation and reforestation projects in response to Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD).

Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners

● Support the development of and access to basic information on forest resources to encourage sustainable forest management

Potential Resources, Possible Contributions

GoJ(MEXT): Provide ALOS(Advanced Land Observing Satellite)/PALSAR data of Africa that can be used for forest management

Implementing Partners

GoJ（MEXT）

Related Links

Current Status of Implementation 2009

Country

Africa

Status

(i) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) continues to provide 500m mosaic image of PALSAR data over the whole African continent and updating the image requlary, and (ii) 50m mosaic of PALSAR data over the Africa of 2008 has been completed and distributed to the users through JAXA web on January 2009.

More information

http://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ALOS/en/kc_mosaic/kc_mosaic.htm

Budget

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Current Status of Implementation 2008

Country

Africa

Status

(i) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is providing PALSAR image of the whole African continent on the Internet from July 2008.

More information

http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2007/09/20070903_daichi_e.html

Budget

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