Support of the national forest monitoring

To counteract deforestation and forest degradation, the project establishes a functioning and institutionalised national monitoring system that meets national & international standards for carbon emissions accounting (CEA). Ecuador can use this system to access results-based payments as part of a mechanism for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+). The project improves the database for CEA and supports ECU in its preparations to reduce emissions through national forest protection measures (REDD+ readiness process). In cooperation with its partners, the project i.a. establishes workflows for deforestation monitoring based on remote sensing data, calibrates the monitoring instruments and assesses deforestation data from 2008 to establish a reference level. Furthermore, it advises the national forestry authority on ways to implement an integrated forestry monitoring system that will collect data on land-use changes, carbon stocks and biodiversity.

Project data

Countries
Ecuador
IKI funding
5,158,441.37 €
Duration
09/2016 till 03/2019
Status
completed
Implementing organisation
KfW Entwicklungsbank
Political Partner
  • Ministry of Environment - Ecuador
Implementing Partner
  • Ministry of Environment - Ecuador
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State of implementation/results

  • Project completed.
  • The project was highly relevant for environmental protection in Ecuador and laid important foundations for Ecuador's integration into international in international climate processes.
  • Measures were implemented in the field of remote sensing and a monitoring system was developed. This was a new development based on open-source software, which is being further developed and and operated.
  • The project has laid essential technical and organisational foundations for the REDD Early Movers Programme (REM) and other measures to conserve natural forests in Ecuador. The technical capacities created can be used in a variety of ways, even beyond the immediate context of REDD+.
  • The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic pose a new structural risk to forest conservation efforts.

Latest Update:
12/2025

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