A Framework for New National Forest Inventory in Myanmar: Improving National Measuring and Reporting Capacities for REDD+ and Beyond
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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2019/v145i9/148684Keywords:
National Forest Inventory, National Forest Monitoring System, Sampling Strategy, REDD .Abstract
A major component of upgrading and improving the National Forest Monitoring System of Myanmar is the planning of a new National Forest Inventory (NFI) able to provide reliable information on the state of the forests and their changes over time for multiple purposes, including climate change and REDD+ related reporting. Planning a new NFI requires a careful balancing of sampling-theoretical, and practical-operational criteria, as well as considering time, human resource and budget requirements from a long-term perspective. The NFI approach developed in Myanmar is the result of the application of guiding principles for useroriented National Forest Monitoring, the FAO Voluntary Guidelines on National Forest Monitoring and conventional statistical planning approaches for forest surveys. The overall sampling design is nationally consistent and integrates sample plot grids at national and different subnational levels for forest inventory and monitoring needs at different scales. The proposed sampling strategy follows a "stratified aligned systematic sampling design with partial replacement'. Sample size calculations are based on precision targets for estimating key parameters at large scale as well as practical criteria of cost, time and other constraints. National Forest Inventory planning in Myanmar delivers an approach that generates policy relevant data, is technically and operationally feasible, responsive to across scale sample grid integration and a sustainable basis for a permanent NFI system.References
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