Vietnam Biomass Estimation Workshop
Hanoi, Vietnam - July 21-24, 2015
The analysis of biomass has been gaining increasing interest, due to the ongoing discussions about Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) and the need to conserve and increase forest carbon stocks in Non Annex 1 countries, advances in climate change research, and conservation management needs. Series of maps of biomass and carbon have been published in different countries and globally by using different approaches in their production. It is important to validate these maps using reference data, and thus understand the sources of variability in the estimate. This workshop reviewed methods associated with the different remote sensing sources for estimating biomass, whether optical, SAR or LiDAR data. In addition, this workshop focused on the revision of the critical issues associated with biomass estimation methods in Vietnam, and provided an opportunity to discuss techniques that will improve biomass estimation. Different experts who have been developed methodologies with either a multi - sensor or sensors for comparative analysis at regional level were invited to present and discuss their work.