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7 Global Forest Watch: An Example of International Partnership with Russian NGOs and Scientists
7 Global Forest Watch: An Example of International Partnership with Russian NGOs and Scientists
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MacArthur Foundation supplied a large initial grant. Today, funding comes from many sources, including private foundations, corporations, agencies and cooperating organizations (such as a number of United Nations agencies, the World Bank, agencies for development aid, and many others)
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is a recent initiative of WRI that emphasizes connectivity and the use of new technology. GLOBAL FOREST WATCH Created in 1998, GFW is an international data and mapping network that combines on-the-ground knowledge with digital technology to provide accurate information about the world's forests and threats to them.
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The systematic use of modern technology is coupled with a rigorous review of all maps and data products: an expert review to build accuracy and a stakeholder review to build credibility. · Transparency is achieved by sharing GFW products as widely as possible, typically at no cost to the user, again using modern technology and media approaches.
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A prominent member organization is the International Forest Institute, led by Academician Alexander Isaev, former chairman ofthe USSR State Committee for Forests. This informal link with the Russian Academy of Sciences is very
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An FWR partner, Transparent World, has prepared a draft map at the scale of 1:1 million, which would be more than 8 meters wide if printed to scale, using recent medium resolution images from the Russian satellite Resurs and high resolution images from the American LandSat. This is the first map of Russian forest cover that has been made from such detailed images.
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of the map. FWR plans to continue to build technical capacity among Russian NGOs as it expands and refines its mapping activities.
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