Forest Canopy, Rainforest & Taiga Ecosystem Preservation Team

Terrestrial Ecosystems & Habitat Management

Unit Mandate

Mission & Operational Scope

Protects intact forest landscapes and primary forest ecosystems — tropical rainforests, boreal taiga, and temperate old-growth — through monitoring, legal advocacy, and community-based stewardship programs that prevent conversion and degradation.

Doctrine

UNFCCC REDD+ Warsaw Framework · FSC Forest Stewardship Standards

Core Capabilities

Operational Capabilities

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Intact forest landscape (IFL) mapping and change detection

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REDD+ program design, monitoring, and verification

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Forest governance and tenure rights advocacy

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Community forest management and FPIC protocol support

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Illegal logging detection via satellite and ground-truth verification

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Forest carbon stock assessment and biomass measurement

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Terrestrial Ecosystems & Habitat Management