Spatial and non-spatial data used by INCAS for analysing GHG emissions and removals on forest and peatlands across Indonesia in the first national GHG inventory are summarised in the following table.
Data | Type (spatial/nonspatial) | Description | Source |
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National Forest Inventory (NFI) plots | Non-spatial | Above-ground biomass (DBH ≥ 5cm) | Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF) |
Permanent Measuring Plots (PMPs) | Non-spatial | Above-ground biomass (DBH ≥ 10cm) | MoEF |
Silvicultural Research in A Lowland Mixed Dipterocarp Forest of East Kalimantan (STREK) plots | Non-spatial | Above-ground biomass (DBH ≥ 10cm) with silvicultural technique applications (RIL, conventional logging) | MoEF |
Vegetation monitoring plots | Non-spatial | Above-ground biomass (all growth stages) | Related Projects under MoEF |
Research plots on forest carbon assessments | Non-spatial | Various (include some or all components of above-ground tree biomass, understorey vegetation, below-ground biomass (roots), debris, litter) | Research activities under MoEF and other research institutions |
Information available from publications | Non-spatial | Various (used to fill information gaps) | Research papers/reports |
RIL (Reduced Impact Logging) Certification | Non-spatial | List of Concessions that have achieved full legal compliance with the TFF RIL Standard® | TFF (Tropical Forest Foundation) |
Land Cover Class | Spatial | Primary or secondary dryland forest, swamp forest or mangrove forest, timber plantations (and all other land-cover classes) | MoEF |
Forest Extent and Change | Spatial | Annual forest/non-forest data derived from Landsat data, and the forest loss and forest gain events derived by differencing the annual forest extents | National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN) |
Burnt Area | Spatial | Annual area burnt | INCAS (MoEF) |
Soil Type | Spatial | Organic (peat) | Ministry of Agriculture |
Soil IPCC class | Spatial | Mineral soil IPCC class | Digital soil map of the world (FAO) |
Forest Function | Spatial | Production, protection or conservation forest | MoEF |
Forest Utilisation | Spatial | Area of forest concessions | MoEF |
Estate Crops | Spatial | Area of oil palm, rubber, and other commodities of plantations | MoEF |