Understanding the EU Deforestation Regulation & the role of geospatial data | Geo for Good 2023

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❤️🌍 DESCRIPTION:
In an effort to combat the alarming rates of deforestation caused by commodity supply chains, the European Union (EU) introduced the groundbreaking EU Deforestation Regulation. The regulation aims to address the environmental and social issues associated with deforestation, ensuring that the EU market becomes free from products linked to illegal deforestation and forest degradation. In this session, we’ll discuss the EUDR and the role of geospatial and earth observation data in EUDR monitoring and reporting going forward.

💻 TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Introduction to Webinar
1:55 - EU Deforestation Regulation Explained
7:38 - Geospatial Data & EU Deforestation
15:47 - Alicia Sullivan Introduces Pierrick Rambaud
15:59 - Pierrick Rambaud on EUTR Supply Chain Mapping
23:13 - NGIS Role in Deforestation Regulation
28:39 - World Resources Institute (WRI) Insights
33:34 - Deforestation Regulation Panel Discussion
34:53 - Identifying Gaps in Company Compliance
37:54 - Regional Mass Balance Control
39:55 - Improving the EU Timber Regulation
42:18 - Defining 'Forest' in EUTR Context
45:10 - Commercial Data Role in EUTR Compliance
48:34 - Enhancing Regulation Transparency
53:03 - Data Resolution in Deforestation Monitoring
56:20 - Anonymizing Geospatial Data
56:46 - Engaging with Farmers for EUTR
57:52 - Complexities of Deforestation Regulation
58:45 - Conclusion


🎙️ SPEAKERS:
Alicia Sullivan, Google
Rémi d’Annunzio, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
Tasso Azevedo, MapBiomas; Bobby Pinter, NGIS
Pierrick Rambaud, Louis Dreyfus Company
Evan Tachovsky, World Resources Institute