November 21, 2019 |
12:30 PM
|
World Bank, Washington D.C., United States and online
Overview: Forest monitoring tools available today provide a range of services such as monitoring changes in forest cover, alerting users to sudden ecosystem changes and analyzing longer-term trends in landscape conditions. Join this BBL for an overview of monitoring tools, the relative advantages of the tools, and a discussion on how the World Bank’s application of these tools can inform client country engagement and monitor projects impacts on forests. Guest speaker Karyn Tabor will share findings from a recent study in on Application of Forest Monitoring Tools for Development Projects, undertaken with support from Bank Information Center’s Environment Program.
Speaker
Karyn Tabor, Director of Ecosystem Modeling and Early Warning Systems for Conservation International’s Moore Center for Science and Oceans
Chair
Garo Batmanian, Lead for Forests and Landscapes, Environment, Natural Resources and Blue Economy Global Practice (ENB GP)
Discussants
Erick Fernandes, Global Lead, Technology, Innovation and Climate Smart Agriculture, Agriculture Global Practice
Tim Brown, Senior Natural Resource Management Specialist, ENB GP
Date and Time
November 21, 2019
12:30pm – 2pm East Coast U.S. (est)
Speaker Bio
Karyn Tabor is the Director of ecosystem modeling and early warning systems for Conservation International’s Moore Center for Science and Oceans. She directs the development of decision-making tools delivering time-sensitive information for improved enforcement of illegal activities and fire/natural resource management. She has extensive expertise building tools and models that use satellite observations and climate projections to support conservation decisions. Since joining Conservation International in 2001, Karyn has worked on a variety of research projects including forest cover and change mapping, fire risk modeling, and climate downscaling. She leads a technology taskforce to adapt new technologies for improved knowledge sharing, data dissemination, and data management within Conservation International and its field offices. She also helps lead Conservation International’s institutional engagement with NASA, in particular its Applied Sciences program.
Karyn holds a B.A. and M.A. in Environmental Science/Remote Sensing & GIS from Boston University. She has authored and co-authored a number of peer-reviewed publications on applications of remote sensing for conservation, habitat monitoring, fire risk/drought forecasting, and climate change impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity. She is a member of the Conservation Remote Sensing Network, Society of Conservation GIS, and American Geophysical Union.
Calendar » Forest Monitoring Tools for Improved Forest and Development Outcomes
Forest Monitoring Tools for Improved Forest and Development Outcomes
Overview: Forest monitoring tools available today provide a range of services such as monitoring changes in forest cover, alerting users to sudden ecosystem changes and analyzing longer-term trends in landscape conditions. Join this BBL for an overview of monitoring tools, the relative advantages of the tools, and a discussion on how the World Bank’s application of these tools can inform client country engagement and monitor projects impacts on forests. Guest speaker Karyn Tabor will share findings from a recent study in on Application of Forest Monitoring Tools for Development Projects, undertaken with support from Bank Information Center’s Environment Program.
Speaker
Chair
Discussants
Date and Time
November 21, 2019
12:30pm – 2pm East Coast U.S. (est)
Speaker Bio
Karyn Tabor is the Director of ecosystem modeling and early warning systems for Conservation International’s Moore Center for Science and Oceans. She directs the development of decision-making tools delivering time-sensitive information for improved enforcement of illegal activities and fire/natural resource management. She has extensive expertise building tools and models that use satellite observations and climate projections to support conservation decisions. Since joining Conservation International in 2001, Karyn has worked on a variety of research projects including forest cover and change mapping, fire risk modeling, and climate downscaling. She leads a technology taskforce to adapt new technologies for improved knowledge sharing, data dissemination, and data management within Conservation International and its field offices. She also helps lead Conservation International’s institutional engagement with NASA, in particular its Applied Sciences program.
Karyn holds a B.A. and M.A. in Environmental Science/Remote Sensing & GIS from Boston University. She has authored and co-authored a number of peer-reviewed publications on applications of remote sensing for conservation, habitat monitoring, fire risk/drought forecasting, and climate change impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity. She is a member of the Conservation Remote Sensing Network, Society of Conservation GIS, and American Geophysical Union.