Transparencia sin fronteras: países de América Latina y el Caribe avanzan con FAO hacia sistemas de datos forestales más confiables y abiertos

The meeting in Guatemala brings together approximately 20 countries from Latin America and the Caribbean with the fundamental purpose of strengthening their national forest monitoring systems. The central objective is to institutionalize forest data, ensuring that it is reliable, accessible, and standardized to contribute to the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025. The aim is to go beyond mere information collection by establishing robust governance that enables informed decision-making on forest conservation, restoration, and sustainable management. The relevance of this event for the open data movement lies in its active promotion of transparency and the exchange of verifiable information among institutions. By addressing challenges such as data fragmentation and institutional distrust, the workshop encourages the adoption of protocols that balance openness with ethical and legal considerations. This ensures that forest information is not kept in isolation but is shared to enhance accountability, support open science, and facilitate regional and international collaboration. Finally, the initiative highlights the importance of methodological harmonization and the use of innovative technologies, such as LiDAR, to standardize key indicators like biodiversity and forest volume. The publication of guidelines on data lifecycle management provides a practical framework for governments to improve the availability and quality of information. This collaborative approach strengthens South-South cooperation and lays a solid foundation for open forest data to serve as a strategic tool for meeting global climate agreements and sustainable development goals.

Source: argentinaforestal.com
Published on 2025-07-11

Transparencia sin fronteras: países de América Latina y el Caribe avanzan con FAO hacia sistemas de datos forestales más confiables y abiertos

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