Deploying Drones to Reforestation Project in Sierra Leone
DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby
A pilot project based in Sierra Leone will utilize drone-based remote sensing and data management techniques for validation and monitoring of reforestation programs.
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Sierra Leone has lost more than 30% of its forest cover since 2000 and has little money to create new forests. At COP26, the Sierra Leone government pledged that by 2030 he would plant 25 million trees on over 960,000 hectares.
“Our challenge in Sierra Leone is to mitigate the already severe impacts of climate change without means to cover the costs. It’s an equation that means something,” said Environment Minister Foday Jaward.
In partnership with the Government of Sierra Leone, a non-profit organization crown agent and drone specialists UAVaid is affiliated with british aidof frontier technology A program that explores potential use cases for technologies that inspire investor confidence in community-based forest carbon markets.
A pilot project is being implemented in northeastern Sierra Leone, and the team is partnering with local conservation and community development organizations. Tacgama Chimpanzee Sanctuary (TCS)The project will utilize novel programmatic and technical approaches to support sustainable reforestation, leave reforestation to local communities, and employ advanced drone technology for monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV). take advantage of Each planted tree is geotagged and monitored by long-range drones, providing a remotely accessible verification mechanism. This mechanism will reduce the uncertainty surrounding investment in rural Africa.
“In the face of a fragmented carbon offset market, this is a revolutionary technology that will allow unprecedented access to successful reforestation activities over time. Using remote sensing is nothing new, but the ability to track the state of individual trees will provide more precise data to quantify projected carbon dioxide emissions. It provides investors with real-time reports on success, payment benchmarks, and the operations and maintenance required to maintain forest health,” said Habiba Urie, Country Director, Crown Agents, Sierra Leone. increase.
UAVaid co-founder Daniel Ronen said: “By partnering with UKAid, Crown Agents and TCS on this landmark initiative, we are creating a mechanism for sustainable investment in rural Africa that provides livelihoods and supports global net zero and COP goals. We look forward to working with you to provide
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Ian attended Dominican University in California and graduated with a BA in English in 2019. With his lifelong passion for writing and storytelling and keen interest in technology, he now contributes to his DroneLife as a staff writer.
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