Forest Base Map 2012 was developed by PNGFA with support of JICA technical cooperation project using satellite date (RapidEye and ALOS/PALSAR) procured by the Japan’s Grant Aid, based on the PNG’s forest definition and classification. The current version 1.0 of the may will be soon replaced by a finalized version once it completed.

This layer shows the geographic location of the SBB checkpoints in Suriname

Congo forest cover GAF 2010

Source: AMESD 2012 - http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/AboutUs/InternationalCooperation/Africa/AfricanMonitoringoftheEnvironmentforSustainableDevelopmentAMESD/index.html MODIS Active Fire product - http://modis-fire.umd.edu/ Fire Season May - Oct, Fire Radiative Power (FRP)