ENCOFOR Forest definition on-line analysis tool

The ENCOFOR Project is a collaborative initiative between ENvironment and COmmunity based framework for designing afFORestation (ENCOFOR), International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF). Scientists involved in its development are: Robert Zomer, Antonio Trabucco, Oliver Van Straaten, Lou Verchot and Bart Muys.

The ENCOFOR Forest Definition On-Line Analysis Tool investigates the implications of the choice of crown cover threshold on total land area available for Afforestation / Reforestation activities within the CDM.

The Spatial Analysis of the choice of crown cover threshold on the total land area available for afforestation and reforestation activities is mapped and tabulated for all Non-Annex I Countries. This choice has a large impact on the amount of land available in a country for CDM afforestation and reforestation activities

The ENCOFOR interactive On-Line Analysis Tool is based on a global geospatial analysis which models the suitability of land for CDM Afforestation/Reforestation, based on bioclimatic, biophysical, and legal criteria. 

The tool is available at: http://www.csi.cgiar.org/encofor/forest/Methodology.asp