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Towards a digital public infrastructure for deforestation-related trade regulations

What is in that plot? (Whisp) solution to implement convergence of evidence

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 20 p.

Author D'Annunzio, R.; O’Brien, V.; Arnell, A.; Neeff, T.; Fontanarosa, R.; Valbuena Perez, P.; Shapiro, A.C.; Sanchez-Paus Diaz, A.; Merle, C.; Vega, J.; Fox, J.;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Booklet

To cite or share https://doi.org/10.4060/cd0957en

Synopsis (short abstract) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) drives the development of a pre-competitive digital public infrastructure to support compliance on aspects of the trade regulations related to forest monitoring. This is a collaborative effort between partners and programmes such as the European Union’s Team Europe Initiative (TEI)1, the Accelerating Innovative Monitoring for Forests programme (AIM4Forests) and the Forest Data Partnership (FDaP) working with the AgStack Foundation. This joint effort aims to support smallholders by enabling ongoing access to regulated markets through open-source solutions designed to bridge crucial digital gaps.

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D’Annunzio, R., O’Brien, V., Arnell, A., Neeff, T., Fontanarosa, R., Valbuena Perez, P., Shapiro, A.C., Sanchez-Paus Díaz, A., Merle, C., Vega, J. & Fox, J. 2024. Towards a digital public infrastructure for deforestation-related trade regulations - What is in that plot? (Whisp) solution to implement convergence of evidence. Rome, FAO.

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