THE GOAL OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO: IMPROVE A NATIONAL CARBON MONITORING FRAMEWORK TO SYNTHETIZE FOREST INVENTORY AND REMOTE SENSING INFORMATION WHILE INCREASING SPATIAL RESOLUTION AND KNOWLEDGE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF REDD+ ACROSS MEXICO. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: 1) HARMONIZE AVAILABLE DATA TO INCREASE INTEROPERABILITY AND SYNTHESIS EFFORTS; 2) BUILD MULTI-SCALE RESOLUTION PRODUCTS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL (1KM TO 30 M); 3) DEVELOP HIGH-RESOLUTION ESTIMATES (15 AND 1 M) AT INTENSIVE MONITORING SITES; AND 4) COLLABORATE WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO IMPROVE A NATIONAL CARBON MONITORING FRAMEWORK WHERE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT/POLICY DECISIONS.

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