Global Observation for Forest Cover and Land Dynamics (GOFC/GOLD) is a coordinated international effort working to provide ongoing space-based and in-situ observations of the land surface for the sustainable management of terrestrial resources and to obtain an accurate, reliable, quantitative understanding of the terrestrial carbon budget. The ESA GOFC-GOLD Land Cover Project Office (GOFC-GOLD LC PO) was established in February 2004. It is involved in a number of international activities & initiatives.
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Significant contributions of the GOFC-GOLD LC Office

Joint report with CIFOR on Capacity development in national forest monitoring
REDD Sourcebook - UNFCCC COP 18 (Doha) version
Global country capacity assessment report (REDD)
UNFCCC technical paper on costs for REDD monitoring
GTOS Land Cover ECV
Land Cover ECV user requirements assessment document
GEO Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI)
Global Land Cover Validation