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INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER ORGANIZATION PD 228/03 Rev. 3(F) Phase I “Tropical Forest Fire Monitoring and Management System Based on Satellite Remote Sensing Data in China” COMPLETION REPORT The Research Institute of Forest Resources Information Techniques of the Chinese Academy of Forestry (IFRIT, CAF) Beijing，China February 17th，2008 A. Project Identification a) Title: Tropical Forest Fire Monitoring and Management System Based on Satellite Remote Sensing Data in China b) Serial Number: ITTO 228/03 Rev. 3(F) Phase 1 c) Executing Agency: The Research Institute of Forest Resources Information Techniques of the Chinese Academy of Forestry (IFRIT, CAF) d) Host Government(s): Ministry of Commerce，the People’s Republic of China State Forestry Administration, the People’s Republic of China (SFA) e) Starting Date: May 1st, 2006 f) Actual Duration (months): 18 months g) Actual Project Costs (US$): Budget Actual expenditures ITTO contribution 187,095* 189,543 Government of P.R.C 172,500 195,496 Total 359,595* 385,039 * Not including amount of 42,905 which has been retained by ITTO according to the Project Agreement. 1 Table of Contents PART 1 Executive Summary ............................................................................................................. 3 1. Background Information about the Project ........................................................................... 3 1.1 The key problems it intended to solve (pre-project situation) .......................... 3 1.2 The Specific Objective(s) and Outputs ................................................................ 4 1.3 The strategy adopted in carrying out the project ............................................... 4 1.4 The project’s planned duration and planned overall costs ............................... 5 1.5 The related sector at country and regional level: all levels of Forest Fire Prevention Offices .............................................................................................................. 5 2. Project Achievements ............................................................................................................. 5 2.1 Outputs Achieved ................................................................................................... 5 2.2 Specific Objective(s) Achieved ............................................................................. 6 2.3 Contribution to the Achievement of the Development Objective ..................... 7 3. Target Beneficiaries Involvement ............................................................................................. 7 4. Lessons Learned .................................................................................................................... 8 a) Development Lessons ............................................................................................... 8 b) Operational Lessons .................................................................................................. 9 5. Recommendations ............................................................................................................. 9 PART 2 Main Text ........................................................................................................................... 11 1~4 (inapplicable to the project) ................................................................................................. 11 5. Project Results .................................................................................................................... 11 5.1 Investigation and Analysis on Forest Fire and Fire Management in Tropical Region of China ................................................................................................................ 11 5.2 Design and development of TropFireMAS System .............................................. 14 Figures ............................................................................................................................... 18 5.3 Technical training ....................................................................................................... 46 6. Synthesis of the Analysis .................................................................................................... 51 PART 3 Conclusions and Recommendations ................................................................................... 52 a) Development Lessons ......................................................................................................... 52 b) Operational Lessons ............................................................................................................ 52 c) Recommendation for future Projects .................................................................................. 53 ANNEX A Summary on Technical Training Course on Operation and Application of TropFireMAS ............................................................................................................................................................ 54 ANNEX B Summary on Training Course on Technical Application of TropFireMAS ...................... 63 ANNEX C Summary on Training Course on Technical Popularization of TropFireMAS ................. 69 ANNEX D A LIST OF ACRONYMS ........................................................................................... 79 2 PART 1 Executive Summary 1. Background Information about the Project 1.1 The key problems it intended to solve (pre-project situation) China’s tropical forest region is a region with high frequency of forest fires. According to statistics from 1950 to 2005, the frequency of forest fires in China amounts to more than 7 million with the total damaged forest areas of more than 300 million hectares. The forest fires expense amounts to more than several hundred billion RMB (Yuan) in China. In recent years, Chinese Government is implementing the key forestry projects of Natural Forest Protection, Returning Farmland to Forest etc. Young forest areas have been greatly increased after afforestation in vast areas; while the implementation of closing hillside for forest cultivation makes combustible materials increase luxuriantly. All these factors have caused forest fire danger and fire calamity to be more severe in tropical regions. The forest fire problem in tropical regions of China has become a problem that urgently needs to be solved to protect and develop tropical forest of China. Problems to be solved by the project are: First, the low level of forest fire danger forecast restricts forest fire prevention capability and effect of prevention, which leads to high frequency of forest fires caused by human activities in the forest region. Secondly, the low level of forest fire monitoring and delayed detection of forest fires restrict timely suppression of forest fire in China’s tropical forest regions, so the fire is easy to spread and to cause heavy fire, thus leading to serious forest fire loss in the region. Thirdly, the forest fire management level in China’s tropical region urgently needs to be enhanced due to its low level of digitization and informatization. After the investigation of forest fire, fire management and relevant technology application in tropical forest regions of China, the project team considers that the construction of “Tropical Forest Fire Monitoring and Management System Based on Satellite Remote Sensing Data in China” (TropFireMAS) is the best way for the solution of forest fire problems in China’s tropical region with less investment and quick effectiveness. 3 1.2 The Specific Objective(s) and Outputs Specific Objective (for whole project including Phase 1 and Phase 2) To improve forest fire monitoring and fire danger forecast in the experiment and demonstration area (EDA, Guangdong Province) and to raise public awareness on forest fire prevention, and so to reduce the forest fire through the establishment and operation of the “Tropical Forest Fire Monitoring and Management System Based on Satellite Remote Sensing Data in China” (TropFireMAS), and through relevant application demonstration, technical training and public education. Outputs (for Project Phase 1) Output 1: Establishment of TropFireMAS Output 2: Technical training for application and popularization of TropFireMA 1.3 The strategy adopted in carrying out the project To divide the project into two phases This project has been divided into two phases. The works of the Phase 1 are the bases of this project, mainly including the establishment of TropFireMAS and “technical training for application and popularization of TropFireMAS”. The works of the Phase 2 are operations of TropFireMAS, mainly including “operation and application demonstration of TropFireMAS” and “public education and training on forest fire prevention”. The implementation of the Phase 1 is to lay the foundation of whole project. The implementation of the Phase 2 is to operate and obtain benefit of TropFireMAS. Each phase has its respective works differently, and both phases are linked closely and joined logically. To attach importance to technical training TropFireMAS System and EDA databases have been developed and established, and training courses on operation, application and popularization of the system have been held in the implementation period of Project Phase 1. The members of the training course have been increased and the operators and commanders of EDAs have been trained to understand the relevant new technology, and to be able to use the system. So, to attach importance to technical training should promote the effects