This is a pilot web-map for evaluation purposes to demonstrate the utility of the Delta-rNBR vegetation and forest canopy change detection tool for monitoring of Forest and Land Use Planning (FLUP). A consolidated FLUP layer simplified into "Forest" and "Other" categories allows users to compare the planned land use (i.e., "Conservation" or "Use") to the actual use over 3-year periods. Additional data such as the National Forest Categories can be overlaid along with an Intact Forest layer that shows areas where there hasn't been upland agriculture or other large areal change over the last 32 years. The data and methodology has been developed by the Operational Logging and Degradation Monitoring (OLDM) Initiative that is working with the Departments of Forest Inspection (DoFI) and Department of Forestry (DOF) at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) of the Government of Lao PDR (GOL).

We encourage feedback and would welcome participation of additional projects who wish to evaluate the tool for their purposes. Contact is listed on the webmap leader.

This web-map has been prepared and published by the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Biodiversity Conservation Corridors (BCC) Project.

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