Remote Sensing for sustainable use of seasonally dry tropical forests - Learning to live with the forest
Lead Research Organisation:
University of St Andrews
Department Name: Biology
Abstract
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Publications
Saunaluoma S
(2020)
Patterned Villagescapes and Road Networks in Ancient Southwestern Amazonia
in Latin American Antiquity
| Description | This project was technology driven with the intent to field test new means of monitoring forests, including lidar and hyperspectral imaging, with the latter test equipment developed by STFC RAL-Space. We successfully deployed this technology in a Scottish rainforest reserve, Taynish Nature Research. Our work has included multiple collaborators, including contact with Forest Research for work in established forest plots in Scotland. We have also used our various networks to ensure impact beyond academic science as our work is very timely with regard to monitoring related to climate change and biodiversity loss. |
| Exploitation Route | This work is of potential significance to monitoring changes in forest structure and composition over time, and is thus relevant to forest surveys, measurement of carbon stocks, and other elements of deforestation and reforestation. In order to ensure that relevant policy agencies are aware of this work, it was features at UNCCC COP26 and also underlies the ongoing ecological observatory established at Wakehurst Place, RBG Kew. |
| Sectors | Environment |
| Description | Through additional funding, we produced a video for public engagement. The planned venues for presentationinclude the St Andrews Botanic Garden and the Royal Botanic Garden Kew. The video has also been prescreened at Forest Research and the JNCC. The subject of the video is field research at Taynish nature reserve that generated high resolution LIDAR scans of Scottish Atlantic temperate rainforests. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2023 |
| Sector | Government, Democracy and Justice,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| Impact Types | Cultural Societal |
| Description | STFC Impact Acceleration Award. "Policy Toolkit Workshop: Remote Sensing for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Inventory." |
| Amount | £20,330 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2020 |
| End | 03/2022 |
| Description | STFC Knowledge Exchange Fund |
| Amount | £8,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of St Andrews |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2023 |
| End | 03/2024 |
| Description | University of St Andrews SFC GCRF Scottish Funding Council Global Challenges Research Fund. "Remote Sensing for sustainable use of seasonally dry tropical forests." [Sep 2019 - Jun 2020] |
| Amount | £30,372 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government of Scotland |
| Department | Scottish Funding Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2019 |
| End | 06/2020 |
| Description | British Embassy Peru Science Breakfast: Emerging Technologies for biodiversity Management |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This was a science engagement activity organised by the British Embassy in Peru. Scientists across a range of sectors (university, government, NGO were brought together to discuss this topic following a framing presentation by Prof Meagher. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | COP26 UN Innovations Hub: Measuring biodiversity as Nature's C storage to inform future initiatives |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | 11 November 2021 Thomas Meagher co-organised and chaired this panel session at COP26. The primary organiser was Justin Moat, RBG Kew. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://impact.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/nature-based-contributions-to-carbon-storage/ |
| Description | Global Biomes Immersion Experience workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Our work is generating multiple datasets that are 3D representations of natural ecosystems. The purpose of this workshop was to explore possible development of public exhibits and interpretation to enable immersion experiences in such ecosystems. Participants included research scientists and public engagement professionals from University of St Andrews, Wardlaw Museum, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, St Andrews Botanic Garden, D'Arcy Thompson Simulator Ltd, and STFC RAL-Space. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | STFC IAA Stakeholder Engagement Workshop: Integration of novel remote sensing technology into biodiversity policy and management |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 18-22 March 2021 Jointly organised with CNPq SINBIOSE, Brazil Integration of novel remote sensing technology into biodiversity policy and management, A workshop developing guidance to enhance utility of novel technology characterising biodiversity in support of policy and management |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Stakeholder engagement visit: Fundação Cearense de Meteorologia e Recursos HÃdricos (Funceme), Brazil |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Visit to Fundação Cearense de Meteorologia e Recursos Hídricos (Funceme) to explore mutual interest in evidence-drive policy to mitigate desertification in the Caatinga region of Brazil. 23 January 2020 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | UKRI Climate adaptation and resilience online events series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | 3 June 2021 Online meeting organised by UKRI to highlight international research topics related to climate change in advance of COP26 Thomas Meagher, plenary speaker, talk entitled 'Collaboration across disciplines and countries: Investigating drivers of biodiversity change' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.ukri.org/our-work/responding-to-climate-change/ukri-towards-cop26/climate-adaptation-and... |