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SUMMARY:Financing Forests: A Credible Approach towards Halting Tropical De
 forestation - Professor Anil Madhavapeddy - Department of Computer Science
  and Technology
DTSTART:20221116T150500Z
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CONTACT:Ben Karniely
DESCRIPTION:The rate of tropical deforestation is continuing to increase\,
  and with it comes an enormous loss of biodiversity and natural resources.
   Ideally we need a massive number of new conservation projects that will 
 provide alternatives to deforestation in the regions worst affected in the
  tropical equatorial belt. How can we figure out where to focus our effort
 s\, and to verify their progress?\n\nI will discuss how we are using satel
 lite remote sensing to construct a global view of tropical rainforests\, a
 nd to measure the effectiveness of conservation interventions from a viewp
 oint of the additionality gained vs natural forest dynamics\, the tracking
  of leakage due to negative externalities\, and the permanence of resultin
 g changes. We use these measurements to build up a quantitative model of t
 he conservation efforts that share common baselines globally\, and then co
 mbine with qualitative metrics such as biodiversity\, local livelihood and
  justice to build up a complete project assessment that can be used as the
  basis for trustworthy\, verifiable carbon credits. \n\nI will also discus
 s the computer science challenges required to build this infrastructure: t
 he need for planetary scale computations\, the need for digital permanence
  so projects can be tracked over decades\, and the need for decentralised 
 trust to operate globally.\n\n\nLink to join virtually: https://zoom.us/j/
 98901725392?pwd=UWNVZVFTcVQxL2JkS0V1WVBoelBuUT09\n\nA recording of this ta
 lk is available at the following link: https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/seminars/w
 ednesday/video/
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 1\, Computer Laboratory\, William Gates Building
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