Why was it developed? Who was involved in the

24 ODK GEOODK MOABI DRC SAPELLI CYBERTRACKER SOUND RECORDING INTERACTIVE FOREST MONITORING PARTICIPATORY MAPPING 1. Why was it developed? What gap does it address? » To collect data from surveys taken in communities, using an easier format than paper forms. » By capturing data electroni- cally in any device, the information is taken in digital form, which means there is higher accuracy, more data is collected, and it is easier and quicker to process and analyze. » Because it has a mapping component, the app helps to visualize a point in the map where the surveyor is. » This brings another dimension to the community and provides immediate feedback to them. » To strengthen the REDD+ process with communities, the government and the private sector. » To gather all REDD+ related data to increase transparency in the REDD+ process. » To enhance participation of communities that are non-literate. » Feasible and usable for communities. » To gather good-quality data in the ield in a short amount of time and in an eficient way that would eliminate surveyor and time-of-day bias. » Data is readily available for assessment and validation as recordings remain contrary to surveyors in the ield. » Interacts with the surveyor in real time indicating where it needs to collect data. » Helps validate whether a polygon is or is not a false alert. » It is more a mechanism process for getting people to share their local knowledge and for capturing local spatial knowledge. » Drawing helps report knowledge that is usually transmitted verbally.

2. Who was involved in the

development of these tools and what were their roles? » University of Washington. » Technician developing speciic tools. » Data entry people on the ground. » Discussion and development forums: hundreds of people that can help you solve a problem. » Local partners in Guyana: NRDDB. » IIASA. » WWF-US irst version. » OSFAC based in DRC. » OGF based in DRC. » IIASA based in Austria. » Cloud cover company building the system based in Washington, DC. » Donor: NORAD. » ExCiteS team in University College London UK. » Louis Liebenberg with Justin Steventon. » The app for CMRV was developed by Alejandra Larrazábal, Michael K. McCall and Margaret Skutsch, from Centro de Investigaciones en Geografía Ambiental Universidad Nacional de México. » More a methodology than a tool. With low-budget recorders and for REDD+ biodiversity safeguards assessment, it has been proposed by Adrian Tovar Martinez and Naikoa Aguilar- Amuchastegui from WWF’s Forest and Climate Programme. » Arun Pratihast, Brice Mora and Jim Biezen from Wageningen University, Netherlands. from Guyana project » Communities and organiza- tions within them wildlife clubs, women’s, farming, logging, political groups. » Project management group with GIS skills. in Indonesia » Communities. TABLE 1: SUMMARY OF KEY ASPECTS OF TOOLS AND APPROACHES PRESENTED T ools and A ppr oac hes 25

3. Strengths » As it is open