PROJECT REFERENCES - ORGANISED ON CONTINENTS
Africa
Satellite Analysis of Ecological Stability
Satellite analysis of ecological stable versus unstable areas in Africa, in
relation to bird diversification hotspots. In collaboration with Joint Research
Centre, Commission of the European Communities, Ispra.
Danish Centre of Tropical Biodiversity, University
of Copenhagen, 1994-1995.
Africa / IGAD:
AMESD Biodiversity project -
Proto-typing and establishing of monitoring models for mapping of habitats and
changes in the IGAD region.
IBL/IGAD/EU/AU, 2010.
Burkina Fasso
Remote Sensing Analysis
Analysis of satellite data for geological structures carrying water.
University of Copenhagen/ Ramboll, 1994.
Egypt
Wind Atlas for Egypt
Updated and extended Wind Atlas for the Gulf of Suez, including additional
measurement, meso-scale modelling and satellite imagery. EIA study, with
specific analysis of Wind farms possible impact on migrating birds.
Recommendation for establishing a common framework for Wind farm planning.
Risø National Laboratory, 1996-2001.
Ghana
Capacity building and Advisor for 1:250.000 mapping of Ghana
Remote Sensing adviser and on the job trainer for the national 1:250.000 mapping
of land cover/use in Ghana. DANIDA funded technical input to the World
Bank project: Ghana Environmental Resource Management Project (GERMP).
World Bank / Danida, 1995-1996
Madagascar
Deforestation Analysis
A multi-temporal digital satellite analysis (1973 - 1996) of deforestation and
land cover changes in SW Madagascar.
Centre of Development Research, 1998.
Malawi
Botanical classification of Mt. Mulanje based
upon Landsat ETM+
World Conservation Society, 2005.
Mozambique
Environmental consequences of a transmission line
Environmental impact assessment of transmission line Xai-Xai to Inhambane,
Mozambique.
Danish Power Consult, Danida, 1996.
Production
of
enhanced
EO maps for analysis of East African
Coastal Forest Types.
Pro-Natura International,
2008.
Nigeria
Environmental Impact Assessment of Power Transmission Line
Assessment of the impact of a power transmission line on flora and fauna in
Nigeria and Benin.
NESA, 1994.
Senegal
Integrated Management of Biological Diversity in Ferlo, Sahelian Senegal
Preparation of an integrated management strategy for sustainable use of natural
resources and conservation of biological diversity.
Establishment
of a monitoring system for degradation.
In collaboration with the
Ministry of the Environment, Senegal, and IUCN.
Danida, 1995-1999.
Sudan
Capacity building of regional planners in remote sensing and GIS.
UNDP / University of Copenhagen, 1993.
Satellite
Analysis of
the Vegetation on Imatong Mountains, Sudan and Uganda.
Botanic Museum. University of Copenhagen, 1994.
Monitoring of burnt villages in Dafur
Amnesty International, 2004 /
Research by PRINS
EIA of oil consession areas in Sudan - based upon EO
data. Analysis of development of oil industry and consequences for human and
environment. Four concession areas : 3, 5A, 6 and
7.
ECOS, 2005-2009.
Tracking and mapping of oil exploration in northern and southern Darfur
based upon high and very resolution satellite images.
Global Witness, 2010.
Tanzania
University collaboration program between University of Copenhagen and University
of Dar Es Salaam
Capacity building and development of methods and models for monitoring forest
and deforestation under the project: ’Agricultural and Ecological Consequences
of Deforestation and Afforestation in Tanzania and Zambia based on Satellite
Remote Sensing’.
Danida 1991-94
Biodiversity and
Botanical analysis and satellite mapping
of
Coastal Forests of
Southeastern Tanzania
This project provided biological and socio-economic data for a village-based
forest and woodland management project in Lindi Region. The tasks included
preparation of project design and ten weeks of biodiversity and socio-economic
surveys in woodland and coastal forests in two districts and subsequent
reporting and presentation of results at seminar.
Danida. September 2001 -May 2002
Providing background material to a GEF project for conservation of a
forest complex PRINS discovered in 2001.
WWF UK.
2008
Asia
Malaysia
Management Plan for Maliau Basin Conservation Area, Malaysia
Preparation of guidelines and contributions to a Management Plan for the Maliau
Basin conservation Area in Sabah, Malysia. Including recommendation and
evaluation of existing data. Comprehensive biodiversity and botanica analysis
based upon satellite data and GIS.
Establishment og a Geo and Bio GIS for analysis and mapping of habitats.
Danced, 1999-2002.
Monitoring of forest resources in Tabin, Malaysia.
Establishment of forest maps over Tabin, forest reserve, Sabah, Malaysia based
upon Landsat TM data. Geo-rectification, enhancement, building of advanced DEM,
correction for topographic effect and classification.
SLUSE (DANCED), Danish-Malaysian University collaboration project.
1999-2001.
Establishment of DB/GIS for Peat Swamp Forest management, in Sabah and Sarawak.
Establishment of Access database and link of with GIS implementet as a
monitoring system including satellite data.
UNDP 2003
Europe
Belarus
Mapping and Biodiversity analysis of Belovezhskaya Forest
Satellite based forest monitoring of the forest resources of the world heritage
forest Belovezhskaya. Data classification of the forest and assessment of
Biodiversity based upon old forest and Biodiversity filtering. Capacity building
in GIS. Modeling of Bark
Beetle spreading.
Danish Ministry of Environment and Energy
DANCEE, 2002.
Denmark
SatMon
establishment and execution of
Land Use Land
Changes
in Denmark for the Danish Kyoto reporting based upon EO and GIS.
Forest and Landscape Denmark, 2008 - .
Monitoring of Danish forest based upon EO data, for national
Green House Gas/Kyoto reporting
ESA GMES/GSE-FM 2005-2009.
Monitoring of Danish forest based upon EO data, for national
mapping of old forest and diversity.
ESA GMES/GSE-FM 2008-2009.
Greece
Remote Sensing Techniques
Development of Methods for Eco-mapping and typology via satellite remote
sensing. Added value to existing remote sensing software (e.g. Erdas, Arc/Info),
with the objective to simultaneously processing Landsat, Spot, KOSMOS and ERS-1
satellite information for the development of river basins.
Danish Ministry of Industries, 1994.
Latvia
Biodiversity management in Latvian farmland – a decision support system
Development of state-of-the-art decision support system to monitor Biodiversity
values in the Latvian countryside. Establishment of monitoring system,
development of landscape ecological models based upon bio-statistics from
field-data and implemented into GIS and satellite derived land covers,
Furthermore, extensive capacity building from farmers to state secretary. Development and demonstration of various EO/GIS
methods for e.g. deforestation in Latvia and
Water Framework Directive in Latvian farmland.
Danish Ministry of the Environment,
DANCEE, 1997-2001.
Sustainable Agricultural Development and Biodiversity Conservation
Preparation of biodiversity strategy for agricultural areas in Latvia including
remote sensing analyses and GIS.
Danish Ministry of the Environment,
DANCEE, 1995-1998.
Lithuania
Implementation of Nature 2000 network on regional and national level
Technical assistance and capacity building in relation to establishing a Nature
2000 Network of protected areas in Lithuania. Focus on administrative set-up and
procedures, public information and participation, and final adjustment of
national legislation.
Danish Ministry of Environment and Energy,
DANCEE, 2002-2004
Implementation of Nature 2000 network on regional and national level - Designing and implementation of a
decision
support system for MoE - web
based DB system for reporting on status in SPA's and other protected areas.
EU PHARE, 2004-5.
Northern Europe
Management of Heathland Birds
Management of North European heath land areas in relation to the Bird Directive.
Danish Ministry of Environment,
European Communities, Directorate-General for the
Environment, 1993-1995.
The North Sea
Research on ecosystem effects of industrial fisheries in the North Sea
Technical assistance in terms of GIS and remote sensing applications in 5.
Framework research project on the impact of sandeel fisheries on feeding
seabirds in the North Sea.
EU Commission / Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, 2000-2004.
Poland
Forest mapping and biodiversity analysis of Bialoweiza, Poland.
Satellite based forest monitoring of the forest resources of the world heritage
forest Bialoweiza.
Classification of the forest
into type and ages
and assessment of Biodiversity based upon old
forest and Biodiversity
metrixes. Capacity building in GIS.
Danish Ministry of Environment and Energy,
DANCEE, 2001.
A multitemporal digital satellite analysis (1975 - 1997) of the Polish
Bialowieza lowland forest.
Deforestation, forest and biodiversity mapping integration of results into
administrative GIS.
BirdLife – Denmark, 1997 – 1998.
South America
Ecuador
Mapping of vegetation and forest types
in Ecuador
Satellite based vegetation and forest mapping of eastern Ecuador.
National Environmental Research Institute (Denmark), 1995.
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