Capacity Development and Demonstration of Digital Forest Inventory, Drone-Based Forest Restoration, and Forest Carbon MRV for Uzbekistan

The State Committee on Forestry of the Republic of Uzbekistan has issued an award notice for a project focused on capacity development, applied research, and demonstration efforts within the forestry sector. The initiative aims to modernize forest management through the implementation of digital forest inventory systems, the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for forest restoration, and the establishment of monitoring, reporting, and verification frameworks for forest carbon. This federal project, identified by solicitation number LRP/GREEN/01, will be performed in Central Asia. It represents a strategic effort to integrate advanced technology and research into the environmental preservation and carbon sequestration goals of Uzbekistan.