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the guardian today Monday 14 Nov 2016 Headlines More » Theresa May sets out stall for UK's place in Trump's world Britain must be global leader in free trade, says PM, after Brexit vote and Donald Trump's election as US president Revealed: dozens of children still treated on adult psychiatric wards New Zealand earthquake: strong aftershocks as roads and rivers blocked – live Briton Ben Hooper begins world-record attempt to swim across Atlantic Ocean Patients and staff shut out of NHS transformation plans, says thinktank Julian Assange to be interviewed today over sex assault claim US elections More » My journeys in Trumpland Two years on the campaign trail revealed an America forgotten in the bicoastal media bubble, leaving our writer unsurprised when Hillary Clinton was beaten Most viewed in last 24 hours More » Trump backs same-sex marriage but not abortion under supreme court threat In interview with 60 Minutes, president-elect says abortion laws should go 'to the states' but he is 'fine' with 2013 ruling on same-sex marriage Billie Piper wins Evening Standard award for 'breathtaking' performance Stephen Bannon and Reince Priebus will lead Trump's White House Donald Trump's immigration plans: start by deporting 3 million 'criminals' Marine Le Pen isn't the problem – the BBC panders to the right on a daily basis | Tom Mills Future first lady Melania Trump emerges from the shadows Sport More » Lewis Hamilton says he can still catch Nico Rosberg to win world title Gareth Southgate calls for quick decision on England manager's job Eddie Jones shuns confetti caps to ensure Fiji will feel England's full force Comment is free More » Brexit meets Trumpism: the malign new force spanning the Atlantic | Matthew d'Ancona The US mustn't abandon Nato now – nor should its allies go it alone | Jens Stoltenberg At any other time, this Trump-Farage picture would be funny | Rebecca Nicholson Culture More » Sir Elton John: 'I collect for the beauty, not the value. I'm in awe of these things' Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them review – JK Rowling goes steampunk Medical Medium: Life-Changing Foods by Anthony William – digested read Business More » Ex-Autonomy director accused by US prosecutors of elaborate financial fraud BHS scandal: Dominic Chappell arrested amid tax investigation Technology More » Facebook's fake news: Mark Zuckerberg rejects 'crazy idea' that it swayed voters Virtual reality firms revive video arcades as they aim for the mainstream Travel More » How the fashion industry is rebuilding Rome Surfing heads inland, to Austin, Texas Life and style More » Transgender children: the parents and doctors on the frontline Amazon Echo: the first 13 things to try Eyewitness picture of the day More » Tourists during a chrysanthemum exhibition in Beitang Village of Changxing County, China Xinhua / Barcroft Images Football Comment is free Environment Get more Guardian emails

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[JAXA:0496] Release of JICA-JAXA Forest Early Warning System in the Tropics (JJ-FAST)

November 14, 2016 (JST)

Release of JICA-JAXA Forest Early Warning System in the Tropics (JJ-FAST)

On November 13（JST）, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the service, "JICA-JAXA Forest Early Warning System in the Tropics (JJ-FAST)" easily accessible from PCs and smartphones, based on monitoring data of deforestation and forest changes in tropical regions using JAXA's Advanced Land Observing Satellite-2 (ALOS-2).


"JICA-JAXA Forest Early Warning System in the Tropics (JJ-FAST)"
http://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/jjfast/


In Amazon, Brazil from 2009 to 2012, JICA and JAXA had supported monitoring of illegal logging in near-real time using observation data by ALOS, the predecessor to ALOS-2. ALOS allowed us to constantly monitor tropical forests during rainy season thanks to its ability to penetrate clouds. More than 2,000 incidents of illegal logging were detected by forest monitoring by ALOS in Brazil, which greatly contributed to a 40 percent reduction in illegal logging areas.
JICA and JAXA agreed to monitor deforestation and forest changes in tropical regions using ALOS-2 on the basis of knowledge obtained through the support in Amazon, and announced "Initiative for Improvement of Forest Governance" at the Japan pavilion of the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Paris in 2015. (*1)

JJ-FAST was established as part of this initiative, and will provide the latest information on deforestation and forest changes in tropical region globally once 90 days on average. Everyone can use JJ-FAST anywhere under an environment capable of connecting to the Internet.
At the start of service, data of 5 countries in Latin America are released. The target area will expand gradually from African to Asian regions. The final goal is that JJ-FAST is to release monitoring data of approximately 60 countries which have tropical forests. The detection accuracy of deforestation in JJ-FAST will be improved according to users feedbacks.
JJ-FAST based on data of huge forests monitoring from space can be an effective measure for developing countries which have problems in monitoring forests due to luck of infrastructure, poor public security, manpower shortage and luck of budget. JICA and JAXA support the sustainable forest management for developing countries through the spread of JJ-FAST, and try that reduction in deforestation in the long term leads to mitigation of climate changes.
JICA and JAXA will contribute to resolving various issues which developing countries face and global problems utilizing space technologies in the future.

*1) Press Release: JICA and JAXA Announce Forest Monitoring System Using ALOS-2 Satellite: Constant monitoring of deforestation throughout the tropics and open data access on the Internet (December 15, 2015)
https://www.jica.go.jp/english/news/press/2015/151215_01.html


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[JAXA:0495] JAXA signs Memorandum of Understanding with ISRO to Promote Collaboration in the Space Field

November 11, 2016 (JST)

On 11 November 2016, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote collaboration in the space field in the presence of the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, and the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Damodardas Modi, at the Japanese Prime Minister's Office.

Japan and India aim to deepen their collaboration cooperation in the space field since the bilateral talk between the two leaders held in September 2015. Under this MoU, JAXA and ISRO intend to strengthen the bilateral cooperation, and identify and carry out mutually beneficial and strategic cooperative projects on space applications, space exploration, space science, R&D and promotion of the space industry.

The MOU was signed by Naoki Okumura, President of JAXA, and Sujan R. Chinoy, Ambassador of India to Japan, on behalf of the Chairman of ISRO, A. S. Kiran Kumar.


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