Develop a mobile application to improve understanding of forests

In the context of the release of FAO’s Global Forest Resources Assessments 2015 (FRA), FAO is launching the "25 Years of forest change: Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015 app competition". Participants are invited to come up with mobile applications that can help better manage our forest resources and improve understanding of forests worldwide.

The app should be based on the FRA 2015 dataset, now available for free download and use on the Forest Land Use Data Explorer (FLUDE), the online portal that allows data analysis of FRA and other FAO data sources. The FLUDE is online at: http://www.fao.org/forest-resources-assessment/explore-data/flude/en/.

The appropriate use and combination of any other relevant and open data sources (i.e. FAOSTAT or other suitable datasets and information from international organizations, NGOs, etc) is welcome and encouraged. Target users include the scientific community, experts and/or policy-makers or the general public.

More information can be found here: http://www.fao.org/forest-resources-assessment/app-contest/en/