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Forest Foresight is typically deployed in 3 phasesfour phases: three phases being done in close collaboration, after which it can be considered ‘live’:the ‘live’ phase follows.
Preparation
During this phase, which typically lasts 4 to 6 months, the FF team validates the commitment and willingness of local stakeholders to implement FF in the region. The global FF team adjusts the technology to make predictions for the region and prepares a dashboard to be used in the pilot. A pilot team is set up to select the pilot area(s), define the pilot governance model and draft a pilot plan. After the preparation, this team typically follows up on investigations and interventions.Pilot
During the pilot, FF aims to demonstrate its value in selected pilot areas for 6 months (typically 3-5 areas are selected according to a set of criteria such as diversity of stakeholders, and different drivers of deforestation). FF tools and processes are used for investigations and interventions, and feedback is collected on the predictions, dashboard, governance model and general effectiveness of FF. In the second half of the pilot, the team starts to prepare the scaling of FF to the full region (drafting a scaling plan, discussing with stakeholders and detailing the governance model).Scaling
After a successful pilot, FF can be scaled to a larger region (typically a full country, e.g. Gabon, or a full landscape, e.g. Congo Basin). During the scaling phase, the team onboards new areas and further formalizes stakeholder commitment and a larger governance model (e.g. including community representation). Integration with existing systems and processes can be further adjusted where needed, and agreements are made on how to manage the technology in the long term (i.e. ownership model).Live
After scaling, the technology is live: FF is widely adopted and used for investigations and interventions in the full region. KPIs are being monitored and FF is continuously improved based on user feedback.
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Each phase has a set of stage-gate criteria that need to be met in order to start the next phase. These criteria are evaluated by the FF Steerco (with input from the Advisory Board).
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