牙买加投入3320万牙买加元启用首架激光测绘垂直起降无人机：为飓风灾后森林恢复建实时清查系统，首期补种30万株苗
牙买加林业局10月26日在Kingston宣布，该国首架具备激光测绘能力的垂直起降（VTOL）无人机与一套新的国家森林清查系统正式投入使用，两项投入合计3320万牙买加元，由联合国开发计划署（UNDP）通过NDC伙伴关系行动基金（PAF）提供支持，用于飓风Melissa灾后的森林恢复与扩张计划，并服务于牙买加在国家自主贡献（NDC）下的气候承诺。
这架固定翼无人机续航时间较长，可采集激光级精度的实地数据，帮助专家团队核实牙买加各地森林的状况与变化。新的国家森林清查（NFI）项目已并入林业局现有的森林管理系统（FMS），配有实时仪表盘与可视化报告工具。林业局首席执行官兼护林官Ainsley Henry表示，这项技术对应对极端天气、森林退化等压力尤其重要，能让当局更准确地评估受灾区域、监测变化、确定修复优先次序并作出有证据支撑的决定。牙买加的目标包括兑现NDC中「森林覆盖零净损失」的承诺。
UNDP驻牙买加代表Kishan Khoday表示，飓风给环境造成的损失与损害达13亿美元，包括森林与关键流域被毁，技术方案可推动绿色恢复与生态系统修复。在名为RE-LEAF的全国森林恢复框架下，林业局第一期将补种30万株树苗，其中17万株优先种在关键流域，5万株种在城市及城郊地区，另有3万株果树用于支持粮食安全与社区生计。NDC伙伴关系驻牙买加协调员Taneque Heslop表示，该项目留下的不只是硬件与数字基础设施，还有受过培训的本国人员与可服务于牙买加更广泛气候监测和报告的数据系统。
Jamaica Puts J$33.2 Million Laser-Capable VTOL Drone and New Forest Inventory System Into Service for Post-Hurricane Forest Recovery
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica's Forestry Department announced on October 26 that the country's first laser-capable vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drone and a new National Forest Inventory system have been put into operation, a combined J$33.2 million investment supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) through the NDC Partnership Action Fund (PAF), to strengthen forest recovery and expansion programmes in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa and to advance Jamaica's climate commitments under its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC).
The fixed-wing drone, known for longer flight times and detailed laser-quality field data, will support expert teams in validating conditions and changes across Jamaica's forests. The new National Forest Inventory (NFI) programme has been integrated into the department's Forest Management System (FMS) and features real-time dashboards and visualization and reporting tools. Ainsley Henry, the Forestry Department's chief executive officer and Conservator of Forests, said the technology is particularly important as Jamaica responds to extreme weather events and forest degradation, strengthening the agency's capacity to assess affected areas, monitor changes over time, prioritise restoration and make evidence-based decisions. The work supports Jamaica's NDC commitment to no net loss of forest cover.
UNDP Resident Representative Dr. Kishan Khoday said the hurricane caused US$1.3 billion in loss and damage to the environment, including destruction of forests and critical watersheds, and that technology solutions can drive green recovery and ecosystem restoration. Under the RE-LEAF national framework to restore forests and strengthen climate resilience after Hurricane Melissa, the agency is replanting 300,000 seedlings in Phase 1, prioritising 170,000 in key watersheds, 50,000 in urban and peri-urban areas, and 30,000 fruit trees to support food security and community livelihoods. Taneque Heslop, the NDC Partnership's in-country facilitator for Jamaica, said the project leaves behind hardware, digital infrastructure and trained national staff, along with data systems that can inform Jamaica's broader climate monitoring and reporting.
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