moja global supports climate action developing open-source software to accurately and affordably estimate ghg emissions and removals from the AFOLU sector
We're thrilled to announce that Zehra Cheatham has joined moja global to help further our mission and grow our community! As the new Director of Business Development for moja global and
@FSC_IandP
Zehra is helping lead us in a new stage of our journey.
Want to gain great experience within the
#OpenSource
community working on projects that help people and the planet AND help diversify the sector? Check out our
@outreachy
internship opportunity here!
Want to learn more about
#OpenSource
and
#OpenScience
work? Consider applying for an
@outreachy
internship!
@mojaglobal
has worked with many Outreachy Interns to develop Open Source tech to solve
#climatechange
and stands behind its mission to bring more new ppl into the field
Outreachy calls on
#OpenSource
and
#OpenScience
communities to join the internship round for May 2023.
Join us to support diversity in tech through your community projects and mentorship.
New communities are welcome to fill out a participation application.
Join us for
#hacktoberfest
with GitHub's Guide to making the most of your experience! Moja global is a proud participant and we hope you can join to help grow the
#OpenSource
community for
#climateaction
!
We're excited to introduce you to our 2 new Spring LFX mentees!
@sohamsshah_
&
@padmajab24
are helping
@mojaglobal
progress on our Cloud native measurement, reporting and validation of carbon emissions w/ the support of the
@linuxfoundation
!
Today
@mojaglobal
is proud to share our new website and brand identity designed to translate our commitment to ambitious climate action through our collaborative community to better estimate emissions & removals in the AFOLU sector.
Moja global is excited to announce the selection of three Outreachy interns working to support our mission! Learn more about them and their work here:
@asmijafar20
Are you looking to build tools that help solve
#climatechange
? Then share your Google Summer of Code ideas w/ usl!
We're creating a platform that measures & verifies
#GHG
emissions to help leaders tackle climate change better.
Learn more 👉
#GSoC
We need new mentees as part of the Google Summer of Code! For 2 years, we've mentored students supporting ambitious
#climateaction
w/
#opensource
software to accurately and affordably estimate GHG emissions and removals!
Elated to share that I have been awarded the
@GoogleOSS
Peer Bonus Award for my contributions to
@mojaglobal
🏆
Grateful to Gopinath Balakrishnan for nominating me for this award and the entire community for supporting my work!
#OpenSource
#MojaGlobal
Want to help solve
#climatechange
and contribute to a world-leading
#opensource
innovation platform? Come collaborate w/ us at moja global as part of the Summer Linux Foundation mentorship program! See this page for more info and join our
#Slack
community!
Happy International Forests Day! Now more than ever we need to protect
#forests
to protect people. We're proud to be developing
#OpenSource
software that will make it easier to understand emissions from forests and other landscapes.
From Chile to Kenya, our FLINT platform is being used to to calculate land-based carbon emissions and removals to more accurately address
#climatechange
w/
#naturebasedsolutions
.
See where and how FLINT is being used to advance
#climateaction
here -
Check out the moja global Community Website on the
@docusaurus
showcase page!
It's a great way to learn more about how our community is building an
#OpenSource
platform MRV software for forestry, agriculture and other land uses.
How shall I MRV thee? Developing countries need advanced systems. By saying
#MRV
is too complicated for dev. countries you are denying these countries the benefits of improving practices. our tools for measuring and planning are open source and customized to serve all.
@GRA_GHG
Want to know what sparked our interest to build FLINT, our open-source software tech to assess land-use emissions?
Check out our FLINT 101 blogs to understand why our experts came together to build this platform and FLINT's role in global
#climateaction
.
#Nature
is the foundation of all society. Managing our interaction w/ land better to preserve
#biodiversity
, the
#climate
and people is urgent and necessary.
Berlin International Conference on Agricultural GHG Emissions and Food Security has started. with great
#Keynote
by Andy Reisinger. will be presenting moja software tools for measuring and policy planning at 5 pm today
@ReisingerAndy
@GRA_GHG
#emissions
FLINT has many features that allow countries to manage emissions in the land sector, which include agriculture, forestry and other land use. This article only highlights some important features that could be used to argue for FLINT’s use.
Meeting with Krzysztof Stereńczak of the Polish Forest Research Institut. Discussion on de added value of collaboration and on accuracy of estimates of carbon in forest. IBL is a valuable collaboration partner for
@IB_LES
#GHGemissions
#forests
Land-use accounts for 23% of GHG emissions. See our new case study analyzing Myanmar and Philippines land sector emissions to see how
@mojaglobal
helps stakeholders better understand the source and cause of these emissions to address them.
The FLINT Tool is our flagship software. FLINT is a modular and highly flexible open-source software technology designed to meet the needs of users in measuring reporting & verifying GHG emissions from the
#AFOLU
sector
#NaturalClimateSolutions
#NatureTech
We want to thank the
#gfoi2018
for the fantastic conference. Discussions inside the sessions and outside have been very productive. We are already looking forward to next year. Thx to
@IDEAMColombia
for being a great host
Thankful to
@IB_LES
for hosting . It has been a great opportunity to learn more about the managing of Polish forest estate and the Research Institute's role in carbon management. We are looking forward to continuing our collaboration
#forests
#Poland
In June, 🇨🇱 🇧🇿 🇨🇴 🇪🇨 🇭🇳 🇵🇪 & 🇺🇾came together in Santiago 🇨🇱 for the 30th CBM-CFS3/GCBM training hosted by the Canadian Forest Service Carbon Accounting Team (CFS-CAT) and Chile’s
#ClimateChange
and Env. Services Unit at CONAF.
#ClimateAction
Read more:
We are excited to be a leading
#NatureTech
open-source community tackling the problem of accurately and affordably estimate greenhouse gas emissions from the
#AFOLU
sector.
Our work helps govts. and companies understand the true power of nature.
We
@mojaglobal
are pleased to be presenting at the workshop "Open source tools and collaborative platforms to support the National Inventories of Greenhouse Gases in the AFOLU Sector" in Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico with thanks to
@CONAFOR
@WBG_Climate
#opensource
#SSKEmoja18
#EU
forests absorb the equivalent of nearly 10% of total EU GHG emissions each year. Simplifying and streamlining the reporting & accounting systems to the internationally recognised standard based on tracking
#emissions
and removals is essential.
#opensource
could provide this
Want a 3 month paid internship to help improve
#climateaction
in the
#OpenSource
community? Consider joining our Outreachy internship today to get some great experience and opportunities with our mentors!
Any strategy for long-term
#GHG
emissions reductions from the landsector requires credibility & accuracy.
#FLINT
is the
#opensource
MRV platform offered by moja global. It builds on country specific data incl. land cover maps, forest inventories, emissions factors, etc.
The report on the October Workshop on Full Lands Integration Tool
#FLINT
to support National Greenhouse Gas Inventories in the
#AFOLU
Sector is now available on our website
moja global is happy to be presenting opensource software tools and connecting with new countries to solve the issues regarding managing lands and forests as sinks for emissions
#theforgottensolution
#mojaFLINT
The moja global Fall 2019 Newsletter is out!
Highlights:
• An update of the moja repository on GitHub
• Info on the workshop in Ghana this October
• A summary of the June Chile Workshop
• The new moja global website
Read the full newsletter here
Our 4th quarter newsletter is out!
- Ghana workshop & the joint proposal to install FLINT
- Development of uncertainty modules starts with support from
@UNFCCC
- Seeking feedback on projections methods
- IUFRO World Congress 2019
- Co-Director vacancy
moja global has an open-governance structure. The organizational rules are captured within a charter that allows for everybody to collaborate. View the full charter here:
Congrats to
@harsh_casper
for completing the first month of his Google Season of Docs internship w/
@mojaglobal
. Read up on his experience so far to learn how he's helping develop open-source software for climate action.
The System for Land-Based Emissions Estimation in Kenya (SLEEK) is a cutting-edge system that will track emissions in Kenya and find innovative ways to deliver this information to Kenyans.
#MRV
#Emissions
#Kenya
#climatechange
A historic step to protect
#forests
and the
#climate
!
Now eyes must turn towards the US and the
#FORESTAct
which would prevent goods tied to
#illegal
deforestation from entering supply chains.
Things to know about the
#FLINT
: It is a modular platform that does not lock users to any specific data product, emissions estimation method or modelling approach
The concept of Measuring (and monitoring), Reporting and Verification (
#MRV
) has gained significance in the design and implementation of
#ClimateChange
#policy
after the
#ParisAgreement
. moja global is a neutral platform for all users of
#opensource
MRV tools for the land sector
The moja global MRV tool
#FLINT
supports the
#ParisAgreement
by increasing the ability of countries to analyse options to increase
#carbonsinks
and reduce emissions from land-related activities
Here's more on the tools of moja global
The FLINT platform has its origins in Kenya as a way to provide a holistic picture of emissions associated with land-use changes. See how it got its start and where we can continue to build to meet our full capacity.
How does
@mojaglobal
fund and build upon its continued success in developing pioneering, free-to-use, open-source software – including the groundbreaking FLINT software – to help users accurately estimate emissions and removals from the land-use sector?
Google’s Summer of Code is a great way to support open source projects. Getting more code written and released is to the benefit of all and essential for the survival of open source platforms such as moja global.
#opensource
#code
#Summer2020
#ClimateChange
@mojaglobal
Meet Nikita Verma, our new
@outreachy
intern! In her new blog post, Nikita shares her inspiring journey and core values. As part of her work, she’s developing a pipeline for forest visualization on Google Earth Engine. Read more about her journey here:
If a tree burns, who is responsible for the emissions? Interesting look on how the world accounts for emissions from naturally occurring fires.
@mojaglobal
provides
#opensource
to help accurately and affordably estimate these emissions.
Read our latest article that focuses on
#Kenya
's
@sleekpmu
and demonstrates how the FLINT can be used for
#ClimateAction
: improving the national inventory and
#MRV
(measuring reporting and verification) process
Local expertise and financial capacity continue to be the most commonly reported challenges for most countries interested in using
#FLINT
moja global is using collaboration to reduce costs and peer-to-peer learning to build expertise
We're looking for an additional co-director
The ideal candidate has experience and a network of connections on the nexus networking-fundraising-land-sector-climate-change. Interest in software development and open-source would be wonderful
more details:
How and why should governments work with moja global to better understand land-use emissions and sequestration? Check out our white paper to learn how moja global can help clarify emissions data for this critical sector for climate action:
The world needs better forest data. Understanding our
#emissions
gives us a better shot at managing them.
The
@mojaglobal
FLINT platform allows governments and private sector leaders to better grasp emissions and pave the way for solutions!
The
@CCF_Kenya
Mr. Julius Kamau has held a consultative meeting between the Service and the System for Land-Based Emissions Estimation in Kenya(SLEEK) to discuss on the possibilities of the Service being the National host for the Full Lands Integrated Tool System(FLINT);
A great case study of
#NatureTech
helping to prevent
#deforestation
from
@EarthwormGlobal
! moja global pairs w/ technologies used to monitor deforestation to assess emissions and help public/private sector leaders make smarter land-use decisions!
moja global is a collaborative project developed by a global community of experts to develop open-source software that allows users to accurately and affordably estimate greenhouse gas emissions and removals from forestry, agriculture and other land uses.
Happening this
#October
(16-17) is the Workshop on Full Lands Integration Tool (FLINT) to support National Greenhouse Gas Inventories in the
#AFOLU
Sector in Accra,
#Ghana
.
@UNFCCC
@SilvaCarbon
More info to come!
During the Canadian Forest Service Workshop in March 2020 experts from the CFS-CAT engaged with representatives from different governments, organisations and companies to discuss how they can best use the software to meet their objectives. Find more on:
The
#FLINT
is designed to help countries address a need of the
#ParisAgreement
: reducing greenhouse gas emissions through activities in the land sector 🌳
Read more on the FLINT in the FLINT fact sheet here:
Successful use of
#FLINT
in 🇰🇪 provides an example of the benefits for countries
"Interpretations can be made about volumes & patterns of Kenya’s emission history, its relationship w/ policy implementation & actions that are needed to reduce emissions"
As part of the Outreach Internship program moja global is welcoming two new interns to help develop open-source software for climate action in the land use sector. Take a moment to learn more about them here:
#AFOLU
#OpenSource
#climatechange
planning for emission reduction (and then measuring and analyzing your results) is a key component of meeting the targets under the
#ParisAgreement
. moja global offers non-profit open source tools for the full spectrum of emission management
Delegates from 190 countries are gathering for
#SB48Bangkok
to develop guidelines for the implementation of the
#ParisAgreement
The outcome of the conference has key implications for
@COP24
in Poland in December
The monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of greenhouse-gas emissions is the cornerstone of carbon pricing and management mechanisms.
#MRV
#gfoi2018
moja global helps countries understand their emissions today and plan their reductions 4 tomorrow.
#emissions
#ClimateChange
Moja global via DIAL Open Source Center
@unfoundation
submitted 4 proposals for the Google Summer of Code 2020, a global program focused on bringing more student developers into open source software development.
@Google
will announce the selected students on May 4th, 2020.
A new 30x30 deal was struck at
#COP15
opening the doors for
#conservation
of
#biodiversity
and preventing
#GHG
emissions worldwide 🌍
But w/out the right
#data
progress can't be measured and verified to see if we're solving
#climate
& biodiversity crises
Do you know what the
#FLINT
's features are?
An article published on our website looks at some important features centered around collaboration, accuracy and policy that could be used to argue for FLINT's use
Read more:
“moja” is a Swahili word meaning “one”. See how we've brought a global open-source community together for one mission to better understand land-based emissions' role in
#climatechange
.
For
#COP24
in Katowice Poland is preparing declarations on forests, electric vehicles and the impact of climate action on coal workers
#ParisAgreement
#ClimateChange
The role that soil plays in climate change is often ignored, but changing the way it is managed could have a big impact on global warming. has
#opensource
tools to measure and manage your landuse carbon footprint.
#landsector
African farmers are most at risk from rising temperatures and persistent hunger. We must ensure they have access to all the tools and technologies necessary to thrive in the face of these threats, writes
@Bellafrique
#WorldFoodDay
#WFD2018
#ZeroHunger
Building on the power of collaboration
#UNREDD
has helped countries develop plans to reduce emissions. As a result, forest governance has become more transparent & measures to reduce emissions have been integrated into national development plans.
#BetterWithForests
#UNREDD10years
Exciting news from
@tryFLINTpro
on their pilot program in South Australia to help farmers to assess the environmental footprint of their production!
FLINTpro is inspired by and builds upon the FLINT platform developed by the moja global community.
#IUFRO2019
is a good opportunity to find out how moja global supports collaboration on open-source software for the land sector to reduce costs and maximize impact.
Happening from September 29 to October 5 in
#Brazil
🇧🇷
The
#IPCC
has released a special report on
#ClimateChange
and Land. This calls for an urgent need to increase the efficiency of Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of GHG emissions reduction from land use.
#climateaction
#climatetech
#SRCCL
Chile is testing the Generic Carbon Budget Model to make better use of its data for informed policy development and increased efficiency of the reporting system. Learn how Chile’s experience demonstrates the steps to take when implementing FLINT here:
Successful use of
#FLINT
in 🇰🇪 provides an example of the benefits for countries
"Interpretations can be made about volumes & patterns of Kenya’s emission history, its relationship w/ policy implementation & actions that are needed to reduce emissions"
Under the Paris Agreement many countries committed to reducing emissions through activities in the land sector. This means we need more efficient with which Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV). See why FLINT is part of the solution:
moja global offers 3 projects for the Google Season of Docs. Tech writers will spend a few months working closely with us on software used to estimate emissions and removals of greenhouse gases from the land sector. Details of our projects here:
From getting rejected as Outreachy applicant last year🙃 to getting approved as Outreachy mentor😌
Thank you
@harsh_casper
and whole
@mojaglobal
community for this amazing opportunity ❤️❤️
#open
-source
#outreachy