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The Asner group spent years improving CLAS in Brazil. Applying their advances, they were able to complete a study in Peru in just one year. Shortly thereafter they took CLAS to Borneo and have made it increasingly user friendly with a newer CLASLite system, designed for a desktop environment. David Knapp, a senior scientific programmer in Asner's group, has been a key figure in the CLASLite development, noting that " we have learned through the training of new users of CLASLite that forest monitoring can become an everyday activity that no longer requires huge investments in computers or expertise. This is our goal."

"Given the increased interest and activity for simple forest monitoring methods and rising emphasis on the monitoring needs around REDD, CLASLite, is clearly a strategic tool," remarked Luis Solorzano, the Andes Amazon Lead and Director for South American Programs at Moore. "Dr. Asner and Carnegie are uniquely positioned to deliver this state-of-the-art technology to the right end-use organizations both in government and civil society working to conserve and manage Andes-Amazon forests. We fully support his vision for a full and transparent deployment of CLASLite across the Andes Amazon region with an emphasis on securing its accessibility by all stakeholders."

This grant will support Asner's efforts to provide training and technology transfer in most tropical forest nations in the Andes-Amazon region, stretching from Venezuela and Guyana across to Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia.

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