The training included the preparation of flight plans, arming and manoeuvring drones, image processing and mapping with high-resolution images. The maps generated enable the authorities to guide decision making for the protection, management and conservation of their forests and natural resources, thus contributing to Sustainable Development Goals 13 and 15 linked to ecosystem and climate change. In addition, community monitoring should obtain information that is of interest to the communities and territories involved. This information collected in the territories can provide data for the National System of Forest Monitoring. However, certain steps should be taken to ensure Free, Prior Informed Consent (FPIC)4 for the exchange of information at each level.