Forests present one of the most cost-effective and scalable opportunities for sequestering carbon. Forest conservation, restoration, and improved management are accelerating as key strategies in addressing the climate crisis, and there’s more opportunity ahead. A recent study estimated the size of this opportunity at approximately 300 billion tons of untapped carbon storage potential from forests and soils, making improved stewardship of forests critically important for climate change mitigation. This article further quantifies what we already know - the potential impact of expanding land-based carbon capture globally through the restoration, improved management, and maintenance of forests is significant.
The success of forest carbon projects depends not just on their initial planning and execution, but also on the verification and ongoing monitoring of carbon stocks that ensures they're producing real climate benefits. It's vital that the technology for monitoring forest lands offers the right balance between scale and scientific rigor, so that project developers and funders can be confident that their impact will be additional and permanent.
Forest Lens is a remote monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) solution that provides high-resolution, high-frequency quantitative forest data and transparent reporting in one digital platform. Project stakeholders can interact with high resolution satellite imagery and analytical data, and derive actionable insights from Sky N Land’s Forest data, providing the critical information necessary to ensure that forest projects are meeting their goals in one easy-to-use, made in India, scalable platform.
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Forest Lens includes satellite-derived forest data including canopy cover, canopy height, and aboveground carbon stocks. Produced using Sky N Land’s innovative ecological artificial intelligence models applied to multiple satellite data streams, the 3-meter resolution maps enable organizations to accurately quantify project-level carbon stock and forest change over time.
Forest Lens includes unique and exclusive satellite imagery to deliver an up-to-date understanding of the pace and scale of change happening on the ground. The unique combination of modeling from Sky N Land and imagery from multiple providers make Forest Lens a reliable and efficient option for remote sensing projects.
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Forest Lens sets a new standard in digital MRV. Whether you’ve been restoring forests for years or if you’re just starting to outline a forest carbon plan, Forest Lens will streamline your planning and monitoring efforts and help ensure that your investment is making a positive impact, all at just a fraction of the cost of traditional monitoring. To learn more about the platform and how it can help improve your workflows, contact our growth and partnerships team.
