Open Foris: Free open-source solutions for forest and land monitoring

Open Foris is a set of free and open-source software platforms that helps countries measure, monitor and report on forestry progress, take science-based actions, and accelerate forest pathways:

  • national forest inventory and in-situ data collection;
  • measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) for environmental integrity;
  • deforestation-free supply chains; and
  • restoration monitoring.

Part of FAO's open-source digital public goods, it serves as a transformative accelerator, ensuring innovative, accurate, and transparent forest monitoring accessible to everyone, everywhere, enhancing effectiveness and impact, while meeting the urgent need for systems that enable accurate, yet cost-effective monitoring, reporting and verification of forest and other land cover.

 

 

Highlights

FAO Technical Lecture Series highlights Open Foris solutions for forest and land monitoring
10/07/2026

Over 170 students, researchers, academics and professionals from 36 countries joined the FAO Technical Lecture Series session on “Open Foris: Democratizing...

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Unlocking forest monitoring through open-source innovation: explore Open Foris
23/06/2026

Transparent and accessible forest data is essential for effective climate action. As countries work to meet their commitments under the

Microlearning video series: Open Foris ARENA
15/05/2026

Explore this series of bite-sized e-learning video modules to quickly build practical skills in designing surveys and collecting high-quality field...

SEPAL in action: Turning satellite data into better forest decisions
22/06/2026

Forests are changing fast, and better decisions depend on reliable information. SEPAL is FAO’s open-source, cloud-based Earth observation platform that...

Open Foris Ground Corpoteva Cooperative
Open Foris Ground elearning
01/10/2025

This course describes the growing challenges of field data collection and the use of open-source solutions like Open Foris Ground. In this course, you...

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