Accurate information is critical to the sustainable management of natural resources. Developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), System for Earth Observation Data Access, Processing and Analysis for Land Monitoring (SEPAL) helps countries monitor and report on forests and land use. An easy-to-use interface powered by cloud-based super computers, SEPAL offers users unparalleled access to satellite data, paving the way for improved climate change mitigation plans and data-driven land-use policies.
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FAO, INPE, UNDP and the Brazilian Governments join forces to improve data accuracy assessments for better forest monitoring
13/06/2025
In early June 2025, the National Institute for Space Research (Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais - INPE) in Brazil hosted the workshop “Uncertainty...

FAO training strengthens SINAC's capacities in natural resource monitoring and management
10/06/2025
With the aim of strengthening national capacities for monitoring and the sustainable management of natural resources, technical staff from the National...

Innovative approaches to mapping forest change and direct drivers in Central Africa using the SEPAL platform
05/06/2025
In 2020, during the uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic, a bold idea emerged: estimate deforestation trends and associated drivers of deforestation...
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Related links
- Framework for Ecosystem Restoration Monitoring (FERM)
- Global Forest Resources Assessments
- Hand-In-Hand Geospatial Platform
- Forest Monitoring
- Open Foris In Action
- REDD+
External links
- European Space Agency
- Google Earth Engine
- NICFI
- Open Foris
- Planet
- United Kingdom’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero