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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Forest monitoring takes centre stage at London Climate Action Week to advance Indigenous Peoples' rights, conservation and forest finance
03/07/2026
Forest monitoring plays a vital role in conserving forests, supporting climate action, and strengthening the land and tenure rights of Indigenous Peoples....
Norway and FAO scale up forest monitoring for climate action
24/06/2026
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today announced a new investment from Norway to strengthen forest monitoring worldwide,...
Peatland monitoring in Peru: open technology and Indigenous Peoples' knowledge in service of climate action
26/05/2026
Around the Amazonian city of Iquitos — the most populated city in the Peruvian Amazon — lie some of the largest and best-preserved tropical peatlands...
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Related links
- AIM4Forests
- 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
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