In its fourth year, NICFI Satellite Data Program continues to provide access to Planet’s high-resolution satellite monitoring to help reduce tropical forest loss. 

Check out this Planet Pulse article written by Tara O’Shea (Senior Global Director of Forests and Land Use at Planet) to read about recent user stories and events! 

Some highlights: 

• “The Bolivian Association for the Research and Conservation of Andean-Amazonian Ecosystems (ACEAA) is incorporating the data into monitoring systems that strengthen indigenous territory surveillance and sustainable forest management.
• The Norwegian University of Life Sciences is advancing our understanding of how land cover land use changes affect water quality and provision services in Ethiopia.
• The Global Forest Observations Initiative at UN-FAO, where representatives from the governments of Ecuador, Lao PDR, and Uganda demonstrated how the data is supporting their Ministries of Environment in meeting Reduced Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation MRV requirements.
• The Global Space Conference on Climate Change in Oslo, where our partner and Program Lead Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) presented on the aggregate impact of the program to date, and facilitated a panel session on its public-private partnership model for climate action.”