Climate Change   Forestry   Ecosystems   Environment   Water Bodies

Protecting the environment and preserving the Earth’s natural resources are vital to sustainable development, biodiversity and our quality of life. Climate change, degradation of habitats and depletion of natural resources (e.g. deforestation) present a significant risk to economic well-being and can severely affect the resilience of communities and ecosystems.

Tools for Managing the Environmental and Natural Resources

Earth Observation (EO) via remote sensing technologies, such as satellites or drones, is a vital information source for understanding the state of the environment and how it is changing. Our solutions effectively support environmental monitoring programs and help mitigate, and adapt to, the effects of economic growth and climate change.

Ecosystem Mapping and Service Valuation (Hương Sơn, Vietnam): Valuation of timber production based on detailed Earth observation products, including detailed forest changes. Such information is used as a basis for developing potential future land use scenarios [Img src Geoville]

REDD+ National Forest Monitoring (Liberia): Earth observation based mapping of land cover / land use for entire Liberia with emphasis on forest cover. The information is used to support the national REDD+ strategy for sustainable management of forests [Img src Geoville]

Forest Management and Land Tenure Security (Honduras): Earth observation based assessment of land use changes and deforestation rates. Such information is used to assess forest clearing and examine causal relationships between deforestation and tenure security [Img src Geoville]

Example Product Maps (left to right): Ecosystem mapping and service valuation, REDD+ national forest monitoring, Forest management and land tenure security [Img src: Geoville]

We Deliver

• Objective information on the state of ecosystems including changes in land cover, related ecosystem functions and transformation processes
• Site inventories, ecosystem valuations and assessment of natural habitats and protected areas to support mitigation measures, management plans and ecosystem service valuation
• Mapping and monitoring of desertification, natural greening and reforestation
• Quantification of water cycle components – essential in integrated water resources assessment and management
• Transparent, timely and consistent information on the existence, historical development and status of wetlands, hydrological conditions and active water management
• Mapping of natural hazards, monitoring of hazard-prone areas and assessment of hazard risk (also see InSAR ground displacement mapping of Geohazards)

Product Portfolio

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