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Verra Launches Next-Generation Registry; Indonesia Issues First Credits Under Reformed Carbon Market

Verra's new S&P-powered registry migrates 1.4 billion credits while Indonesia issues its first carbon credits under reformed national market rules.

End of Brazil's Soy Moratorium Risks Millions of Hectares of Amazon Rainforest

Every major soy trader has withdrawn from the Amazon Soy Moratorium, putting 9.1 million hectares of private forest at risk of deforestation.

Greece becomes first country to use dedicated satellite network to detect wildfires

Greece has become the first country to use a dedicated satellite constellation, detecting fires as small as four metres across.

Improved reporting needed on forest carbon emissions

A new meta-analysis shows forest degradation releases more carbon than national reports capture, and satellites are key to closing the gap.

IHI explores Kuva hyperspectral satellites for Japan's multi-sensor constellation

IHI and Kuva Space will explore hyperspectral satellites for Japan's planned 100-satellite sovereign Earth observation constellation.

Tiny trackers reveal where migratory shorebirds need protection across Africa

Sub-2-gram satellite tags on 23 shorebirds have mapped migration routes across Africa, revealing unprotected stopover habitats.

How Olam Food Ingredients is waging a digital fight against deforestation

ofi is combining smartphone mapping and satellite monitoring across 730,000 farms to fight deforestation in its supply chains.