Above Ground Carbon (Low resolution)

Provides medium-resolution data on carbon stored in trees, crucial for verifying carbon credits and tracking the impacts of deforestation, afforestation and natural regeneration at a landscape level.

availability

On Demand

Now

indicator tier

Silver

unit

Tonnes of Carbon

spatial resolution

10m

measurement frequency

does not apply (data is for 2020)

measurement level

Plot

historic data availability

2020

Forescast data availability

N/A

applicable crop types

Tree Crops

applicable land type

Forestry

Conservation

Cropland

compliance frameworks

CSRD (ESRS E1), CSRD (ESRS E4), Nature Positive Initiative (NPI), SBTN, SBTi, TNFD

description

Measures the amount of carbon stored in live woody vegetation in large forest areas. This medium-resolution dataset is useful for cost-efficient monitoring of landscape-level forest carbon stocks. It offers a scalable solution to track carbon stocks over time without the need for extensive fieldwork.

methodology

Above-ground carbon stocks are quantified using a combination of multiple satellite radar technologies (Sentinel-1, Envisat ASAR, ALOS-1/2). The model is calibrated with spaceborne LiDAR data from GEDI and ICESat-2 missions. This produces annual, global maps of above-ground biomass at 100m spatial resolution under the European Space Agency's (ESA) Climate Change Initiative.

validation