Science-Based Platform for Tree Conservation and Green Cover
Combining satellite analytics, environmental research, and implementation science to bridge the gap between what science tells us and what actually gets done.
For scientists, researchers and policymakers, and anyone who cares about our planet.
Satellite monitoring→Recent captures
The latest from across the site: satellite analyses from the monitoring network and illustrations from the blog. Each one opens its full analysis or post, and View opens the whole image.
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Explore every subject the site covers, in one place.
- Satellite MonitoringLive imagery tracking vegetation and land cover change.
- Mangrove ForestsCoastal ecosystems, blue carbon, and marine habitat.
- Tree ConservationResearch and efforts protecting forests worldwide.
- Desert GreeningTracking afforestation across the Sahel and beyond.
- Urban TreesCity canopy coverage and urban greening initiatives.
Green Cover Analytics
Satellite-derived vegetation and land-cover analysis by region.
Where Biodiversity Is Vanishing: Top 25 Countries With the Most Threatened Species
Interactive maps and D3.js visualizations showing which countries face the greatest biodiversity loss.
Urban Green Cover Assessment: Sydney-region
NDVI and NDBI analysis of vegetation health and urban heat risk using Sentinel-2 satellite data.
Urban Green Cover Assessment: Singapore-region
Updated vegetation and built-up surface analysis tracking seasonal change across the region.
Urban Green Cover Assessment: Zurich Region, Switzerland
Satellite-based NDVI and NDBI analysis revealing vegetation patterns, built-up intensity, and heat risk zones.
Blog Articles
Research and reflections on trees, conservation and climate.
Mangrove Forests: Protecting Coastal Ecosystems and Marine Life
Blue carbon, storm buffering, and marine nurseries along the world's coastlines.
Trees and Biodiversity: How Forests Sustain Life on Earth
How tree canopies shelter wildlife, sustaining over 2,300 species.
New AI Tool Revolutionizes Urban Tree Canopy Mapping
A low-cost tool from USC and FIU researchers helps cities map canopy coverage.
The Green Equation
An ecological simulation grounded in real dissipative structures theory. Built to be scientifically credible and genuinely playable.
Free · PC web browser only · No download · Mobile not available for now
Learn by playing
The Green Equation turns the science of how ecosystems recover and fail into something you can play. One scenario, four states and six live instruments, built complete enough to feel real.
Satellite Monitoring Network
18 active regionsEighteen regions, tracked from orbit: 12 of the world's most liveable cities, 5 desert and land-greening sites across Australia, the Sahel and Inner Mongolia, and the Sundarbans mangroves. Select a marker to open that region's analysis.
MODIS NDVI·250 m·Terra·Latest 8-day composite·NASA GIBS
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