We are pleased to share the launch of the Catalytic Capital for the Agriculture Transition (CCAT) fund — a new investment fund that aims to make restoring degraded land more productive and profitable for Brazilian farmers.
Read the full release ⤵️
#CCAT #NatureFinance #COP30 #Philanthropy
Read the full release ⤵️
#CCAT #NatureFinance #COP30 #Philanthropy
New Fund Aims to Make Land Restoration Pay Off for Brazilian Farmers
Catalytic Capital for the Agricultural Transition fund formally launches with $50 million anchor support from the Moore Foundation, Norway’s NICFI and other inv…
www.moore.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
We are pleased to share the launch of the Catalytic Capital for the Agriculture Transition (CCAT) fund — a new investment fund that aims to make restoring degraded land more productive and profitable for Brazilian farmers.
Read the full release ⤵️
#CCAT #NatureFinance #COP30 #Philanthropy
Read the full release ⤵️
#CCAT #NatureFinance #COP30 #Philanthropy
No new NICFI satellite data program for now, though presumably they open a new tender with different requirements: www.nicfi.no/2025/09/09/n...
Norway cancels procurement for Tropical Forest Satellite Data Program – Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative
Norway has decided to cancel the procurement process for the next phase of the NICFI Satellite Data Program. The decision follows a legal challenge to the award decision. The NICFI program plays a cri...
www.nicfi.no
September 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
No new NICFI satellite data program for now, though presumably they open a new tender with different requirements: www.nicfi.no/2025/09/09/n...
Interested in preforming analysis on NICFI mosaic data without GEE or needing to download? You can use full-bit-depth streaming to treat each dataset like it's one giant local file and easily access what you need at multiple scales. See github.com/planetlabs/n... as an example.
notebooks/jupyter-notebooks/Basemaps-API/streaming.ipynb at master · planetlabs/notebooks
interactive notebooks from Planet Engineering. Contribute to planetlabs/notebooks development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
September 9, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Interested in preforming analysis on NICFI mosaic data without GEE or needing to download? You can use full-bit-depth streaming to treat each dataset like it's one giant local file and easily access what you need at multiple scales. See github.com/planetlabs/n... as an example.
Yes, monthly subscriptions are a sad end of a great open data initiative. Still, the next phase of the NICFI (+ Bezos Earth Fund?) Data Program should be something new according to www.nicfi.no/2025/01/28/n... (+ www.nicfi.no/2023/12/02/n...)?
NICFI satellite data program enters new phase – Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative
The contract period of the NICFI Satellite Data Program will end on January 23rd. NICFI is developing a new phase of the Satellite Data Program, to be launched later this year. Access for level 0 and ...
www.nicfi.no
February 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Yes, monthly subscriptions are a sad end of a great open data initiative. Still, the next phase of the NICFI (+ Bezos Earth Fund?) Data Program should be something new according to www.nicfi.no/2025/01/28/n... (+ www.nicfi.no/2023/12/02/n...)?
What´s the upcoming NICFI Satellite Data Program going to look like? Planet is not part of it anymore? Who can deliver data with similar specs, frequency, and coverage? Intel anyone?
February 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
What´s the upcoming NICFI Satellite Data Program going to look like? Planet is not part of it anymore? Who can deliver data with similar specs, frequency, and coverage? Intel anyone?
Lyndon Estes et al. presents a region-wide, multi-year (2017-2023) set of #EarthObservation crop field boundary labels for #Africa: arxiv.org/pdf/2412.18483
Data containing 30k+ fields collected from @planetlabs.bsky.social NICFI data available here: zenodo.org/records/1106...
Data containing 30k+ fields collected from @planetlabs.bsky.social NICFI data available here: zenodo.org/records/1106...
January 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Lyndon Estes et al. presents a region-wide, multi-year (2017-2023) set of #EarthObservation crop field boundary labels for #Africa: arxiv.org/pdf/2412.18483
Data containing 30k+ fields collected from @planetlabs.bsky.social NICFI data available here: zenodo.org/records/1106...
Data containing 30k+ fields collected from @planetlabs.bsky.social NICFI data available here: zenodo.org/records/1106...
.@Climateforest & @planet - is there an up to date list of applications or studies based on NICFI data program's #PlanetScope mosaics?
January 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
.@Climateforest & @planet - is there an up to date list of applications or studies based on NICFI data program's #PlanetScope mosaics?
Check out our new @EarthArXiv pre-print on using @climateforest NICFI´s @planet mosaics for large-area#landcoverr#mappingg in tropical#smallholderr systems: https://doi.org/10.31223/X5P62Fð§µ
January 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Check out our new @EarthArXiv pre-print on using @climateforest NICFI´s @planet mosaics for large-area#landcoverr#mappingg in tropical#smallholderr systems: https://doi.org/10.31223/X5P62Fð§µ
We all know the Amazon Rainforest has changed a lot over the last century.
But seeing it hits differently.
Using the NICFI timeline feature on explorer.land, we can visualize exactly how deforestation has reshaped the Jacundá National Forest in Rondônia, Amazon region of Brazil.
But seeing it hits differently.
Using the NICFI timeline feature on explorer.land, we can visualize exactly how deforestation has reshaped the Jacundá National Forest in Rondônia, Amazon region of Brazil.
December 30, 2025 at 12:04 PM
We all know the Amazon Rainforest has changed a lot over the last century.
But seeing it hits differently.
Using the NICFI timeline feature on explorer.land, we can visualize exactly how deforestation has reshaped the Jacundá National Forest in Rondônia, Amazon region of Brazil.
But seeing it hits differently.
Using the NICFI timeline feature on explorer.land, we can visualize exactly how deforestation has reshaped the Jacundá National Forest in Rondônia, Amazon region of Brazil.
🌍Exciting update! #NICFI has extended public access to high-res satellite images of the world’s tropical forests until January 2025. A major boost for transparency and #ClimateAction! 🌱
#Deforestation #ForestMonitoring #Sustainability https://x.com/Climateforest/status/1638545261252182024
#Deforestation #ForestMonitoring #Sustainability https://x.com/Climateforest/status/1638545261252182024
January 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
🌍Exciting update! #NICFI has extended public access to high-res satellite images of the world’s tropical forests until January 2025. A major boost for transparency and #ClimateAction! 🌱
#Deforestation #ForestMonitoring #Sustainability https://x.com/Climateforest/status/1638545261252182024
#Deforestation #ForestMonitoring #Sustainability https://x.com/Climateforest/status/1638545261252182024
A 2-hour hands-on #SEPAL will be held on Monday, September 9th where you will learn how to create new and improve exiting land monitoring workflows, use high-resolution #NICFI @Planet imagery without having to code, and more.
🔗https://t.co/d3h5ekSs3d
Register to #ForestSAT2024👇 https://t.co/0W...
🔗https://t.co/d3h5ekSs3d
Register to #ForestSAT2024👇 https://t.co/0W...
January 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
A 2-hour hands-on #SEPAL will be held on Monday, September 9th where you will learn how to create new and improve exiting land monitoring workflows, use high-resolution #NICFI @Planet imagery without having to code, and more.
🔗https://t.co/d3h5ekSs3d
Register to #ForestSAT2024👇 https://t.co/0W...
🔗https://t.co/d3h5ekSs3d
Register to #ForestSAT2024👇 https://t.co/0W...
Amazing news from @BezosEarthFund and NICFI - Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative @Climateforest on the future of @NICFISatData @planet imagery. 👏 👏 👏
https://www.nicfi.no/2023/12/02/nicfi-and-bezos-earth-fund-providing-free-satelite-images/
https://www.nicfi.no/2023/12/02/nicfi-and-bezos-earth-fund-providing-free-satelite-images/
COP28/Dubai: NICFI and Bezos Earth Fund to provide free satellite images
www.nicfi.no
January 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Amazing news from @BezosEarthFund and NICFI - Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative @Climateforest on the future of @NICFISatData @planet imagery. 👏 👏 👏
https://www.nicfi.no/2023/12/02/nicfi-and-bezos-earth-fund-providing-free-satelite-images/
https://www.nicfi.no/2023/12/02/nicfi-and-bezos-earth-fund-providing-free-satelite-images/
Don’t miss the opportunity to enroll in the Online Course on Institutionalizing Forest Data! #SEPAL, funded by @Climateforest (NICFI), supports this @FAO's eLearning Academy opportunity. Learn more here: http://bit.ly/3RlxASn
Get registered here: https://bit.ly/institutionalizationforestdata
Get registered here: https://bit.ly/institutionalizationforestdata
January 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Don’t miss the opportunity to enroll in the Online Course on Institutionalizing Forest Data! #SEPAL, funded by @Climateforest (NICFI), supports this @FAO's eLearning Academy opportunity. Learn more here: http://bit.ly/3RlxASn
Get registered here: https://bit.ly/institutionalizationforestdata
Get registered here: https://bit.ly/institutionalizationforestdata
Learn more about a recent technical exchange that brought together representatives from 16 countries to discuss estimating emissions & removals from #forest #degradation, & the use of #opensource #CEO #SEPAL & #highres imagery @planet #NICFI. http://bit.ly/456LJrd
@sig_gis
@sig_gis
January 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Learn more about a recent technical exchange that brought together representatives from 16 countries to discuss estimating emissions & removals from #forest #degradation, & the use of #opensource #CEO #SEPAL & #highres imagery @planet #NICFI. http://bit.ly/456LJrd
@sig_gis
@sig_gis
Although SEPAL was down for a few hours today, @sepal_erik managed to make a demo on the use of #NICFI @planet high res satellite imagery at #GFOI2023 Take a look at Fiji’s images! Making data easily accessible to everyone, everywhere. Visit http://Sepal.io
@NICFISatData
@NICFISatData
January 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Although SEPAL was down for a few hours today, @sepal_erik managed to make a demo on the use of #NICFI @planet high res satellite imagery at #GFOI2023 Take a look at Fiji’s images! Making data easily accessible to everyone, everywhere. Visit http://Sepal.io
@NICFISatData
@NICFISatData
From improved reporting on #climatechange to better detection of #deforestation #restoration, @sepal_erik talks about the benefit of 'fear-free' access to high #spatial resolution, high cadence imagery provided by #NICFI (@Climateforest) @planet partnership 🌍🛰️ #PlanetExplore23
January 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
From improved reporting on #climatechange to better detection of #deforestation #restoration, @sepal_erik talks about the benefit of 'fear-free' access to high #spatial resolution, high cadence imagery provided by #NICFI (@Climateforest) @planet partnership 🌍🛰️ #PlanetExplore23
Congratulations to NICFI @Climateforest for this amazing news! It is a great resource to continue to have high-resolution satellite images available for years to come to help monitor our #forests and inform #climateaction
@NICFISatData #opensource https://t.co/HcaV9fGQlv
@NICFISatData #opensource https://t.co/HcaV9fGQlv
January 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Congratulations to NICFI @Climateforest for this amazing news! It is a great resource to continue to have high-resolution satellite images available for years to come to help monitor our #forests and inform #climateaction
@NICFISatData #opensource https://t.co/HcaV9fGQlv
@NICFISatData #opensource https://t.co/HcaV9fGQlv
These silhouettes that emerge from the center of Africa, like crowds of people in a thousand positions, as if to remind us that the human journey begins here. Credits @FAO/#SEPAL
Source: @planet #NICFI @Climateforest
Year: 2021 http://bit.ly/3GbdCnh
Source: @planet #NICFI @Climateforest
Year: 2021 http://bit.ly/3GbdCnh
January 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
These silhouettes that emerge from the center of Africa, like crowds of people in a thousand positions, as if to remind us that the human journey begins here. Credits @FAO/#SEPAL
Source: @planet #NICFI @Climateforest
Year: 2021 http://bit.ly/3GbdCnh
Source: @planet #NICFI @Climateforest
Year: 2021 http://bit.ly/3GbdCnh
Happy International Mountain Day! Mountains are breathtaking even from space. 🏔️❤️🛰️ Credits @FAO/#SEPAL
Source: @planet #Nicfi @Climateforest
Year: 2021 #Womenmovemountains
#MountainsMatter #IMD2022 #EO4Mountains #EO4impact 👉 http://bit.ly/3YactDM
Source: @planet #Nicfi @Climateforest
Year: 2021 #Womenmovemountains
#MountainsMatter #IMD2022 #EO4Mountains #EO4impact 👉 http://bit.ly/3YactDM
January 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Happy International Mountain Day! Mountains are breathtaking even from space. 🏔️❤️🛰️ Credits @FAO/#SEPAL
Source: @planet #Nicfi @Climateforest
Year: 2021 #Womenmovemountains
#MountainsMatter #IMD2022 #EO4Mountains #EO4impact 👉 http://bit.ly/3YactDM
Source: @planet #Nicfi @Climateforest
Year: 2021 #Womenmovemountains
#MountainsMatter #IMD2022 #EO4Mountains #EO4impact 👉 http://bit.ly/3YactDM
It looks like a watercolor, but it's the affluent streams of the #Niger river in #Mali. Credits: @FAO/#SEPAL
Source: @planet #NICFI @Climateforest Year: 2021 👉 https://bit.ly/3TYU2PW
Source: @planet #NICFI @Climateforest Year: 2021 👉 https://bit.ly/3TYU2PW
January 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
It looks like a watercolor, but it's the affluent streams of the #Niger river in #Mali. Credits: @FAO/#SEPAL
Source: @planet #NICFI @Climateforest Year: 2021 👉 https://bit.ly/3TYU2PW
Source: @planet #NICFI @Climateforest Year: 2021 👉 https://bit.ly/3TYU2PW
There is still time to register for the GFOI webinars on #NICFI (@Climateforest) High Resolution Satellite Imagery. Read more 👇 https://x.com/gfoi_forest/status/1538798887124844544
January 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
There is still time to register for the GFOI webinars on #NICFI (@Climateforest) High Resolution Satellite Imagery. Read more 👇 https://x.com/gfoi_forest/status/1538798887124844544
#DYK that #SEPAL is also accessible from your mobile? Give it a try! You can produce high resolution @planet NICFI @Climateforest mosaics like these.
Go to http://sepal.io from your mobile and log in with your SEPAL credentials.
Go to http://sepal.io from your mobile and log in with your SEPAL credentials.
January 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
#DYK that #SEPAL is also accessible from your mobile? Give it a try! You can produce high resolution @planet NICFI @Climateforest mosaics like these.
Go to http://sepal.io from your mobile and log in with your SEPAL credentials.
Go to http://sepal.io from your mobile and log in with your SEPAL credentials.
#DYK that Open Foris tools facilitate access and analysis of high-resolution satellite data over all the tropics? 🛰🌎🌴
Let’s protect their extraordinary biodiversity
#WeAreTheTropics #TropicsDay #SEPAL image of NICFI @Climateforest sponsored @planet basemaps over the tropics
Let’s protect their extraordinary biodiversity
#WeAreTheTropics #TropicsDay #SEPAL image of NICFI @Climateforest sponsored @planet basemaps over the tropics
January 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
#DYK that Open Foris tools facilitate access and analysis of high-resolution satellite data over all the tropics? 🛰🌎🌴
Let’s protect their extraordinary biodiversity
#WeAreTheTropics #TropicsDay #SEPAL image of NICFI @Climateforest sponsored @planet basemaps over the tropics
Let’s protect their extraordinary biodiversity
#WeAreTheTropics #TropicsDay #SEPAL image of NICFI @Climateforest sponsored @planet basemaps over the tropics
#CollectEarth and #SEPAL demos were held this morning at the #OTFF2022 session "Training on Forest and Land Use Monitoring Tools". 🛰🌎🌳 @erik_sepal shared the stage with colleagues from #NICFI @Climateforest @KSAT_Kongsberg @planet @airbusSpace and @globalforests Watch. 👏👏👏 https://t.co/pt1...
January 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
#CollectEarth and #SEPAL demos were held this morning at the #OTFF2022 session "Training on Forest and Land Use Monitoring Tools". 🛰🌎🌳 @erik_sepal shared the stage with colleagues from #NICFI @Climateforest @KSAT_Kongsberg @planet @airbusSpace and @globalforests Watch. 👏👏👏 https://t.co/pt1...