Forestin
Forestin is a term used to describe a set of initiatives and tools aimed at improving forest management through standardized data collection, reporting, and governance. The central aim is to harmonize remote sensing, field surveys, and stakeholder input to produce transparent, actionable information about forest stocks, health, and threats.
Core components include a data standard for forest inventories, a catalog of monitoring algorithms, a carbon
Development work began in the early 2010s under an international collaborative initiative. Pilot projects have been
Challenges include the costs of deployment, the need for technical capacity and data infrastructure in some