Partnership uses satellite imagery to monitor forest cover
changes across APP's protected forest areas
The collaboration deployed MDA's RADARSAT-2 satellite Forest Alert Service (FAS) to track subtle forest disturbances down to a few trees, allowing APP to monitor and react to forest cover change resulting from natural causes, illegal logging or encroachment.
Since the start of the project in 2016, MDA has acquired satellite data every 24 days, assessed it for changes against historical imagery, and provided 'Alerts' to APP for verification and action, mitigating forest degradation. All 'Alert' data is published and publicly available on APP's 'Sustainability Dashboard' (www.sustainability-dashboard.com/forest-monitoring).
Earlier this week, APP's Chief Sustainability Officer,
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"MDA's commitment to advancing technologies is enabling ever-increasing diligence for environmental sustainability. Our partnership with APP has combined spaceborne radar imaging with land management responsibilities, which has resulted in APP adopting MDA's RADARSAT–2 satellite technology to provide a measureable benefit in Indonesian conservation forest management. MDA continues to be motivated to improve its world-leading technologies and capabilities that can be used to benefit the environment."
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"APP is committed to long-term and impactful forest protection through our Forest Conservation Policy. Partnering with MDA has allowed us to deploy innovative technology solutions to help protect forests and ensure a safe and sustainable supply chain."
- Elim Sritaba, Chief Sustainability Officer, APP
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