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🌍 Attending NYC Climate Week? If so, we welcome you to come finish off your busy week with us on the pickleball court! Even if you don’t want to play, this will be an opportunity to unwind, enjoy some NYC bagels, and connect with fellow players in the Nature-based Solutions ecosystem. 📅 Friday, September 27th | 9-11 AM 💬 Spaces are limited – be sure to reserve your spot here: https://lu.ma/hedpwnuo Can’t join us on Friday? We’d still love to hear from you and meet up while you’re in town. Drop us a message at hello@kanop.io. We can’t wait to see you there! #NYCW #climateweeknyc #naturedata #naturebasedsolutions #ClimateAction

✨ Employee Spotlight: Stéphanie Baltus-Bergamo ✨ Stéphanie has been an essential member of the team for most of Kanop’s lifetime. But before joining Kanop, she was the Lead Data Engineer at Leboncoin.fr, where she oversaw and mentored more than 40 team members. As a talented Staff Engineer, Stéphanie is responsible for making sure the Kanop platform is scalable, secure and runs smoothly so that the other engineers on the team can focus on enhancing our AI models and developing additional indicators. During her free time, you can find Stéphanie building legos, or rocking out to some metal. But more than likely than not, you will find her training for triathlons (rain or shine). We appreciate your technical skill, commitment, and your caring, team-oriented personality. Thank you for all you do, Stephanie!

☀️ Coby Strell is off to Guanajuato, Mexico to attend the México Carbon Forum. We'll be diving into innovative carbon solutions and exploring the role of nature-based strategies in emission reduction. Plus, we'll discuss the latest in MRV (Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification) to ensure impactful and transparent climate action. 👥 We are particularly looking forward to speaking in person with existing clients and partners but also the opportunity to meet and explore opportunities for collaboration with many new faces. 🙂 If you would like to meet up, reach out to Coby here on LinkedIn, or send an email to coby.strell@kanop.io #MexicoCarbonForum2024 #Sustainability #Innovation #NatureBasedSolutions #MRV #Kanop #ClimateAction

Are reforestation projects more effective than we thought? A recent study in Nature Climate Change analyzed project costs and carbon sequestration data from reforestation projects across 138 countries. The findings reveal that by optimizing the balance between natural regeneration and tree planting, we can achieve up to 10.3 times more cost-effective carbon abatement compared to the latest IPCC estimates. As reforestation projects gain popularity, it's crucial to ensure they not only provide the opportunity for cost-effective carbon sequestration but that they also maintain high quality. Verra's Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation (ARR) methodology, VM0047, along with the new ABACUS label —which enhances the Verra framework— helps to ensure quality from day one. But the methodological changes come with added complexities, so here is how we can support you… ARR eligibility studies (even at the jurisdictional level)  Using our advanced machine learning models we are able to derive high quality historical biomass estimates at the project, regional, or even national level which allows us to pinpoint areas eligible for afforestation/reforestation and their corresponding sequestering potential. VM0047 PDD support Our PDD support for VM0047 includes full dynamic baseline support, deriving the performance benchmark, ex-ante estimations, and more. This means you no longer have to rely on NDVI, you can use the Kanop derived stocking index based on direct biomass estimates. This also means your project will benefit from enhanced project and control plot selection and matching. Project Monitoring  In addition to conducting project monitoring and verification in alignment with VM0047’s requirements, our platform can be used to monitor your ARR projects regardless of the methodology. If you are interested in finding out more about how we can help support your project development/design/monitoring please reach out to hello@kanop.io The article from Nature: https://lnkd.in/e5n6rJap More information about the ABACUS Label: https://lnkd.in/ebBJVctD 

✨ Employee Spotlight: Victor Allory ✨ Meet Victor, our versatile Ecosystems and Carbon Engineer! With a PhD in Agronomy, Victor brings a wealth of knowledge about ecosystems and the natural world to Kanop. He plays a crucial role in shaping our product roadmap, ensuring our models are based on verified and robust scientific data, and troubleshooting any challenges that arise. Victor is also a talented coder and trilingual, making him an invaluable asset to our team. 🌱 At Kanop, Victor's missions include supporting clients with establishing dynamic baselines for Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation (ARR) projects under the Verra methodology VM0047, developing robust biodiversity indicators, assessing land cover, and running projections. 📊 Victor’s passion for protecting and studying nature has been a big part of who he is since he was a kid, exploring forests in the French countryside near his grandfather’s farm. We are incredibly fortunate to have Victor on our team!

The European Space Agency - ESA has agreed to fund the development of the first truly scalable biodiversity monitoring tool. And we at Kanop have the honor of being selected to build it! Understanding organic biomass is very important to assessing climate impact, but it is not the whole picture. This tool will have the capacity to combine satellite imagery with data collected on the ground to produce habitat maps and metrics on floral diversity, such as species abundance, evenness, and richness. We are seeing an increasing demand for this capability, not only with stakeholders of nature-based projects, but also with companies that are looking to align with nature/climate frameworks and regulations (TNFD, ESRS, SBTN, CDP, etc.). If this interests you, please reach out to hello@kanop.io and check out this article written in Carbon Pulse by Sergio Colombo to learn more https://lnkd.in/dPEA8Jim #Biodiversity #ClimateImpact #SatelliteImagery #GroundTruth #Sustainability #MRV #ESA #Kanop

Join Kanop as Chief Science & Policy Officer (Co-founder) 🌱 We're seeking a visionary Chief Science & Policy Officer with a robust background in environmental science and policy to lead our scientific vision and innovation. The Chief Science & Policy Officer will shape and execute Kanop’s scientific vision, drive innovation in biodiversity, biomass, and ecosystem health monitoring, lead R&D, and ensure scientific integrity. You will build and lead a multidisciplinary team while engaging with regulatory bodies and industry stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have a PhD, or equivalent experience in environmental science or policy, proven leadership in a scientific/tech role, strong strategic planning and communication skills, and a passion for sustainability. This is a unique opportunity to transform the environmental data analytics industry, work with a passionate team, and receive material equity participation in a leading NatureTech startup. Think you're the right fit? Email us at jobs@kanop.io with the role's title in your subject line. #EnvironmentalScience #ChiefScienceOfficer #Sustainability #Kanop #NatureTech 

🌱 Important update for ARR project developers 🌱 Verra recently announced that they are inactivating all Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation (ARR) modules underneath VM0007 REDD+ methodology framework (including VMD0041, VMD0043, VMD0045), meaning that any ARR activities underneath that umbrella must transition to using VM0047. VM0047 uses a dynamic baselining approach, based on the performance benchmark. This method compares project areas against similar, unprotected control areas by measuring differences in biomass growth both within and outside project boundaries. This ensures more accurate and reliable assessments of the environmental impact. At Kanop, we have developed a process to support project developers using this methodology. We’ve already helped numerous clients save time and resources, enhancing project efficiency and effectiveness. Plus, our AGB-based approach outperforms traditional indicators such as NDVI/NDFI in quantifying additionality. Verra announcement: https://lnkd.in/epnEZpdb How we support VM0047: https://lnkd.in/eGvtJvBG If you would like to find some time to discuss how we can support you or your partners with this methodology, please reach out to hello@kanop.io - we look forward to hearing from you!

We have just released BIG updates to our project screening capabilities. If you are looking for your next NbS investment, or project to develop, let us know — this tool might be just what you need. The accuracy goes beyond what is generally available, ensuring you make the most informed decisions. Here's what’s new: 🔍 Now instead of assessing each year independently, comprehensive assessments for every year between 2013-2023 are provided for any project uploaded to the platform. 📊 Additional indicators We've added both tree height and canopy height to our screening tool offering, ensuring you get the most detailed and useful data without breaking your budget. Recent advances in our platform’s processing capacity have allowed us to make these important improvements. So, if you are interested, screening plans start at €5,000. Contact us at hello@kanop.io to learn more!

☀️ Coby Strell is off to Cartagena, Colombia to attend the Latin American Climate Summit next week. 🌎 This conference, hosted by IETA, is bringing together project developers, investors, and companies all looking for opportunities to collaborate to support opportunities to promote climate resilience and a just sustainable transition in Latin America and the planet. 👥 In addition to the events on biodiversity, Nature-based Solutions, and MRV, we are particularly looking forward to speaking in person with existing clients and partners but also the opportunity to meet and explore opportunities for collaboration with many new faces. 🙂 If you would like to meet up, reach out to Coby Strell here on LinkedIn, or send an email to coby.strell@kanop.io #LACS2024 #Kanop #CarbonMarkets #VCM #NbS #LATAM #LACS2024 #ClimateChange