10-meter satellite resolution. Real-time deforestation alerts. Three AI modules that turn forest cover data into audit-ready carbon credits, MRV reports, and investment-grade project verification — for governments, developers, and corporations alike.
The voluntary carbon market is booming — and systematically under-verified. Corporations pay millions for African carbon credits without any independent means of confirming whether the hectare protected today is still standing tomorrow. Governments submit CDN reports using estimates produced by consultants who visited the site once. MSITU closes this gap with continuous, satellite-based forest monitoring that produces MRV data at a fraction of the current cost.
Why the market needs this now
Every signatory country must report forest carbon stocks annually. Most African nations have no continuous monitoring system — they interpolate from decade-old surveys.
A 2023 Guardian investigation found 94% of Verra rainforest credits from a major certifier were "phantom credits." Buyers are now demanding third-party satellite verification before purchase.
Africa holds 25% of the world's tropical forest — and less than 8% of current carbon project investment. The infrastructure to monetize this asset credibly does not yet exist at scale.
Each module covers a distinct layer of the forest carbon value chain — independently deployable, or combined for end-to-end MRV infrastructure.
Continuous deforestation detection at 10m resolution using Sentinel-2 bi-weekly passes. Change detection algorithm identifies canopy loss events within 72 hours. Alerts delivered by area, severity, and proximity to registered project boundaries.
Automated Measurement, Reporting, and Verification of forest carbon stocks. Combines Sentinel-2 canopy density, LiDAR-calibrated biomass models, and IPCC Tier 2 allometric equations to estimate tCO₂/ha per project zone — updated quarterly.
Independent satellite-based verification of REDD+, afforestation, and avoided deforestation projects against their Verra VCS or Gold Standard baselines. Produces an audit-ready verification report including additionality score, permanence risk, and leakage estimate.

CarbonMRV génère automatiquement les données MRV nationales conformes UNFCCC — couverture forestière, stocks de carbone, variations annuelles — à partir de Sentinel-2. Le ministère soumet son rapport avec des données continues, pas des estimations. Le coût passe de $400,000 par rapport consultant à $2,400 par mois d'abonnement.
Valeur: Conformité Paris Agreement continue
ProjectVerify produces an independent third-party satellite verification report for every vintage year — additionality confirmed, boundary integrity monitored, leakage zones identified. The report is delivered in Verra-compatible format and can be attached directly to the credit issuance request.
Value: Credits issued 60% faster with independent verification
ForestWatch monitors project boundaries in real time and sends automated alerts if deforestation is detected within or adjacent to the registered area. The corporate buyer gets a continuous chain of evidence — not just a certificate issued once and never revisited.
Value: ESG audit-proof carbon portfolio
GCF and AfDB require results-based payments verified by independent MRV. MSITU provides the satellite evidence layer that triggers disbursement tranches — replacing expensive field missions with continuous remote monitoring that meets GCF technical standards.
Value: Results-based payment verification automated
MSITU scores every project in its database by permanence risk — the probability that the protected forest will be lost before the credit's retirement date. Deforestation pressure maps, community encroachment indicators, and fire risk indices combined into a single investability score.
Value: Portfolio due diligence in hours, not months
ForestWatch continuously monitors canopy integrity within and around the concession boundary. Monthly compliance reports document that extraction has remained within licensed zones — providing the satellite evidence layer required by FSC and EUDR (EU Deforestation Regulation) auditors.
Value: EUDR compliance documentation automatedMSITU computes a Carbon Integrity Score (0–100) for every registered project — combining deforestation pressure, canopy permanence trend, leakage risk, and baseline credibility. It is the only spatially-anchored, continuously updated carbon project score available for African forest assets.
Every model output traces back to publicly auditable, peer-reviewed sources. No proprietary data black boxes. Full methodological transparency for regulator and auditor review.
Free, open multispectral imagery at 10m resolution, 5-day global revisit. Level-2A surface reflectance products used for canopy density, health indices (NDVI, EVI), and change detection. The backbone of all MSITU monitoring.
Real-time forest loss alerts (GLAD, RADD) integrated as a validation layer for ForestWatch detections. Hansen Annual Tree Cover Loss provides the 20-year historical baseline for additionality and baseline calculations.
Public project registries providing registered boundaries, baseline methodologies, and issued credit vintages for all listed REDD+ and afforestation projects. ProjectVerify maps every registered African project against live satellite data.
Validated against independent field surveys and peer-reviewed biomass estimates across three African forest types — Congo Basin, West African dry forest, and East African montane forest.
From single-project monitoring to national MRV infrastructure. Every plan delivers Verra-compatible output.
Full satellite-based independent verification of an existing REDD+ or afforestation project. Includes Carbon Integrity Score, boundary analysis, 5-year permanence trend, and Verra-compatible audit report. Delivered in 10 business days.
Government, project developer, corporate buyer, or DFI — we'll configure MSITU for your specific monitoring and reporting obligations.
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