February 19, 2026
Open Foris is a free, open-source initiative of forest and land monitoring solutions developed by FAO. The portfolio makes environmental monitoring more accessible, transparent, and collaborative for […]
February 6, 2026
Authors: Pilar Valbuena, Victoria O’Brien, Till Neeff, Erik Lindquist, Andreas Vollrath, Javier Garcia-Perez Gamarra, Remi D’Annunzio, Jingjing Liang, and Julian Fox This article was originally published […]
January 23, 2026
From Local Forest Monitoring to Digital Innovation in Agrifood Systems: Open Foris in Action In Uganda, forest monitoring has moved from paper-based field notes to cloud-enabled digital […]
November 25, 2025
25/11/2025 Cocoa is a vital source of income for millions of smallholder farmers across the globe and Cameroon — one of the world’s top three cocoa-producing […]
November 13, 2025
This article was originally published here. Fifteen years ago, a Finnish-funded development project began reshaping how the world monitors its forests. Today, that initiative has evolved […]
October 15, 2025
Using Open Foris solutions for informed decisions. FAO has launched a new publication, A Global Methodology for the Assessment of Direct Drivers Associated with Deforestation and Degradation, […]
June 5, 2025
Innovative approaches to mapping forest change and direct drivers in Central Africa using the SEPAL platform. In 2020, during the uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic, a […]
May 19, 2025
Cocoa in Cameroon, Africa’s third-largest producer, thrives under a natural forest canopy – sustainable, but challenging to map with precision. Cameroon’s cocoa thrives in rich agroforestry […]