VTT is developing a new service for monitoring forest carbon balance
Press release 8 Septemeber 2021 Forests play a key role in reducing the effects of climate change. The requirements for monitoring carbon balance are growing constantly and the monitoring methods have developed fast. Forest Carbon Monitoring (FCM) is a project led by VTT Technical Research Centre of FInland and financed by the European Space Agency ESA, aiming to create a new forest carbon service for forest operators’ needs.The obligations for reporting forest carbon balance have increased significantly. Companies report their carbon balances for verification of forest certificates and