Which environmental reporting frameworks does Kanop support?
Kanop provides the site-level geospatial data that underpins compliance across the most demanding nature and climate frameworks: TNFD using the LEAP approach for nature-related risk assessment, CSRD/ESRS E4 for biodiversity and ecosystem disclosures, GHG Protocol LSRS (Land Sector and Removals Standard, effective January 2027) for land emissions and carbon removal accounting, SBTN for science-based nature targets, CDP and GRI for environmental disclosures, and EUDR (EU Deforestation Regulation, enforceable December 2026) for plot-level deforestation-free verification.
What makes Kanop different: these frameworks increasingly require precise, location-specific evidence, not estimates. Our satellite and AI stack delivers asset-level monitoring data that feeds directly into due diligence statements, materiality assessments, and audit-ready documentation across multiple frameworks simultaneously.
Can you provide auditable documentation for our sustainability reporting?
Yes, Kanop delivers comprehensive, audit-ready documentation that meets sustainability reporting requirements. Our reports include methodology transparency, data provenance, confidence intervals, and third-party verification protocols. All measurements are traceable to satellite sources and validated against established scientific standards.
How does Kanop help validate our nature-based investments against net-zero commitments?
Nature-based projects are increasingly central to corporate and fund-level net-zero strategies, but the credibility of those claims depends on the quality of the underlying data. Kanop provides the measurement and reporting infrastructure to ensure your investments deliver real, quantifiable climate impact.
Rigorous carbon quantification: We measure carbon stocks and sequestration at the project level with 95% confidence intervals, using satellite imagery and AI. This goes beyond high-level estimates: you get site-specific, auditable numbers that reflect what is actually happening on the ground, not theoretical projections. For ARR projects, our dynamic baselines and performance benchmarks ensure that only additional carbon removals are counted, mitigating the risk of over-crediting that can undermine net-zero claims.
Aligned with global reporting frameworks: Our reporting tools are designed to navigate the complexities of the GHG Protocol (including Land Sector and Removals Guidance), SBTi FLAG, CSRD, and TNFD. Whether you need to report on Scope 3 land use change emissions, quantify agroforestry removals within your supply chain, or demonstrate biodiversity co-benefits, our outputs are structured to fit directly into your disclosure workflow.
Additionality you can defend: Dynamic baselines compare project performance against matched control plots to isolate the impact of the intervention from what would have happened anyway. This is the standard now being adopted across leading methodologies (VM0047, Isometric, Equitable Earth) and gives investors a defensible basis for claiming removals. We've helped clients evaluate methodology transitions specifically to strengthen the credibility of their credit issuance outlook, even when it meant lower total volumes.
Credit integrity through leading standards: Kanop's data products feed directly into certification pipelines at Verra, Gold Standard, Isometric, BioCarbon Standard, and others. Isometric's Reforestation Protocol, which relies on Kanop data, was approved by ICVCM to issue credits carrying the Core Carbon Principles label, the highest bar for credit quality. This means the removals underpinning your net-zero strategy are verified through the most credible pathways available.
Continuous performance tracking: Net-zero is a long-term commitment, not a one-time purchase. Our annual monitoring services track whether projects continue to deliver against their stated targets, flagging underperformance early so you can take corrective action or adjust your portfolio accordingly.
What services does Kanop offer?
anop combines satellite imagery, AI, and field measurements to deliver environmental data and services for nature-based carbon projects and agricultural supply chains. Our offering spans three main areas.
Carbon project MRV: We support the full lifecycle of nature-based carbon projects, from early-stage screening to ongoing verification. This includes eligibility and feasibility assessments across all major carbon standards (Verra, Gold Standard, BioCarbon Standard, Isometric, Equitable Earth, and more), dynamic baseline establishment, ex-ante carbon estimations, PDD support, and annual monitoring of carbon stocks, land use changes, and biodiversity indicators. We cover ARR, REDD+, and Blue Carbon project types.
Investment due diligence: For investors and fund managers, we provide independent, data-driven assessments to de-risk nature-based investments. This includes baseline validation, carbon crediting projections under different methodologies, portfolio-level monitoring, and audit-ready documentation. Our platform applies consistent methodologies globally, making it straightforward to compare and benchmark projects across geographies and ecosystem types.
Supply chain environmental monitoring: For corporates with significant nature dependencies, we help measure and report on the environmental impact of agricultural supply chains. This covers agroforestry carbon removal quantification, land use change emission factors, and biodiversity monitoring, aligned with the GHG Protocol (including Land Sector and Removals Standard), SBTi FLAG, CSRD, and TNFD frameworks. Our approach provides tailored, site-level insights for individual farms or projects rather than relying on generic averages.
Data products and platform access: Underlying all of these services is our data platform, accessible via a web application and API. It delivers high-resolution measurements of aboveground and belowground biomass, canopy cover and height, land use and land cover classification, carbon stocks, and biodiversity metrics, with global coverage and a historical archive going back to 2013.
We work closely with leading carbon standards and certification bodies, contributing directly to methodology development and ensuring our tools stay aligned with the latest requirements.
Can you independently validate environmental baselines?
Yes. One of the key ways Kanop supports investors is by providing an independent, data-driven assessment of a project's environmental baseline, whether you're evaluating a new opportunity or reviewing the claims of an existing project.
How it works: Our AI models analyze multi-sensor satellite data (optical, radar, and LiDAR) to produce historical time series of biomass, carbon stocks, forest cover, canopy height, and land use going back to 2013. This gives you an independent view of what was actually happening on the ground before a project started, and whether the baseline scenario being presented is consistent with the satellite record.
Validated against independent references: Our data products are validated against multiple independent datasets, including NASA's GEDI L2A (tree height), GEDI L4B (aboveground biomass), and airborne LiDAR-derived AGB research. Kanop was also ranked as a top performer in the Equitable Earth benchmark against terrestrial and aerial LiDAR-derived AGB datasets. This means you're not just getting a second opinion; you're getting one that's been tested against the best available ground-truth data.
Quantified uncertainty: Every measurement comes with a 95% confidence interval, calculated through a rigorous process combining Test Time Augmentation at the pixel level with accuracy-rescaled standard deviations. For investors, this matters because uncertainty directly impacts credit issuance under methodologies like VM0047, where deductions are applied at the 90% confidence level.
Trusted by leading standards: Kanop is the only organization selected by Isometric as both a feasibility assessment partner and an Earth-observation data provider, out of over 20 applicants. We also provide data to support Verra's Long Term Monitoring System and work directly with multiple other carbon standards. These partnerships serve as independent, third-party validation of the reliability of our data products.
All outputs are transparent, shareable, and audit-ready, designed to give investors and co-investors confidence that baselines reflect reality.
Can you handle my entire portfolio across different geographies?
Yes. Kanop's platform is built for global coverage and portfolio-scale operations.
Our data products cover terrestrial ecosystems worldwide, including tropical rainforests, temperate forests, agroforestry systems, mangroves, wetlands, and grasslands. Whether your projects are in Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, or elsewhere, you get the same analytical framework and data quality. We provide a full historical archive going back to 2013 with annual data points, and can measure millions of hectares in a matter of days, making it practical to assess both individual sites and entire jurisdictions.
Is Kanop compatible with Verra, Gold Standard and other VCM standards?
Yes. Kanop's platform supports all major carbon standards including Verra, Gold Standard, Isometric, Equitable Earth, BioCarbon Standard, Cercarbono and others.
We have been selected by Isometric as a nature-based service partner across both feasibility assessment and earth-observation data. Projects certifying under Isometric's Biosphere Protocols for reforestation, improved forest management, mangrove restoration, and agroforestry can integrate Kanop's monitoring directly within Isometric's certification workflow.
We are also an approved data provider for Equitable Earth, supplying satellite-derived earth-observation data directly into their certification pipeline. We support their M001 methodology for terrestrial forest restoration with automated eligibility assessments and dynamic baseline simulations.
Our satellite-based MRV technology aligns with methodological requirements throughout the entire project lifecycle, from eligibility assessment through baseline establishment to ongoing monitoring and verification. All measurements are scientifically validated and fully auditable, delivering the transparency and accuracy essential for successful project certification and investor confidence.
