Space Intelligence, a geospatial data company, announced a new tool designed to assess long-term risk for ARR (Avoided Reforestation and Restoration) carbon projects. The tool uses satellite data to monitor project permanence and detect threats like deforestation reversal or land-use change over time. This addresses a key concern in carbon markets: ensuring that credited carbon storage actually lasts. For project developers and buyers of carbon credits, this type of risk screening can help separate high-integrity projects from those with higher reversal probability. The tool focuses on ARR projects, which are common in voluntary carbon markets but often face criticism over baseline assumptions and long-term durability. Better monitoring could support more credible offset claims and improve market confidence.
