Consultancy and services

Expert consultancy and custom solutions

Nature-based projects often fail to secure funding not because of poor work, but because they can’t demonstrate evidence. We help make impact transparent.

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Point cloud · tree heights
Plot 4 · illustrative data
Canopy height0–24 m

Illustrative data. Tree points over a project boundary, coloured by canopy height.

Organisations we have worked with
01 · Assess and design

Clarity before any tool is deployed

Where is your project? What do you measure today? Where are the gaps between what you claim and what you can prove? We audit your data, map your stakeholders and co-design the monitoring and reporting architecture that fits.
When · At project launch, or when entering a new funding cycle

Theory of Change

A logic model that connects your activities to measurable, verifiable outcomes.

Audit

A structured review of your data flows, monitoring methods and impact claims: what’s solid, what’s missing, and what’s at risk in a funder review.

Data mapping

An inventory of what you collect, how and how often, mapped to the indicators your stakeholders care about.

Solution design

The technical and operational blueprint, matched to your scale and team.
Planting120 haTraining340 peopleNurseries80k seedlingsHectares restored118 haFarmers trained312Canopy cover+9 ptsHousehold income+14%Resilientlandscapeindex 0.71ACTIVITIESOUTPUTSOUTCOMESIMPACT Illustrative data · flow width = share of indicator contribution

Monitoring Restoration Impact at Landscape Level

Diagram · Your data, connected
Field data appSatellite dataCRM (e.g. Salesforce)RegistryOne systemexplorer.land, your existingtools, or something builtfrom scratch
02 · Build and implement

Where strategy becomes infrastructure

Most clients come with constraints: limited bandwidth, legacy systems, complex multi-partner set-ups. We configure explorer.land, extend what you already use, or build from scratch, whichever fits your data, partners and timeline.
When · In parallel with project implementation

Software development

Custom features, data pipelines and platform extensions for your monitoring and reporting needs.

Integration

Field data apps, satellite providers, certification registries and donor reporting systems, connected across your existing stack.

Data onboarding

We structure, clean and import your historical and field data, so your project starts from a solid, verifiable baseline.

Custom solutions

Not every project fits a template. We scope, design and build what yours needs, on whatever foundation makes sense.

03 · Monitor and report

Impact is a continuous record, not a moment

This phase generates the ongoing, spatially grounded evidence that funders, certifiers and communities can check.

We combine satellite data, field verification and expert analysis to keep your monitoring rigorous and your reporting credible, across every reporting cycle.

When · Ongoing, typically annual cycles, sometimes quarterly

Impact monitoring

From indicator selection to data collection, we turn your impact logic into a monitoring system that holds up when funders and auditors ask questions.

MEL consultancy

Monitoring, evaluation and learning is an organisational capability, not a document. We work with your team on workstreams, roles and processes.

Remote sensing

Remote sensing indicators calibrated to your information needs and your project area.

Geospatial consultancy

Spatial analysis for site delineation, carbon boundary validation, biodiversity hotspot mapping and EUDR supply chain traceability.

Forest cover over your project boundaryForest coverProject boundaryIllustrative

Forest cover over one project boundary. We calibrate indicators to your project before you report on them.

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Case studies

Consultancy in practice

LandScale: Building the platform for Landscape Sustainability Assessments

Monitoring Restoration Impact at Landscape Level

A transparent carbon registry for Grupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda

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The best thing that has happened to me in 2025 is to start working with OpenForests.
Rob de Laet · Project Lead · ARARA

Ready to prove impact?

Tell us where your project stands. We’ll suggest where to start.

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