Highlights 2024: A year of milestones and meaningful moments


As the year comes to a close, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on some of the meaningful moments we experienced at explorer.land. These are important moments of our journey this year, and we’re grateful to everyone who shared these steps with us. 💚

2024 has been a year of achievements and active participation in numerous events, showcasing our vision and the capabilities of explorer.land.

Messe Hannover: Launch of Comprehensive Carbon Ecosystem – April

Carbon Ecosystem Messe Hannover

This major industry event provided the opportunity to officially present the Carbon Ecosystem MVP for the first time with our amazing partners in this project.

👉 Learn more about our presence at this event here🔗!

Visiting Grupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda – August

Sierra Gorda with GESG

We visited the Grupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda team on-site to witness the outcomes of the first implementation of the Comprehensive Carbon Ecosystem, a project in which they play a pivotal role. We were able to witness their amazing dedication to protecting biodiversity by engaging local communities.

👉 Find out more info about our visit in Mexico here🔗!

Mexico Carbon Forum – August

Alexander Watson, CEO of OpenForests - Mexico Carbon Forum

We also visited the Mexico Carbon Forum, a key event on climate action, focusing on carbon markets and sustainable solutions in Mexico. We witnessed a rapidly growing interest, with approximately 4,000 participants.

👉 More details about our presence at the Mexico Carbon Forum here🔗!

NatureLink Pavilion at the Future Forest Forum – September

NatureLink PAvillon

As the host ofAt the NatureLink Pavilion, we helpt to connect restoration projects with funders, and demonstrated how explorer.land enables geo-transparency through advanced mapping and data visualization for nature-based projects.

👉Know more about our participation to the NatureLink Pavilion here🔗

Climate Week New York 2024 – September

It was an incredible opportunity to share explorer.land’s mission with a global audience, fostering discussions around innovation in conservation and sustainable development.

👉Our visit at Climate Week NYC here 🔗

OpenForests New York Climate Week

This was also the moment when the “Comprehensive Carbon Ecosystem” was officially unveiled.

👉Learn more about it here🔗

Frankfurt Impact Festival – October

Impact Festival 2024

We connected with changemakers, who are locally driving innovation for a sustainable future at this vibrant festival, sharing explorer.land’s vision.

👉 Our participation in the Impact Festival detailed here🔗

Our other key developments in 2024

But in addition to these numerous events, 2024 was also a year of development. New partnerships, white paper, webinars: we haven’t stood still, and have pursued our commitment to contributing to the geo-transparency of nature-based projects.

➡️ Partnering with WYSS on an Impact Dashboard

Workshop OpenForests Wyss Academy

Collaborating with the WYSS Foundation to design an impact dashboard has been a rewarding journey. Together, we’re developing a tool that will help visualize and amplify the impact of conservation efforts globally.

➡️ Launching Funding Opportunities

Funding Opportunities on explorer.land

This year marked a milestone with the launch of an important new feature on our website dedicated to funding opportunities. It’s one more step toward empowering conservation projects worldwide.

➡️ Thematic layers updates

We made significant strides in updating and expanding thematic layers on the platform, making explorer.land even more comprehensive and impactful for users.

We are grateful for all of this and really excited for what is to come! We’ll keep focusing on bringing geo-transparency and visibility to projects that make a difference for the planet! 🌍✨

➡️ Amazing exchanges and interviews

Ma Earth Interview Alexander Watson

2024 has also been a year of great encounters, including an inspiring interview of Breece Robertson, a pioneer in GIS and remote sensing for the environment, or our participation in the Ma Earth podcast.

➡️Strengthening our team

We welcomed talented new members—Maximilian, Mange, Laura, and Marlene—and bid farewell to incredible colleagues, Leticia and Emilia, who are off to new adventures. Thank you all for your contributions!

2024 was an extraordinary year of growth, innovation, and collaboration. We’re excited to carry this momentum into 2025 and continue bringing geo-transparency to projects that make a difference for the planet! 🌍✨

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