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ECS26: Wildfires are still an underestimated risk for carbon projects – satellite data can help

Published 17:32 on April 15, 2026 / Last updated at 13:08 on April 17, 2026 / / EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Wildfires are still an underestimated risk among carbon project developers, despite increasingly sophisticated satellite data that can warn developers about where risk is likeliest to occur and alert them as soon as any fire breaks out, experts said at a conference Wednesday.
Wildfires are still an underestimated risk among carbon project developers, despite increasingly sophisticated satellite data that can warn developers about where risk is likeliest to occur and alert them as soon as any fire breaks out, experts said at a conference Wednesday.


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