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Life & fun · February 21, 2020

Forest Report

Forest and fire monitoring technology accessible to everyone

Forest Report launched on February 21, 2020 with 3 votes.

What it does

Forest Report can use a variety of forest alert systems, fire hotspot detectors, satellite imagery services, and monitors anything from the smallest cocoa farm in Ghana to a giant cattle ranch in Paraguay.

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