March 5, 2026

As the transition to a nature-positive economy accelerates, the focus for Nature-based Solutions (NbS) is shifting from establishing baselines to maintaining long-term oversight. Investors and developers increasingly require credible evidence that projects continue to deliver ecological and climate outcomes throughout their lifecycle.

With Earth Blox, you can continuously monitor project growth and risks across your NbS portfolio. Our NbS monitoring package enables teams to build a defensible MRV (monitoring, reporting and verification) process while tailoring assessments to your portfolio’s unique ecosystems, risks, and commercial requirements

Closing the visibility gap in NbS project monitoring

Many NbS monitoring approaches remain largely reactive. Forest loss or degradation is often detected only after it has become widespread, while tree maturation is frequently estimated using representative models rather than observed growth. Combined with infrequent site visits and lagging datasets, this creates a visibility gap that can put project permanence, commercial value, and climate impact at risk.

Earth Blox enables teams to move from “snapshot” or reactive reporting to proactive oversight through continuous satellite and geospatial monitoring. Changes within project boundaries can be detected early, allowing teams to intervene quickly and ensure performance claims remain robust and audit-ready.

Dual tracking: growth and risk

The new monitoring package is built around a dual-track approach: maximising your upside while mitigating your downside.

1. Growth and maturity

Track the development of a project over time. Using peer-reviewed datasets, teams can monitor biomass accumulation and carbon sequestration to validate performance claims. This provides investors with data-backed evidence of tree maturation and ecosystem resilience.

Use Earth Blox to monitor:

  • Biomass accumulation
  • Carbon trajectory
  • Vegetation health trends
  • Ecosystem resilience indicators, such as drought stress
Monitoring biomass accumulation workflow, from the “Growth and Maturity: Biomass: Chloris” project, using Chloris Geospatial data (2015-2023).

2. Risk and disturbance

Protecting project permanence requires the ability to identify threats in days, not months. Earth Blox enables oversight of both human-driven disturbances and physical climate hazards.

For example, if a fire event or unauthorised clearing occurs within your project boundary, the system identifies the change, allowing your team to respond immediately.

Use Earth Blox to monitor:

  • Fire events
  • Forest loss
  • Human disturbance
  • Leakage in surrounding areas
  • Physical climate hazards
Monitoring fire events workflow, from the “Physical Climate Hazards: Fire” project, using NASA/LANCE FIRMS data (2010-2018).

How to access the NbS monitoring package

The new NbS monitoring package is available to all Earth Blox users. Contact us to have it enabled in your workspace.

Moving forward with confidence

High-integrity nature-based solutions require a commitment to transparency and persistent oversight. Whether you are a developer safeguarding your project’s reputation or an investor protecting the value of your portfolio, continuous monitoring provides the defensible data needed for confident decision-making.

If you are already using Earth Blox for baseline assessments, these monitoring workflows are the natural next step in your project lifecycle. For those new to the platform, we can help you implement NbS monitoring tailored to your project or portfolio.

Contact us to get started.