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Project Centinela
Planet’s biodiversity site monitoring program delivers an unprecedented array of high-resolution, high-frequency satellite imagery, analytics, and Planetary Variables into the hands of those who are maintaining a lifeline for biodiversity and the communities that depend on that variety of life.
Project Centinela
Conservation Partnerships in 50 Vulnerable Biodiversity Hotspots
Planet’s Project Centinela provides imagery and derivative insights from Planetary Variables for some of the world’s most vulnerable high-biodiversity sites. We are partnering with leading scientists, conservationists, and local stewards to monitor and safeguard these irreplaceable places and species.
Planet imagery and data can help catalyze new understanding of biodiversity, assess ecosystem integrity, and track degradation in these places, drawing attention and resources where they’re needed most. By collaborating with those who have a stake in their stewardship on the ground, we can avoid losing these spectacular places forever.
Meet Our First Cohort of Biodiversity Sites and Partners
VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, DRC
Helping to prevent deforestation, monitor the wildlife population within park boundaries, and support smallholder farming communities.
In partnership with Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab and Virunga National Park
BLUE FUTURE, MOZAMBIQUE
Helping prioritize and establish a new Marine Protected Area, enhance and monitor ecosystem health and climate resilience, and support community livelihoods in a highly diverse coastal region.
In partnership with Wildlife Conservation Society and NatureMetrics
OSA PENINSULA, COSTA RICA
Helping to restore mangroves and tropical forests, identify species refugia, and monitor habitat connectivity from ridge to reef in an Neotropical biodiversity hotspot.
In partnership with Osa Conservation
RIO MATOS RAMSAR SITE, BOLIVIA
Informing the design, management, and enforcement of new protected areas and sustainable development in a vulnerable and dynamically complex wetland-savanna site.
In partnership with Conservación Amazónica ACEAA
GUNUNG NANING PROTECTION FOREST, INDONESIA
Supporting creation of no-take zones for key biodiversity, evaluation of species conservation status, and empowering local ecosystem stewards in Borneo, Indonesia.
In partnership with WildMon and Planet Indonesia
VALE DO JAVARI, BRAZIL
Helping Indigenous stewards monitor areas at risk of invasion, report environmental crimes, and plan field expeditions in the Brazilian Amazon.
In partnership with União dos Povos Indígenas do Vale do Javari (UNIVAJA), TERRAS, and NIA TERO
TERAI ARC LANDSCAPE, NEPAL
Supporting sustainable management of water and grassland habitats to help safeguard endangered Bengal tigers, their prey and local communities in a UN World Restoration Flagship.
A partnership with Utrecht University, HAS green academy, Delft University of Technology, The National Trust for Nature Conservation, and Nepal Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, as part of the Save the Tiger! Save the Grasslands! Save the Water! research project
EASTERN CHIMPANZEE CONSERVATION AREAS, EAST AFRICA
Advancing National Chimpanzee Conservation Action Plans, helping secure, protect, and restore habitats, and supporting community-led conservation and monitoring in western Tanzania and Uganda.
In partnership with the Jane Goodall Institute
PROPOSE A SITE FOR PROJECT CENTINELA
Planet Welcomes Applications for High-Biodiversity Sites in Need of Urgent Attention
Our focus is on the globe’s most imperiled species and ecosystems where extinctions are most likely to occur and irrecoverable biodiversity and natural capital are at greatest risk. To participate in the program, applicants must demonstrate that sites meet the following criteria:
- Assessed as high conservation value using a recognized approach
- Located in an area with high risk to biodiversity
- Delineated at the landscape or seascape scale (<15,000 sq km)
In addition to richness, rarity, and risk, we are prioritizing habitats and ecosystems that face high rates of degradation and have received comparatively less attention and investment from conservation organizations and investors, including aquatic ecosystems, grasslands and savannas, and coastal ecosystems.
We are looking for partner teams with:
- Biodiversity expertise
- Demonstrated experience with remote sensing
- Long-term stake in the site identified
If your organization is engaged with a biodiversity site that meets the criteria above, please APPLY TODAY and our team will be in touch.
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