Using EO to strengthen coastal resilience and forest management in Bangladesh
EO data is strengthening forest and mangrove monitoring in Bangladesh to support resilient coastal development and long-term sustainable management.
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The ESA GDA Forest Management activity is supporting the World Bank in the preparation of a multisectoral coastal resilience programme in Bangladesh, by using satellite Earth Observation (EO) data to improve forest and mangrove monitoring. Focusing on vulnerable coastal and inland regions, including areas outside of the core Sundarbans and the Chittagong Hill Tracts, the project delivers high-resolution baseline datasets on mangrove extent, tree cover, and forest disturbances.
The GDA Forest consortium used freely available Copernicus data at 10m resolution to produce several baseline EO products, including Mangrove extent mapping (2024), Tree Cover mapping (2020), Tree Cover Density (2020) and Tree Cover Disturbance Monitoring (2018 – 2024). These tools help assess restoration efforts, track deforestation, and strengthen decision-making for sustainable development.
Read more about this case study here: Strengthening coastal resilience and forest management in Bangladesh with EO