Finland’s Kuva Space has partnered with WWF-Indonesia to monitor and quantify Indonesia’s blue carbon assets using satellite-based climate data. The collaboration, announced on Thursday 11 December 2025, aims to support coastal conservation efforts through hyperspectral imaging and AI analysis.
The project will map seagrass and mangrove habitats in East Nusa Tenggara and East Kalimantan, areas where WWF-Indonesia has long been active. The resulting data is intended to strengthen scientific approaches to coastal restoration and contribute to future blue carbon accounting and sustainable finance models.
Kuva Space’s technology uses hyperspectral imaging to detect subtle biochemical signatures that reveal ecosystem composition and health. When combined with AI-driven analytics, it can provide insights into species distribution, biomass, water quality and carbon sequestration.
“Monitoring blue carbon ecosystems has traditionally relied on labor-intensive fieldwork that can take years and cover only a fraction of the area,” said Jarkko Antila, CEO of Kuva Space. “With novel and innovative spaceborne and AI tools like ours, we can detect, identify, and forecast blue ecosystems with greater accuracy, frequency, and scale.”
He added that the partnership demonstrates how global and local collaboration can support more transparent environmental finance mechanisms.
The model developed through the initiative is expected to be scalable to other coastal nations and integrate with broader climate frameworks.
Source: Via Satellite
