Hatfield provides technical solutions and consulting services for sustainable forest management in temperate and boreal forests in North America, as well as moist and dry tropical forests and mangrove ecosystems in Southeast Asia and Southern Africa.
Our multi-disciplinary expertise includes:
- Forest ecology, biodiversity, and restoration – biodiversity surveys, habitat mapping, ecosystem services assessments, and forest disturbance and recovery monitoring, including using remote sensing technologies (drones, LiDAR, and satellite).
- Remote sensing and GIS analytics – biophysical forest mapping, including canopy height, canopy closure, forest type and species mapping, forestry recovery monitoring using our spectral-recovery solution.
- Hydrology and watershed management – water balance models and water quality models.
- Carbon stock assessments, activity data generation, project feasibility studies, and project design document to describe emission reductions.
- Wildfire risk management – wildfire fuels estimation using drones, LiDAR, and satellite through our arboSense Fuels solution.
- Socio-cultural assessment and valuation.
We work with governments, international organizations, Indigenous Peoples, NGOs, communities, and the private sector to advance sustainable forest management practices in sectors such as forestry, oil palm plantations, forest plantation, non-timber forest products, bioenergy, hydropower, mining, and oil and gas.
This includes addressing national and international sustainable forest management requirements and opportunities, such as high conservation value (HCV) assessments, High Carbon Stock Approach (HCSA), Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification, and reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) projects following approved methodologies.
Why Hatfield?
We bring together a unique range of technical expertise to address your specific forest management challenges and requirements. From local, project-specific needs to national and international initiatives, Hatfield works with clients and stakeholders to provide technical solutions that promote and advance sustainable forest management.
