1MTN's Success Story

1MTN is pioneering the frontier of climate solutions with its commitment to innovative, nature-based carbon removal projects aimed at combating climate change. With its foundational roots in Tallinn, Estonia, and expansive operations across East Africa, 1MTN is making meaningful advances towards a more sustainable future. This case study peeks into how 1MTN employs Orbify's cutting-edge solutions for streamlined land validation and monitoring, bringing to light essential data on forest loss trends, deforestation scopes, and land health status

1MTN's Success Story
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1MTN: Innovators in Climate Action and Carbon Removal

1MTN is at the forefront of a transformative mission to combat climate change through innovative and high-quality nature-based carbon removal projects. Their unique strategy extends beyond bamboo planting, incorporating the comprehensive Verra's ARR methodology, VM0047, to ensure each project meets the highest environmental standards and genuinely benefits the planet.

Based in Tallinn, Estonia, with significant operations throughout East Africa, including teams in Kampala, Uganda, and Nairobi, Kenya, 1MTN is making strides toward meaningful environmental change. Their efforts are closely aligned with eight Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), demonstrating a broad and effective approach to addressing global environmental challenges.

In today's world, where the call to address environmental degradation is louder than ever, 1MTN's thoughtful approach and steadfast commitment to their goals shine as a hopeful example for achieving a more sustainable and fair future.


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The challenge: 1MTN's Quest for Efficiency in Carbon Project Validation

The challenge 1MTN faced involved meeting the rigorous standards set by certifying bodies like Verra and Gold Standard for carbon removal projects. These standards necessitate detailed time series analysis to evaluate land suitability and compliance with environmental criteria.

As 1MTN aimed to scale their projects across extensive land areas in diverse locations, the complexity and workload of this assessment process significantly increased. Traditionally, this would require manually sourcing land images from various time points and analyzing them with remote sensing tools—a process that is not only labor-intensive but also requires substantial expertise and training. This manual approach, aside from being incredibly time-consuming, could also become a source of frustration, particularly when the analysis reveals that a chosen land area does not meet the necessary standards for a carbon removal project.

This predicament led 1MTN to seek a more efficient solution, prompting their collaboration with Orbify. By leveraging Orbify's platform, 1MTN aimed to streamline and simplify the land assessment process, making it more manageable and less time-consuming.


The Solution: How the Orbify Platform Empowers 1MTN

Orbify platform has become a cornerstone in making 1MTN's process of land suitability analysis for carbon removal projects more efficient. Orbify has revolutionised this intensive process with its advanced, integrated technology, making land analysis faster and simpler. Its ability to centralize data in one spot is particularly impactful, enabling 1MTN's team to manage land validation and monitoring with greater ease.

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Its advanced geographic data entry and time series analysis capabilities, provides essential insights into forest loss trends, deforestation rates, and the overall health of the land. These insights are crucial for the strategic planning of projects, often eliminating the necessity for initial on-site evaluations. This functionality is particularly valuable for a streamlined and geographically widespread team like 1MTN's, enabling rapid expansion of their project portfolio and seamless integration of new land areas. Furthermore, Orbify's features for measuring biomass and monitoring vegetation health via the NDVI tool are invaluable for project reporting and promptly addressing any issues.

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Beyond just improving internal workflows, Orbify has also enhanced how 1MTN interacts with potential clients. The platform offers a transparent way to share project information through web links, acting as a dependable tool for both project developers and credit buyers. It allows the technical teams from the buying side to closely examine 1MTN’s project data and confirm project specifics against live data, thereby making the sales dialogue more straightforward and boosting confidence among credit buyers.

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Looking Forward: Expanding 1MTN's Impact with Orbify's Innovative Features


As mentioned by Alistair Amendi, Director of Forestry and Research at 1MTN, the prospect of Orbify developing features that could identify the best crops or tree species for specific regions is especially promising. This capability could open up new pathways for project planning and implementation. These future enhancements have the potential to not only improve the results of projects but also make a substantial contribution to tackling climate change, preserving biodiversity, and promoting sustainable development.

1MTN's collaboration with Orbify is more than a case study; it's a narrative of innovation meeting intention. It showcases how technology can be leveraged to address some of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. As 1MTN continues to forge ahead, their story with Orbify stands as a testament to the transformative potential of combining environmental stewardship with technological advancement.

“Our collaboration with Orbify has opened doors to greater efficiency and impact in our fight against climate change at 1MTN. Not only has Orbify's platform streamlined our operations, but it has also empowered us to make well-informed decisions.” Anete Garoza, co-founder and Chief Climate Officer

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