Royal Forest Department
CarbonSink Forest
Royal Forest Department Thailand
Forest climate intelligence for Thailand

Thailand’s forests, measured as living carbon.

A modern carbon, biodiversity, and forest resilience platform—combining restoration storytelling, satellite layers, fire intelligence, and carbon impact estimation in one elegant landing experience.

Thailand snapshot

Forest policy, biodiversity, and restoration context

This experience is designed around Thailand’s forest landscape, where current forest area is commonly described at around one-third of the country, while policy has long targeted 40% cover and newer national strategy references a 55% goal by 2037.

Forest area
~16.4M ha
Forest share
~32%
Historic target
40%
Strategy target
55%
Apple-style storytelling

A scrolling narrative of protection, restoration, and measurable climate value

Each section adds another layer: what Thailand’s forests represent, how satellite systems detect change, where live alerts matter, and how restoration can be translated into carbon and community impact.

01 · Landscape

From montane cloud forest to tropical evergreen systems

Thailand’s forest systems include evergreen, deciduous, and mangrove environments. This diversity is what makes forest protection a climate measure, a water-security measure, and a biodiversity measure at the same time.

Thailand forest
Biodiversity context
~8% of global plant species
A widely cited indicator of Thailand’s ecological importance in Southeast Asia.
Restoration logic
Protect, restore, monitor
The strongest forest carbon strategies combine avoided loss with new growth.
02 · Satellite intelligence

Near-real-time deforestation monitoring changes the response window

The map layer below is prepared to ingest Global Forest Watch integrated alerts and render them as live disturbance markers. It is paired with satellite basemaps and an animated Thailand fly-through.

Animated forest growth visualization
Restoration pathway
Illustrative growth curve
Deforestation alerts
From GFW integrated alerts when configured
Active fire points
From NASA FIRMS when configured
Map mode
Demo
Switches to live when API keys are added
03 · Carbon value

Carbon is easier to communicate when it becomes personal

The calculator turns hectares, tree counts, or restoration area into a simple estimate of sequestration and indicative credit volume. Keep the formula conservative or replace it with your project methodology.

Carbon credit calculator

Estimate restoration impact

Illustrative default: 8 tCO₂e per hectare per year. Adjust to match your project standard, species mix, age profile, and verification pathway.

Estimated total removals
20,000 tCO₂e
Indicative carbon credits
20,000
Equivalent passenger cars / year
4,348
Illustrative conversion using 4.6 tCO₂ per car/year.
Potential trees supported
0
Potential carbon offset (tCO₂e)
0
Landscape hectares in focus
0
Climate dashboard

Policy context, live signals, and satellite-ready design

This dashboard balances storytelling with operator-style utilities: headline metrics, alert state, map controls, and a clean visual system suitable for government, ESG, or donor-facing use.

Forest cover context
~32%

A concise Thailand snapshot based on recent national and regional forestry references.

Fire alert status
Awaiting live key

NASA FIRMS provides near-real-time fire data. Add your MAP_KEY to enable live fetch and map markers.

Deforestation signal
API-ready

Global Forest Watch’s Data API exposes datasets, analysis, and near-real-time forest change workflows.

Forest growth animation
Restoration trajectory
Illustrative
Operational notes
Mapbox 3D globe Ready
Satellite basemap Ready
GFW live alerts Key needed
NASA fire alerts Key needed
Interactive Thailand forest map

3D globe, satellite layer, forest-change overlays

This interactive map uses a lightweight 2D Leaflet map with satellite imagery. It highlights Thailand's forest regions and can display fire alerts or deforestation signals when live data sources are connected.