Pachama

Pachama pioneered digital MRV for forest carbon, combining LiDAR, satellite imagery and machine learning into a project monitoring platform, and was acquired by Carbon Direct in November 2025 in a consolidation of the science-driven carbon-management space.

Forest dMRVLiDAR + satellite + MLAcquiredCarbon Direct
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Pachama
Founded2018
HQSan Francisco, USA
StageAcquired by Carbon Direct (2025)
API / accessPartial
Founded2018
HQSan Francisco, USA
StageAcquired by Carbon Direct (2025)
API / accessPartial
EvidenceWell corroborated

Digital MRV for forest carbon, now part of Carbon Direct.

What they do

Inside Pachama

Pachama built proprietary digital MRV for forest carbon removal, using LiDAR, satellite data and machine learning to monitor and verify projects at scale.

On 10 November 2025 Carbon Direct announced it had acquired Pachama, pairing Pachama’s platform with Carbon Direct’s scientific advisory and project-diligence services.

Signal

Recent developments

  1. Nov 2025Carbon Direct acquired Pachama, integrating its forest carbon dMRV platform into Carbon Direct’s diligence and advisory services.
Carbon & forest analytics

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