# Separating natural forests from other tree cover with AI for deforestation-free supply chains

DevFeed: [Separating natural forests from other tree cover with AI for deforestation-free supply chains](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/separating-natural-forests-from-other-tree-cover-with-ai-for-deforestation-free-supply-chains-6870.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://research.google/blog/separating-natural-forests-from-other-tree-cover-with-ai-for-deforestation-free-supply-chains/>)

Published: 2025-11-13T19:04:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [The latest research from Google](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/the-latest-research-from-google.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>), [dataset](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dataset.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>), [Monitoring](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/monitoring.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [climate-sustainability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/climate-sustainability.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [global](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/global.md>), [google](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google.md>), [monitoring](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/monitoring.md>), [open-source-models-datasets](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source-models-datasets.md>), [research](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research.md>), [responsible-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/responsible-ai.md>), [sustainability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sustainability.md>)

## AI overview

Google Research and Google DeepMind are releasing Natural Forests of the World 2020, an AI-powered map and dataset that distinguishes natural forests from other tree cover. The globally consistent 10-meter-resolution map is intended to support deforestation and degradation monitoring, supply-chain due diligence, and compliance with deforestation-free goals, including the European Union's regulation on deforestation-free products.

## Source excerpt

Climate & Sustainability