GRAS specializes in sustainability assessments, deforestation monitoring, supply chain risk assessment, and due diligence using GIS and remote sensing technologies. Key expertise includes geospatial analysis, Earth observation, deforestation and land use change detection, biodiversity assessment, and sustainable supply chain compliance.
Recent publications:
Randall, N. et al, 2026. Weak-to-Gold Label Training of Spatio-Temporal Deep Learning Models for Cross-Region Coffee and Forest Segmentation. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing.
Pena Pereira, S. et al., 2026, July. Deep Learning-Driven Annual Coffee and Forest Mapping for Enhanced EUDR Deforestation Assessment. In International Coffee Convention 2026. ScienceOpen.
Rothe, P., et al., 2024, July. EUDR coffee check: A tool to support the coffee sector to become compliant with the European union regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR). In Proceedings (Vol. 109, No. 1, p. 21). MDPI.

Agriculture
Biogeography
Forestry and forest sciences
Physical Geography
Remote Sensing

GRAS is particularly interested in contributing to projects under Themes A and B of the call by providing spatial analysis, monitoring frameworks, scenario assessment, and evidence-based indicators to evaluate ecosystem functioning, biodiversity responses, and future pathways of environmental change. In addition, GRAS's experience supporting public and private stakeholders through sustainability and due diligence solutions enables the translation of scientific findings into actionable tools for policy, environmental governance, and biodiversity management.

gis, remote sensing, earth observation, deforestation, land use change, sustainable supply chains, biodiversity, environmental risk assessment

Fit for Biodiversity conference, October 2026 in Brussels: https://food-biodiversity.de/conference-fit-for-biodiversity-solutions-for-the-agri-food-sector/
Forest Momentum conference, September 2026: https://eufore.eu/forest-momentum/
International Coffee Convention, October 2026: https://www.coffee-convention.com/ICC-2026/