SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING SUSTAINABLE GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS BY REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES AND METHOD THEREOF

Fecha de publicación: 15/11/2012
Fuente: WIPO "sustainability"
Particularly applicable to the implementation of sustainability requirements concerning on the promotion of the use of bioproduct from renewable sources, through the system and method described is possible to ensure that the origin of raw materials is sustainable (according to a previously defined sustainability requirements), avoiding travel to the area of interest, thus saving time and economic costs and preventing errors and fraud. More specifically, the system and method object of the invention are particularly applicable for identifying those areas that comply with said sustainability requirements. Said sustainability requirements state that raw material intended for bioproduct production shall not be made from lands with a high biodiversity, high carbon stock or peatlands, and bearing in mind additionally the land use requirement.