historical images, forest overlap, and when relevant, ground-truthing. At the end of the review, Tony’s Open Chain will share these findings with its supply chain partners, offering an informed opinion on the most reliable methodology for each specific case. Farmers will be reintegrated into the supply chain upon agreement from all partners. For more information on the reintegration process, see the Reintegration Protocol below.
III. Groun-tdruthinagndRemediatPiornotocol Ground-truthing is an essential element of the due diligence required to address the issue of deforestation in the cocoa sector. Tony’s Open Chain uses ground- truthing to validate deforestation alerts generated from satellite land use analysis, which is carried out by our Deforestation Risk Analysis Partners. Ground-truthing helps us collect the information we need to perform risk mitigation activities or provide support for the remediation of proven cases of deforestation. Tony’s Open Chain makes use of ground-truthing to provide additional (observable) information to its partner cooperatives and Supply Chain Partner Network. Remote sensing technologies, including satellite imagery and aerial photography, offer important information about land use. However, this data can occasionally be inaccurate due to issues such as cloud cover, seasonal variations, or misclassifications. Ground- truthing enables Tony’s Open Chain and its partners to gather firsthand observations that build a more complete picture than remote sensing data can offer on its own.. We believe ground-truthing can play a key role in the deforestation monitoring processes of companies, as satellite monitoring methodologies—commonly used to check EUDR compliance—may also have errors or there may simply be errors in farm mapping. Correcting these misclassifications (false positives) is crucial to prevent unfair penalties for farmers. Legal Considerations: It is important to note that Tony’s Open Chain cannot guarantee that farms identified as having been erroneously flagged for deforestation through our ground-truthing process will be allowed back into the supply chain of Tony’s Open Chain. Approval by respective Deforestation Risk Analysis Partners and Supply Chain Partners liable for EUDR compliance upon entry
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