MazingiraShield
Tree Monitoring SaaS + API  ·  Built in Kenya

Every tree counted.
Every hectare verified.

An offline field app, a satellite-backed dashboard and a developer API in one platform — built so NGOs, county governments and carbon projects can prove what they plant, priced in shillings.

0°42'N 0°38'N 0°34'N 34°46'E 34°50'E 34°54'E
KAKAMEGA — BLOCK 4
Sentinel-2 · 10m res
NDVI 0.78 · Cover 84.3%
Site · Kakamega‑04 Verified
0.78
NDVI
92%
Survival
38.6t
CO₂e est.
6
Monitoring APIs
47
Counties covered
<24h
Satellite refresh
KES 12k
Entry price / month
Why it matters

Planting is easy. Proving it is not.

From the 15 Billion Tree Growing Initiative to county climate funds and carbon projects, everyone planting trees is now being asked for evidence — survival rates, growth data, geo-located proof, satellite-verified canopy cover. Most organisations are still doing this by hand.

The old way
  • Paper logbooks and spreadsheets, compiled by hand weeks after planting.
  • Site visits every few months — too slow to catch what's failing.
  • Monitoring tools priced in US dollars, built for desks in Europe.
  • No way for local developers to build anything on top.
With MazingiraShield
  • Field officers register every tree by GPS — on a basic phone, even offline.
  • Satellite passes check every registered site automatically, on a schedule.
  • Priced in shillings, billed through M‑Pesa — built for the budgets that exist here.
  • Open APIs so the wider climate-tech ecosystem can build on the same data.
The platform

One system, from the seedling to the satellite.

A single mobile app and dashboard for field teams, programme managers and reviewers — covering every stage of a planting programme.

Offline field app

Register sites and trees by GPS, capture photos and survival check-ins with no signal — everything syncs once the team is back online.

Live project dashboard

Survival rates, canopy growth and site status across every location — one view for programme managers, donors and reviewers.

Satellite NDVI monitoring

Every registered boundary is checked against fresh satellite imagery on a recurring cycle, scoring vegetation health automatically.

Carbon estimates

Species mix, area and growth stage combine into a transparent, documented carbon sequestration estimate for every site.

Deforestation alerts

If tree cover drops unexpectedly inside a monitored boundary, MazingiraShield flags it the moment new imagery confirms it.

Reports that write themselves

Export donor reports, county submissions, or carbon-project evidence in the formats reviewers already expect.

Satellite Intelligence

See every hectare from space.

MazingiraShield pulls Sentinel-2 and Landsat imagery on a recurring cycle and runs automated analysis over every registered boundary — so you always know the real state of the forest, not just what was logged on paper.

app.mazingirashield.co.ke — Mau Forest Complex
Before · 2022
After · 2026
Jan 2022 · Cover 58.4%
⚠ Deforestation detected
3,420 ha cleared vs 2018 baseline · Logging activity confirmed
Jun 2026 · Cover 81.7% ↑
✓ Forest recovering
+23.3% cover gained · 1,840 ha replanted & thriving
+23.3%
Cover gained 2022–2026
1,840 ha
Replanted & verified
0.81
NDVI avg (Jun 2026)
14 day
Imagery refresh cycle

Recurring satellite passes

Every registered forest boundary is re-analysed every 14 days using Sentinel-2 imagery at 10m resolution — automatically, with no manual upload required.

Deforestation alerts

Change-detection algorithms flag unexpected cover loss within hours of a new satellite pass. Alerts go to your dashboard, email, and the API webhook of your choice.

NDVI trend timelines

Track vegetation health over months and years. NDVI timelines reveal seasonal patterns, drought stress, and the real progress of replanting programmes.

For developers

Forest intelligence, one API call away.

Everything that powers the MazingiraShield dashboard is available as a REST API — so agri-tech apps, fintechs and government systems can query tree cover, vegetation health and carbon estimates directly.

  • 01
    Tree Detection & Counting — tree count, canopy area and density from satellite or drone imagery.
  • 02
    NDVI & Vegetation Health — health indices for any polygon, over any date range.
  • 03
    Carbon Estimation — sequestration estimates from species, area and growth stage.
  • 04
    Deforestation Alerts — change-detection alerts for registered boundaries.
  • 05
    Species Classification — identify tree species from field photos.
  • 06
    Land Parcel & Geofencing — register and validate boundaries to avoid double-counting.
tree-count.sh
# Request
curl https://api.mazingirashield.co.ke/v1/tree-count \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "site_id": "kakamega-block-04",
    "boundary": {"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[...]},
    "imagery_date": "2026-05-12"
  }'

# Response
{
  "tree_count": 4821,
  "canopy_area_ha": 6.4,
  "density_per_ha": 753,
  "ndvi_avg": 0.78,
  "confidence": 0.94
}

Sandbox tier is free — 500 calls/month, no card required.

Pricing

Priced for the field, not for Silicon Valley.

Billed in Kenyan Shillings via M‑Pesa or card. USD shown for reference at roughly KES 130 = US$1.

Community

Schools, small NGOs & community groups

KES 12,000/mo
~ US$92 / month
  • Up to 5,000 trees / 50 ha
  • Mobile field app
  • Basic dashboard
  • Monthly survival reports
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Growth

Cooperatives & county pilots

KES 45,000/mo
~ US$346 / month
  • Up to 50,000 trees / 500 ha
  • Satellite NDVI monitoring
  • Carbon estimate reports
  • Limited API access
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Enterprise

Carbon project developers & corporates

KES 150,000/mo
~ US$1,154 / month
  • Up to 500,000 trees / 5,000 ha
  • Satellite + drone integration
  • MRV-grade carbon reporting
  • Dedicated support & white-label
Talk to sales

National / Gov.

County & national programmes

Custom
Scoped per programme
  • Unlimited trees & hectares
  • Multi-county dashboards
  • KFS / NEMA reporting formats
  • Training & onboarding
Contact us

Two months free on every annual plan.

Built for

Whoever is doing the planting — and the counting.

Segment A

NGOs & community groups

Track survival across scattered planting sites and turn field data straight into the reports your donors ask for.

Segment B

County governments

One dashboard for every ward's contribution to national tree-growing targets, ready for the steering committee.

Segment C

Carbon project developers

Continuous, geo-located monitoring data with documented methodology — built with certification audits in mind.

Segment D

Climate-tech developers

Add vegetation health and tree-cover insight to your product without building your own imagery pipeline.

Getting started

From sign-up to your first verified report.

01

Register your sites

Draw boundaries and log planting plans from the dashboard, or have field teams register sites directly from the app.

02

Let monitoring run

Field check-ins and scheduled satellite passes keep every site's survival, NDVI and carbon data current — automatically.

03

Export verified data

Pull donor reports, county submissions, or carbon-ready evidence whenever you need them — or fetch it via API.

Web & Mobile

Dashboard in your browser.
Field app on any phone.

Managers and analysts get a full dashboard at app.mazingirashield.co.ke — no install required. Field officers use the mobile app to log trees by GPS and submit check-ins with or without a data connection, syncing automatically when signal returns.

  • Satellite imagery with NDVI & forest cover change detection — updated every 14 days
  • Deforestation alerts pushed to mobile the moment a pass detects loss
  • Field app works fully offline — GPS tree tagging & photo capture
  • Satellite data & field check-ins fused on a single live map
  • Low-data mode — runs on basic Android devices in remote areas
  • Auto-sync between field app and the web dashboard at app.mazingirashield.co.ke

Web · Android 8.0+ · iOS 14+ · Free download, requires an active plan

MazingiraShield
Mau Forest · Block 3
NDVI
0.81
Sentinel-2 · 10m · Jun 12
⚠ Alert · Block 3B
Dense
Cleared
New
NDVI trend · 12 months ↑ +0.09
Field check-ins today
Block 3A — 312 trees
GPS logged · photos attached
Block 3B — pending
Satellite alert flagged
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Ready to verify your first hectare?

Start a pilot with your team, or get sandbox API access and start building today.