AGRESTA S COOP

Their core work

AGRESTA is a Spanish forestry cooperative specializing in forest inventory, biomass assessment, and carbon accounting using remote sensing technologies including LiDAR. They build web-based platforms that make forest data collection faster and cheaper for land managers, forest owners, and environmental agencies. Their work bridges the gap between satellite/airborne data and practical forest management decisions, with growing expertise in carbon sequestration measurement under climate change scenarios.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

AGRESTA started with a small-scale forest inventory tool concept (WoodStock, 2017, €50K SME Phase 1), then expanded into climate-relevant carbon forestry research through CARE4C (2018). By 2019, they secured their largest project — FORESTMAP (€558K) — scaling their inventory platform with LiDAR, geospatial data, and biomass assessment capabilities. The trajectory shows a clear move from basic forest data tools toward climate-aware, technology-rich forest monitoring.

AGRESTA is moving toward integrated climate-forest platforms that combine remote sensing with carbon accounting — positioning them for the growing EU demand in forest-based carbon credits and LULUCF reporting.

How they like to work

AGRESTA prefers to lead: they coordinated 2 of their 3 projects, including their largest (FORESTMAP). With 18 unique partners across 7 countries, they build moderately sized international consortia rather than working in isolation. Their use of both SME Instrument (solo) and MSCA-RISE (network) funding shows they can operate independently on product development while also integrating into academic research networks.

AGRESTA has collaborated with 18 different partners across 7 countries, suggesting a well-connected European network for a small cooperative. Their MSCA-RISE participation (CARE4C) likely brought them into contact with academic forestry and climate research groups beyond their usual SME circles.

What sets them apart

AGRESTA occupies an unusual niche as a forestry cooperative that combines field expertise with digital platform development and remote sensing. Unlike pure tech companies building forest tools from the outside, they bring practitioner knowledge of actual forest management. For consortium builders, they offer a rare combination: an SME that can both develop the technology and validate it in real forestry operations.

Highlights from their portfolio

• FORESTMAP
  Their flagship project (€558K, coordinator) — a full-scale forest inventory platform integrating LiDAR, geospatial data, and biomass assessment for sustainable forest management.
• CARE4C
  Brought AGRESTA into the carbon-climate research space through an MSCA-RISE network, connecting them with academic partners on carbon sequestration and risk assessment in forestry.