In this tutorial, Ontario Nature’s Graeme Smith shows how to use InVEST to calculate carbon in an area of conservation interest and create a carbon stock map in ArcGIS Pro with this data. Developed by Stanford University as part of their Natural Capital Project, InVEST (Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs) is a suite of models used to map and valuate ecosystem services, including carbon storage.

Software used in this video: ArcGIS Pro (version 3.0.0), InVEST 3.12.0 Workbench, Microsoft Excel

Follow along with Ontario Nature’s stepbystep guide to conduct a carbon assessment using InVEST: https://view.publitas.com/onnature/i...

Links to resources mentioned during this tutorial:

Carbon Pool Datasets:

Aboveground and belowground biomass: https://daac.ornl.gov/cgibin/dsviewe...)
Soil Organic Carbon biomass: https://figshare.com/articles/dataset...)

WWFCanada and McMaster University National Carbon Map: https://wwf.ca/carbonmap

InVEST user guide: https://storage.googleapis.com/releas...
InVEST community form: https://community.naturalcapitalproje...

From increasing protected areas to improving land management, carbon stock assessments can advance conservation. Ontario Nature’s latest publication, “A Beginner’s Guide on Measuring Carbon Stocks to Support Conservation,” demystifies carbon stock assessments. Learn about the importance of this work for advancing conservation in Ontario in our newly released guide: https://view.publitas.com/onnature/m...