A snapshot tells you today. Monitoring reveals the change.

A single assessment helps answer one question: what does a plantation look like at a particular point in time? A baseline gives subsequent observations something meaningful to compare with.

Plantations continue to change. Comparing observations across time helps place a new signal in context and focus attention on the areas that need follow-up.

For GDT, the journey connects broad observation, targeted inspection and evidence review. A signal starts the investigation; the confirmed conclusion comes after the relevant evidence has been checked.