Five sources · one clear outcome per plot · no site visit to start
Screen every plot for protected areas, Indigenous land rights, World Heritage sites and protected wetlands — and get a clear outcome for each one.
Upload your plots — a supplier's farms, a project site or an entire portfolio — and Legality Assessment checks each polygon against protected-area records, Indigenous and community land-tenure records, World Heritage and biosphere sites, protected wetlands and threatened-species occurrence data. Each plot receives a single outcome, from 'No findings' to 'Prohibited', together with the restriction tier and the source behind it. A map shows exactly where the overlap lies, and the export takes the findings straight into your report, credit file or audit. It runs on ERWAY's satellite-backed geospatial platform, on the same plot register used for EUDR and Plant Health.
The outcome is a preliminary screening against international protection records. It tells you which plots need a permit, a document or community consent before you go any further. It is not a legal opinion, and every finding is labelled accordingly.
No sign-up needed. The demo runs in your browser.
Outcome — Northern sourcing 2026
12 plots · 11 assessed · 1 not assessable
Decided by
Protected areas, wetlands
The most serious outcome among the 11 plots checked. A single finding on a single plot sets the project outcome; clean results on other plots do not change it.
Plots by outcome
- Prohibited0
- Restricted3
- Verification needed2
- Informational1
- No findings5
1 plot not assessable (no geometry) — not part of the distribution.
Sources
Protected areas
- Checked
- 11 / 11
- Overlap
- 6.8 ha
- Records
- 14 Sep 2026
Indigenous and community lands
- Checked
- 11 / 11
- Overlap
- —
- Records
- 2 Sep 2026
World Heritage and biosphere sites
- Checked
- 11 / 11
- Overlap
- approximate
- Records
- 8 Sep 2026
Protected wetlands
- Checked
- 11 / 11
- Overlap
- 2.1 ha
- Records
- 18 Sep 2026
Threatened species
Medium: one EN bird record within 1 km
- Checked
- 11 / 11
- Records
- 19 Sep 2026
Plots
| Plot | By source | Species | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
NS-004 Creek Bank | Protected areaCommunity landHeritageWetlands | Species risk: Low | Sustainable-use area 22 %; inside wetland boundary 14 % · tier 3 |
NS-007 Salt Marsh Edge | Protected areaCommunity landHeritageWetlands | Species risk: Medium | Near a wetland disc (approximate) · tier 4 |
NS-002 Farm A | Protected areaCommunity landHeritageWetlands | Species risk: None | Water-protection zone 9 % · tier 5 |
NS-011 Old Drovers' Road | Protected areaCommunity landHeritageWetlands | Species risk: None | Near a cultural World Heritage site (approximate) · tier 6 |
NS-001 Farm A | Protected areaCommunity landHeritageWetlands | Species risk: None | No record in any source |
NS-009 no geometry | Protected areaCommunity landHeritageWetlands | Species risk: None | Not assessable — not the same as 'No findings' |
Any plot, any country, any portfolio size
- Agri-commodity sourcing
- Forestry and timber
- Solar and wind siting
- Factory and plant investors
- Mining and quarrying
- Agri-finance and lenders
- Insurance and reinsurance
- Carbon and restoration projects
- ESG and nature reporting
- Environmental consultancies
What every check is based on
Protected areas
International protected-area records
Category and protection class for each area; overlap in hectares
Indigenous and community lands
Land-tenure records
Tenure status and community identity for each overlap; consent flag
World Heritage and biosphere sites
International heritage designations
World Heritage, Biosphere Reserves, Global Geoparks; approximate footprint
Protected wetlands
International wetlands convention
Official boundary where published; disc where not
Threatened species
Occurrence records, global threat categories
Inside the plot and within 1 km; informational only
The outcome scale
Five outcomes
No findings → Informational → Verification needed → Restricted → Prohibited
The tier scale
Six tiers
Tier 1 is the strictest, tier 6 the weakest; the strictest tier on the plot applies
The strictest-finding rule
One rule
The most serious finding on any single plot sets the project outcome
Five sources, one outcome scale and one rule for combining them. None of it is configurable per customer, so two people looking at the same plot always see the same result.
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Sources each plot is checked against. Four determine the outcome; the fifth — threatened species — is shown alongside it for context and never affects it.
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Outcome per plot. The most serious finding across the four deciding sources sets it, and a clean result from another source never softens it.
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Plots reported as clean while their checks are still pending. 'Not checked yet' and 'No findings' are always kept apart.
Rule descriptions reflect the application as of 20 September 2026. Distances and buffers on this page are configurable defaults and are labelled as such; computed footprints are labelled as approximate.
Modules
One screen for each question a plot raises
Is the plot inside a protected area? Whose land is it? Is it near a World Heritage site or a wetland of international importance? Which threatened species have been recorded there? Each module below answers one of these questions for every plot, and each one is a real screen in the product.
Projects by outcome, and checks still in progress
Every project sits in one of five outcomes, and the dashboard counts plots rather than averaging scores. Below it, the check queue shows which source has answered for how many plots and when each source's records were last updated. A plot whose checks are still running is never counted as clean.
- Counts by outcome — no blended score
- Checks in progress shown separately from results
- Reference-data date for each source
Dashboard
Four projects, by outcome. Counts include only plots whose checks have completed.
Projects by outcome
2
Site options — Valle Alto · Cooperative lots — East
1
Northern sourcing 2026
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0
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1 project · 8 plots
Restoration block 7 — wetland and species checks still queued. Queued plots are never counted as clean.
Plots
Assessed
45
Plots for which every available source has answered
With findings
19
A restrictive finding from any source, or a medium or high species risk
Not assessable
1
Plot without geometry — not the same as 'No findings'
Queued
8
Not checked yet
Reference data per source
When each source's records were last imported, and how many plots it has answered for.
| Source | Last updated | Plots checked | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected areas | 14 Sep 2026 | 53 / 53 | Checked |
| Indigenous and community lands | 2 Sep 2026 | 53 / 53 | Checked |
| World Heritage and biosphere sites | 8 Sep 2026 | 53 / 53 | Checked |
| Protected wetlands | 18 Sep 2026 | 48 / 53 | Checking… |
| Threatened species | 19 Sep 2026 | 50 / 53 | Checking… |
Every polygon you hold, in one project
Upload GeoJSON or enter coordinates. The plot's own properties — a supplier's plot code, a cadastral reference — become its identity in every table and export, so each finding stays tied to the plot it belongs to. A plot without geometry is kept and marked 'Not assessable' rather than dropped or treated as clean.
- GeoJSON or coordinates; plot properties kept as the identity
- Geometry validated on import
- Five checks queued for every plot on save
Plots — Northern sourcing 2026
Upload GeoJSON or paste coordinates; every plot is queued for five checks on save.
Upload GeoJSON
FeatureCollection; Polygon and MultiPolygon. Feature properties become the plot's identity.
Paste coordinates
WGS84 latitude–longitude pairs; the first and last point must be the same.
Identity field
Chosen from the feature properties. This value appears in every table and every export.
supplier_plot_code
Geometry validation
- Valid polygons11
- No geometry1
- Self-intersecting0
On save, five checks were queued for every plot.
| Identity | Plot | Area | Geometry | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NS-001 | Plot 1 — Farm A | 11.2 ha | Polygon | Checked |
| NS-002 | Plot 2 — Farm A | 8.7 ha | Polygon | Checked |
| NS-003 | Plot 3 — Hillside | 6.1 ha | Polygon | Checked |
| NS-004 | Plot 4 — Creek Bank | 9.4 ha | Polygon | Checked |
| NS-005 | Plot 5 — Lowland | 14.0 ha | MultiPolygon | Checked |
| NS-009 | Plot 9 — no geometry | — | — | Not assessable |
| NS-012 | Plot 12 — Concession | 5.3 ha | Polygon | Checked |
Overlap with a protected area, in hectares and in legal terms
Every overlapping area is listed separately with its category, its protection class where the record has one, the overlap in hectares and as a share of the plot, and the resulting restriction tier. Where the class is not recorded, the card says 'unknown' — never 'unprotected'.
- Category and protection class for each overlapping area
- Overlap in hectares and as a share of the plot
- Restriction tier 1–6 with a plain-language explanation
Protected areas — VA-02
Site options — Valle Alto · 11.1 ha
Protected areas
Sierra Alta National Park
International protected-area record · imported 14 Sep 2026
- Category
- Strict protection
- protection class
- Category II
- Overlap
- 4.2 ha
- Share of plot
- 38 %
What this means
A national park falls under strict protection. Converting land for production here is legally prohibited. The finding applies to the 4.2 overlapping hectares; the rest of the plot is assessed separately against the other sources.
Other areas on the same plot
| Area | Category | Class | Overlap | Share | Tier | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valle Alto Wildlife Improvement Area | Protected, unclassified | unknown | 0.6 ha | 5 % | Tier 3 | Verification needed |
| Valley Catchment Reserve | Resource protection (water) | — | 1.9 ha | 17 % | Tier 5 | Restricted |
Where the class is not recorded, the card says 'unknown' — never 'unprotected'.
Whose land it is, and whether consent is documented
Land held, used or claimed by Indigenous Peoples and local communities, with its tenure status: documented, recognised but undocumented, claim submitted, or customary. Indigenous land carries a consent flag, and the project counts the plots that need it. A country panel gives the tenure-security context for the country as a whole — clearly marked as country-level information, not a statement about the plot.
- Tenure status and community identity for each overlap
- Plots requiring community consent, counted
- Indicative-only records shown as information, never as findings
Indigenous and community lands — Cooperative lots — East
30 plots · 2 plots need community consent
Plots needing community consent
2
Plots with a non-indicator finding whose identity is Indigenous
Free, prior and informed consent (FPIC)
Overlapping plots
5
Indigenous land
2
Community land
3
Indicative only
4
| Plot | Land | Identity | Tenure status | Tier | Outcome | Consent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CL-07 | Lower River Indigenous territory | Indigenous | Recognised, documented | Tier 2 | Prohibited | Consent needed |
| CL-08 | Lower River Indigenous territory | Indigenous | Recognised, undocumented | Tier 2 | Restricted | Consent needed |
| CL-14 | Highland villages common pasture | Community | Customary | Tier 3 | Verification needed | — |
| CL-15 | Highland villages common pasture | Community | Claim submitted | Tier 3 | Verification needed | — |
| CL-22 | Country-wide indicative layer | Community | Indicative | Tier 6 | Informational | — |
Country context — tenure security
This panel describes the country as a whole, not this plot.
- Recognition of Indigenous land
- Constitutional; registration partly complete
- Recognition of community land
- Statutory; customary use not recorded
- Record coverage
- Uneven; an absence of records is not an absence of rights
International designations, with footprints drawn as accurately as the data allows
World Heritage sites, Biosphere Reserves and Global Geoparks, plus wetlands of international importance under the international wetlands convention. Where an official boundary is published, it is used. Where only a centre point and a size are known, the footprint is a computed circle with a confidence rating, and every finding based on it is labelled approximate. A low-confidence circle can never make a plot 'Prohibited'.
- Relation to the site: inside, core, buffer, near or vicinity
- Official boundary or computed circle — always labelled
- Sites on the List of World Heritage in Danger flagged
World Heritage and wetlands — Northern sourcing 2026
Relation to each site's footprint. Approximate footprints are labelled as such.
Approximate footprint
Heritage sites are published without boundaries. Each site is a circle computed from its published size, with a confidence rating of high, medium or low. A low-confidence circle can never make a plot 'Prohibited'. A protected wetland site uses its official boundary where one is published, and a disc around the centre point where not.
World Heritage and biosphere sites
| Plot | Site | Programme | Relation | Footprint | Confidence | Tier | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NS-004 | Lake Basin Biosphere Reserve Official site record | Biosphere Reserve | Vicinity (≤ 25 km, default)Approximate | Computed circle | Medium | Tier 6 | Informational |
| NS-011 | Old Drovers' Road Official site record | World Heritage (cultural) | Near (≤ 5 km, default)Approximate | Computed circle | High | Tier 6 | Informational |
| NS-003 | Northern Ridges Geopark Official site recordList of World Heritage in Danger | Global Geopark | Vicinity (≤ 25 km, default)Approximate | Computed circle | Low | Tier 6 | Informational |
Protected wetlands
| Plot | Site | Relation | Footprint | Tier | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NS-004 | Creek Mouth Wetland Official site record | Inside | Official boundary | Tier 3 | Restricted |
| NS-007 | Salt Marsh Lagoon Official site record | Near (≤ 1 km, default)Approximate | Disc (centre point) | Tier 4 | Verification needed |
Discs never produce more than 'Verification needed'. Only overlaps with official boundaries count towards the overlap total.
Which species have been recorded there — shown separately from the outcome
Occurrence records inside the plot and within one kilometre of it, grouped by threat category, with the resulting species risk. The cultivated crop itself is listed and excluded. The panel is informational only: it changes neither the outcome nor the tier, and states this on every view.
- Inside the plot vs within 1 km, by threat category
- Cultivated commodity species listed separately
- Never affects the outcome or the tier
Threatened species — CL-19
Cooperative lots — East · 7.8 ha · plot + 1 km (default)
Threatened species
One critically endangered (CR) amphibian record inside the plot. The risk follows from the highest category present among species other than the cultivated commodity.
Records by threat category
| Category | Inside | Within 1 km |
|---|---|---|
| CRCritically endangered | 1 | 0 |
| ENEndangered | 0 | 2 |
| VUVulnerable | 2 | 5 |
| NTNear threatened | 3 | 9 |
| LCLeast concern | 41 | 120 |
Cultivated commodity — set apart
- Hazelnut (Corylus avellana) — The project's declared species; never produces risk
Notable records
| Group | Category | Where | Records | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amphibian — stream salamander | CR | Inside | 1 | 2025 |
| Bird — raptor | EN | Within 1 km | 2 | 2024 |
| Plant — bulb | VU | Inside | 2 | 2023 |
| Mammal — small | VU | Within 1 km | 5 | 2025 |
Records show where observers have been; a missing record does not mean a species is absent. Up to 3,000 records are read per plot.
One outcome per plot, with the strictest tier behind it
Five outcomes, six tiers, one rule: the most serious finding across the four deciding sources determines the result. The page names which sources decided it, shows how the plots are distributed across the outcomes, and keeps three states apart for every source — checked with findings, checked without findings, and not checked yet.
- 'Decided by' shown on every plot and project
- Filter to plots with findings — unknown never counts as a finding
- 'Not checked yet' is never shown as 'No findings'
Outcome — Northern sourcing 2026
12 plots · 11 assessed · 1 not assessable
Decided by
Protected areas, wetlands
The most serious outcome among the 11 plots checked. A single finding on a single plot sets the project outcome; clean results on other plots do not change it.
Plots by outcome
- Prohibited0
- Restricted3
- Verification needed2
- Informational1
- No findings5
1 plot not assessable (no geometry) — not part of the distribution.
Sources
Protected areas
- Checked
- 11 / 11
- Overlap
- 6.8 ha
- Records
- 14 Sep 2026
Indigenous and community lands
- Checked
- 11 / 11
- Overlap
- —
- Records
- 2 Sep 2026
World Heritage and biosphere sites
- Checked
- 11 / 11
- Overlap
- approximate
- Records
- 8 Sep 2026
Protected wetlands
- Checked
- 11 / 11
- Overlap
- 2.1 ha
- Records
- 18 Sep 2026
Threatened species
Medium: one EN bird record within 1 km
- Checked
- 11 / 11
- Records
- 19 Sep 2026
Plots
| Plot | By source | Species | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
NS-004 Creek Bank | Protected areaCommunity landHeritageWetlands | Species risk: Low | Sustainable-use area 22 %; inside wetland boundary 14 % · tier 3 |
NS-007 Salt Marsh Edge | Protected areaCommunity landHeritageWetlands | Species risk: Medium | Near a wetland disc (approximate) · tier 4 |
NS-002 Farm A | Protected areaCommunity landHeritageWetlands | Species risk: None | Water-protection zone 9 % · tier 5 |
NS-011 Old Drovers' Road | Protected areaCommunity landHeritageWetlands | Species risk: None | Near a cultural World Heritage site (approximate) · tier 6 |
NS-001 Farm A | Protected areaCommunity landHeritageWetlands | Species risk: None | No record in any source |
NS-009 no geometry | Protected areaCommunity landHeritageWetlands | Species risk: None | Not assessable — not the same as 'No findings' |
Exactly where the overlap is
The plot in red, the overlapping area darker, and one layer per source in its own colour. Computed circles are dashed, near and vicinity bands are shown as rings, and species points are capped so the map stays readable. Click a finding card and the map goes straight to it.
- One layer per source, each toggled independently
- Approximate footprints dashed, distance bands as rings
- Legend generated from what is actually drawn
Intersection map — NS-004
The plot in red, the overlapping part darker; one layer per source.
Layers
Legend — generated from what is drawn
- Plot
- Overlapping part
- Protected area
- Official wetland boundary
- Heritage footprint (approximate, dashed)
- Near / vicinity band
- Species record
Species points are capped so the map stays readable.
FindingsClick a finding card to go there on the map.
Findings exported in the format your reader needs
CSV for the current page or for every matching plot; GeoJSON with geometry and a findings array per plot, or a single plot from its row. Every column is labelled and every value is plain text. Access to the tab is set per user, and every export is logged.
- CSV and GeoJSON exports that respect the active filter
- Per-plot GeoJSON with every finding
- Per-user tab access; export log
Exports — Northern sourcing 2026
Every finding with its source, tier and date. Every column is labelled; every value is plain text.
Format and scope
Column preview
First 20 columns of 42.
Export log
| When | User | What | Rows |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 2026 14:12 | m.keller | CSV · all matching | 11 |
| 18 Sep 2026 09:40 | audit-1 | GeoJSON · NS-004 | 1 |
| 16 Sep 2026 17:05 | m.keller | GeoJSON · all matching | 11 |
Sources
Five sources, named for what they are
Four of them determine the outcome; the fifth provides context. Each card explains what the source contains, how a plot is compared against it, and what it cannot tell you.
Protected areas
- What it contains
- Areas placed under protection by national or international law: national parks, nature reserves, wildlife sanctuaries, sustainable-use areas and water-protection zones.
- How a plot is compared
- Polygon overlap. Every overlapping designation is listed separately with its category, class, hectares and share of the plot.
- What it cannot tell you
- The record's start date rarely allows a cut-off date to be established, so the product does not claim one.
Indigenous and community lands
- What it contains
- Land traditionally owned, used or claimed by Indigenous Peoples and local communities: titled, acknowledged by the state, under a formal claim, or held by custom.
- How a plot is compared
- Polygon overlap. Point-located lands are treated as small circles. Indicative country-wide layers are shown as information only.
- What it cannot tell you
- Coverage varies between countries; an absence of records is not an absence of rights.
World Heritage and biosphere sites
- What it contains
- World Heritage sites, biosphere reserves and global geoparks designated under the international heritage programmes.
- How a plot is compared
- Relation to a footprint computed from the site's published size: core, property, buffer, transition, near (default 5 km) or vicinity (default 25 km), each with a confidence rating.
- What it cannot tell you
- Heritage sites are published without boundaries. Every footprint is an approximation, and each finding is labelled accordingly.
Protected wetlands
- What it contains
- Wetlands of international importance designated under the international wetlands convention: lakes, marshes, mangroves and peatlands.
- How a plot is compared
- Official boundary where published; otherwise a disc around the centre point. Inside, near (default 1 km) or far (default 10 km).
- What it cannot tell you
- Designation criteria and wetland type come from the official site record, which each finding links to.
Threatened species
- What it contains
- Plant and animal species listed as threatened under the global threat categories, recorded inside the plot or within one kilometre of it.
- How a plot is compared
- Records inside vs nearby, grouped by category; the risk follows from the highest category present, with cultivated commodities excluded.
- What it cannot tell you
- Informational only. Records show where observers have been, not where species are absent.
Outcomes
Five outcomes, six tiers, and the check states in between
The outcome says what the law allows on the plot. The tier says how strict the strictest finding is. The check state says whether an answer exists yet.
Five outcomes
Converting this land for production is legally prohibited.
Use of this area requires a permit or is subject to conditions.
A record was found; confirm the protection terms with the competent authority.
A record exists but carries no legal restriction; shown for information only.
No record found in any source.
Six tiers
Tier 1 is the strictest, tier 6 the weakest. The strictest tier found on a plot becomes the plot's tier.
Strictly protected area (national park, nature reserve, natural World Heritage site, biosphere core zone): converting land for production here is legally prohibited.
Recognised Indigenous land or mixed World Heritage site: conversion is not lawful without the community's documented consent; confirm against the official record.
Restricted-use area (sustainable-use area, community land, buffer zone, official wetland): conversion requires a permit and is unlikely to be lawful; a case-by-case review is needed.
Internationally designated site or its surroundings: confirm the protection terms with the competent authority.
Water, resource or species protection zone, or a transition zone: use may require a permit.
Weak signal (military area, cultural heritage, land cover, outer band, forestry designation): mostly informational.
Check states
One state per source per plot. The state says whether an answer exists — not what the answer is.
The plot is queued, or the source has not been imported yet. This is not the same as 'No findings'.
A worker is currently comparing the plot with this source.
A result exists, with or without findings, and is dated.
Five attempts failed; the previous result, if there is one, remains visible.
The source has been re-imported; the result shown is the previous one.
The plot has no geometry.
'Not checked' is not the same as 'clean'
A source that has not yet answered for a plot is shown as 'Not checked yet', with a clock icon. A plot only shows 'No findings' once every available source has answered. A project whose plots have not all been checked shows 'Checks in progress' instead of an outcome.
Precedence
- Prohibited
- Restricted
- Verification needed
- Informational
- No findings
Worst first: Prohibited → Restricted → Verification needed → Informational → No findings. 'Verification needed' counts as a finding: it is included in the count, the filter and the 'decided by' line.
Why
What this software deliberately does not do
A screening tool is only useful if it is clear about its limits. These are ours.
No legal opinion
The outcome is a preliminary screening against protection records. The legal decision rests on documents and on the records of the competent authority, and every finding is labelled accordingly.
No single score
Five outcomes and six tiers, each with its reason. Nothing is averaged into a number that hides which source said what.
No species in the outcome
Threatened-species records are context. They change neither the outcome nor the tier, and the panel that shows them makes this clear.
No hidden approximations
Where a footprint is a computed circle, the finding is labelled approximate and carries a confidence rating. A low-confidence circle can never make a plot 'Prohibited'.
No substitute for the national register
International records do not contain every national designation. Where a country's own register is the authority, the page tells you to consult it.
No silent 'clean'
A plot whose checks are still queued shows 'Not checked yet'. It is never counted as having no findings.
No summed overlaps
Hectares are reported per source and never added up across sources, because two of the footprints are approximate.
No manual re-check button
Results refresh automatically when a source's records are re-imported, and the previous result stays visible until the new one is ready. There is no button that pretends the underlying record has changed.
Where it fits
One screening, many frameworks that ask for it
Every framework below asks a version of the same question: is this site in or near a protected or sensitive area, and whose land is it? Legality Assessment answers that question for each plot. It does not complete the framework for you — each card says what remains to be done.
TNFD — Locate
TNFD LEAP approach, phase L
Which operating and supplier sites are in or near protected areas, protected wetlands, World Heritage sites and lands of Indigenous Peoples. One outcome per site, ready to export.
What remains: The Evaluate, Assess and Prepare phases remain your work.
CSRD — ESRS E4
ESRS E4 disclosure requirements on sites in or near biodiversity-sensitive areas
A per-site record of overlap with protected areas and international designations, with hectares and check dates.
What remains: Impact and dependency assessment, targets and the disclosure itself remain your work.
IFC PS6 and the Equator Principles
Performance Standard 6 pre-screening
An early desktop screening of protected and internationally recognised areas around a project site, before field work begins.
What remains: Critical-habitat determination and the field baseline remain specialist work.
Lender and land-investment due diligence
Collateral and acquisition screening
Every parcel in a portfolio checked the same way; the export goes straight into the credit file.
What remains: Title, cadastre and permits come from the national register.
Project siting
Solar, wind, mining, forestry, plantations
Candidate sites compared against the same five sources before land is optioned, with approximate footprints kept visible.
What remains: The environmental assessment itself is not replaced.
Carbon and restoration projects
Tenure and safeguards screening
Community-land tenure status and the consent flag for each polygon, plus designations and species context.
What remains: Consultation and consent are processes, not records.
EUDR — Article 3(b)
Regulation (EU) 2023/1115
Whether a production plot overlaps an area protected under the relevant legislation of the country of production (Art. 3(b); Art. 2(40)(b), (c), (d), (g)), and whether Indigenous Peoples are present or have raised a claim (Art. 10(2)(c)–(e)). The plot register is the same one the EUDR product already holds.
What remains: The risk assessment, mitigation and the due diligence statement remain the operator's responsibility.
Sourcing and supplier sites
Supplier onboarding, ESRS E4 value chain, CSDDD
A supplier's farms, factories or concessions screened in bulk before the contract is signed — one outcome per site, with the record behind it.
What remains: The supplier's own permits, and the audit that reviews them, remain your work.
Permits and environmental assessment
EIA screening, Natura 2000 pre-screening, RED III acceleration areas, CRMA projects
Which candidate sites touch a protected area, a wetland or a designation the permitting authority will ask about — known before the application is written.
What remains: The environmental impact assessment, the appropriate assessment and the permit itself remain the authority's process.
Limits
What the records can and cannot tell you
Every limit below is also shown in the product wherever it applies.
Approximate footprints
Heritage sites are computed circles with a confidence rating; protected wetland sites without a published boundary are discs. Distances and relations in those findings are approximate and labelled as such.
Coverage
International records do not include every national designation, riparian buffer or legal-reserve rule. Where a national register is the authority, consult it; the page is noted on the affected sources.
Defaults
Species search area: one kilometre. heritage-site near and vicinity bands: 5 and 25 km. wetland near and far bands: 1 and 10 km. These are deployment defaults, not legal thresholds.
Refresh
Results refresh when a source is re-imported. There is no per-plot re-check button and no live query against the source when you open the page.
No field data
Nothing here replaces a survey. Species records show where observers have been, not where species are absent.
Access and API
Access to the tab is per user, and results are exported as files. There is currently no public API for legality results.
The plot register you already have
Plots geolocated for EUDR or monitored with Plant Health are the same plots. Legality Assessment reads them from the same register and stores its findings alongside them.
Shared plot register
One polygon, three products: EUDR due diligence, Plant Health monitoring and Legality Assessment screening.
GeoJSON in, GeoJSON and CSV out
Import from any GIS; export with every finding to any GIS, spreadsheet or report.
Per-user tab access
Give a reviewer access to the legality tab without the rest of the project.
Exports logged
Who exported what, and when.
Not building
- A biodiversity score or index
- A critical-habitat determination
- A national cadastre or permit lookup
- A public API, until the results contract is stable
- An automatic decision on any plot
See what the records say about your plots
Upload a handful of plots and read the outcome by source in the demo — or ask us to run your own set.