DEFORESTATION DATA VISUALIZATION

CDP, formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project, is a nonprofit organization that manages the global disclosure system that companies and cities use to manage their environmental impacts. CDP tasked a Capstone team with transforming data from its deforestation disclosure questionnaire supplied by public and private sector actors into a dynamic data visualization tool. The team explored climate initiatives at various companies to determine if those activities constitute landscape and jurisdictional approaches–defined as collaborative efforts by stakeholders with a common goal of sustainability to optimize resource use, in order to ensure an equitable distribution of benefits and the preservation of natural resources. The team produced a data visualization tool for the client that will be housed on the CDP website. This tool will serve as a resource for various stakeholders with aligned interests in sustainability, and will help identify partners for similar initiatives.