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Climate Sentinel Foundation — Research for a Livable Planet

Independent · Non-profit · Global

Turning environmental evidence into planetary action.

Climate Sentinel Foundation is a research institute working at the intersection of climate, water, biodiversity, and the circular economy — translating rigorous data into policy, partnerships, and measurable outcomes.

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Aligned with & informed by

IPCCUNEPNOAANASAWRIIUCNUN SDGs

04 programs

Integrated research areas spanning climate, water, biodiversity & waste

Since 2025

195 nations

Countries covered by our open environmental data tracking

Global coverage

17 SDGs

UN Sustainable Development Goals our work directly advances

UN-aligned

100 % open

Of our datasets & findings published as open-access public goods

Open science

What we do

Four interconnected programs, one planetary system.

We organize our work around the environmental challenges that compound one another — and the solutions that scale across them.

PROGRAM 01

Climate & Energy

Tracking emissions, modeling mitigation pathways, and mapping climate vulnerability to inform just, science-based transitions worldwide.

57.1

GtCO₂e / yr tracked

1.5°C

Paris pathway focus

PROGRAM 02

Water & Oceans

From aquifer depletion to coastal flood risk and ocean health — research and tools that secure water for people and ecosystems.

people water-stressed

+103mm

sea level since '93

PROGRAM 03

Biodiversity & Forests

Mapping and protecting the living systems — rainforests, mangroves, reefs — that regulate the climate and sustain life on Earth.

6.7M

ha forest lost '24

46.3K

species at risk

PROGRAM 04

Circular Economy

Designing waste out of the system — research on materials, plastics, and resource loops that decouple growth from extraction.

2.0Bt

waste / yr globally

currently recycled

Insights & analysis

Research that moves the needle.

Rigorous, peer-informed analysis on the issues shaping our environmental future — written for policymakers, practitioners, and the public alike.

Featured · Climate

The Keeling Curve at 430 ppm: reading the record that defines our era

Rigorous environmental research and satellite observation can help us understand the changing planet and build evidence-based responses.

By CSF Climate Programme·Research

Read the full analysis

Biodiversity

Mangroves: the 10× carbon sink we keep bulldozing

Blue-carbon ecosystems store significant carbon while protecting coastal ecosystems.

8 min · Brief

Climate

El Niño in a warming world

Understanding how changing climate conditions affect environmental systems.

9 min · Analysis

Water

The hidden crisis: groundwater and the next decade

Understanding water availability and environmental change through data.

11 min · Report

How we work

From data to durable change.

Measure

We gather and verify primary environmental data — from satellite observation to field measurement and open scientific records.

Analyze

Our researchers translate raw data into rigorous, peer-informed analysis, models, and scenario pathways.

Convene

We bring together policymakers, communities, scientists, and funders to align around evidence-based solutions.

Earth · observed in real time

OCO-3Sentinel-5PLandsat-9

Donation Section

Support our mission

The planet doesn't need promises. It needs proof.

We're an independent non-profit funded by people and institutions who believe in evidence-led environmental action. Every rupee funds research, calibration and fellowships.

Donations are eligible for tax benefit under Section 80G

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Currently accepting donations from within India (UPI, cards, net-banking). International giving will open once FCRA registration is in place.

₹500

A day of calibrated air-quality monitoring at one Nagpur site

₹2,500

A noise & annoyance survey of one neighbourhood

₹10,000

A month of a research fellow's field stipend

₹50,000+

A reference-grade acoustic calibrator, so our data stands up to peer review

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