Faeger and dClimate Labs Launch AI Remote Sensing Program to Map AWD Potential in Philippines Rice Systems
NEW YORK, USA (AUGUST 7, 2025) - dClimate Labs, a US-based leader in climate intelligence, and Japanese agri-environmental firm Faeger today announced a partnership to deploy AI-powered remote sensing tools to identify and monitor irrigated rice systems across the Philippines. The initiative will deploy CYCLOPS, dClimate Labs’ flagship remote sensing and analytics platform, and supports targeted adoption of Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) irrigation practices. This foundational analysis will help Faeger prioritize implementation zones as part of its broader AWD and sustainability efforts in the region.
The program focuses on mapping rice cultivation dynamics and cropping cycles, key inputs for determining where AWD can be credibly and efficiently introduced, and also monitors post-harvest straw-burning practices. While AWD is a scientifically validated irrigation method shown to reduce methane emissions by 30–70% without harming yields, its successful adoption depends on field-level coordination, irrigation infrastructure, and agronomic timing. CYCLOPS, powered by dClimate Labs’ EarthOS modeling engine, will deliver granular insights to help Faeger identify the eligible sites for potential future AWD deployment.
Jon Pierre, CEO of dClimate Labs:
“We’re aligning robust climate monitoring infrastructure with real-world farming systems in a way that enables both environmental impact and economic viability at scale,” said Jon Pierre, CEO of dClimate Labs. Through our EarthOS-powered CYCLOPS platform, we’re able to map key indicators of suitability for irrigation practices like AWD using self-supervised AI models trained on trillions of environmental observations. This collaboration with Faeger allows us to bridge cutting-edge climate science with trusted local partnerships, enabling high-integrity, verifiable methane mitigation across some of the most important rice-growing regions in Asia. It’s exactly the kind of integrated approach needed to accelerate credible carbon outcomes for both farmers and carbon markets.”
The partnership builds on dClimate Labs’ extensive prior research on AWD detection and rice cultivation systems across Southeast Asia. CYCLOPS’ modeling framework, trained on trillions of satellite and environmental observations, allows Faeger to identify high-potential areas for adoption.
Kazuki Sakamoto, Director of Philippines Business at Faeger Co. Ltd.:
“Through discussions with individual farmers in the Philippines, we have been considering how to promote the AWD carbon credit project more efficiently. We are grateful to dClimate Labs for providing scientific expertise via CYCLOPS to help many rice farmers in the Philippines achieve decarbonization and generate carbon credits from AWD. If this collaboration in the Philippines is successful, we hope to expand it to other countries such as Vietnam to help more farmers.”
This initiative marks one of the first large-scale deployments of AI-driven remote sensing mapping for rice methane reduction in Southeast Asia. By combining Faeger’s local presence and expertise with dClimate Labs’ climate intelligence infrastructure, it sets a new benchmark for scalable, science-based agricultural carbon credit project planning.
About dClimate Labs
dClimate Labs is a climate intelligence company building AI-powered infrastructure for planetary risk. Its flagship platforms, CYCLOPS, Aegis, and Siren, are powered by EarthOS, the world’s first self-supervised digital twin of the Earth. dClimate Labs is part of the broader dClimate ecosystem. Learn more at dclimate.ai and cyclops.ai.
About Faeger Co. Ltd.
Faeger is a Japanese startup aiming to achieve sustainable agriculture. We create and sell carbon credits through AWD (Alternate Wetting and Drying) and biochar and also develop climate change-adaptive agricultural materials. We have already issued over 140,000 t-CO2 of carbon credits. Faeger has business in Japan, Vietnam and the Philippines.
Media Contacts
dClimate Labs: press@dclimate.ai
Faeger Co. Ltd.: https://faeger.company/en/contact/for_service/
