How it works

Act. Monitor. Get a report that holds up.

01

Run your initiative

Plant a tiny forest, restore a shoreline, install a green roof — whatever action your sustainability commitment is built on.

02

Connect a monitor

Set up an open-data instrument at the site — a BirdWeather PUC for biodiversity, for example. No proprietary lock-in, no manual surveys.

e.g. BirdWeather → BirdNET
03

Mabata checks the data

Mabata pulls the open-source readings from your device, applies a common accounting framework, and tracks change over time — automatically.

04

Get your report

A clear, standardized report of what your initiative has actually accomplished — ready for your council, your board, or your community.

The problem

Every project measures impact differently — if it measures at all.

No shared standard
sustainability initiatives report outcomes in whatever format they invent themselves
Data stays siloed
readings from monitoring devices rarely make it into a report anyone outside the project can trust
Trees planted ≠ trees working
the same gap Nature Contact found in Montréal shows up everywhere sustainability is measured by activity, not outcome

Mabata exists to give every kind of sustainability initiative — not just tree planting — one open, verifiable accounting framework, built from data that's already public.

First integration

Biodiversity, via BirdWeather

Mabata's first framework module tracks biodiversity outcomes using open BirdWeather / BirdNET data — the same instrument behind Nature Contact's own monitoring stations.

Species richness
Number of distinct species detected at your site over time, pulled directly from open BirdWeather data.
Detection trend
Change in activity and detections as the planting or restoration matures.
Site comparison
How your outcomes compare to similar initiatives already in the Mabata network.
Sample Mabata report BIODIVERSITY MODULE
Species detected47 (↑ 12 since baseline)
Data sourceBirdWeather PUC · open
Monitoring periodMay 2025 – present
VerificationAutomated, open-source

Join Mabata

Bring your project into the framework

Thanks for joining — we'll be in touch about connecting your project's data and getting your first Mabata report set up.