# Product Status & Updates

**Global Nature Watch is currently in preview** — an experimental release designed to test and improve AI capabilities for monitoring nature.&#x20;

While in preview, users may notice changes in assistant behavior, available data and application features as we iterate based on feedback and technical improvements.

During this phase:

* The **AI assistant** may behave inconsistently or change as we update underlying models.
* **Features and datasets** may be added, updated or removed as we improve coverage and reliability.
* **Results may contain errors or incomplete interpretations** — always verify with primary data sources before using results for analysis, reporting or decision-making.

## :new:Recent & Upcoming Changes

<mark style="background-color:blue;">**April 2026**</mark>

<mark style="background-color:blue;">**Tree Cover Loss 2025**</mark>

The latest annual Tree Cover Loss data is now available in Global Nature Watch, with two new ways to refine your queries: filtering for primary forest and setting a specific canopy threshold. Together these let you ask more precise questions about where, and what kind of, forest loss is happening.

* **Latest Tree Cover Loss data:**  Ask about the most recent year of forest loss alongside the historical record (2001 onwards). *Try: "How much tree cover loss occurred globally in 2025?"*
* **Filter by Primary Forest:** Narrow any tree cover loss query to primary forest only, helping you separate loss in old-growth ecosystems from loss in younger or planted forest. *Try:* *"Show primary forest loss in Indonesia between 2002 and 2025."*
* **Specific tree canopy threshold:** Set the minimum canopy density (e.g. 30%, 50%, 75%) used to define "forest" in your query, so results align with the methodology you or your audience expect. *Try:* "What was tree cover loss in the DRC in 2025 using a 75% canopy threshold?"

**Improvements**

* **Ask about multiple areas at once:** You can now include several locations in a single question e.g. *"Show deforestation in Brazil, DRC and Indonesia."* Results are returned together for easy comparison.
* **Fewer errors, faster recovery:** The assistant now retries automatically when something goes wrong, reducing the chance of a query failing mid-analysis.
* **Model change:** Migrated to Google Gemini Flash, improving response speed without sacrificing quality for more  complex queries.

**New features**

* **Step-by-step AI reasoning now visible:** See how the AI reached its answer: the assistant now shows its reasoning steps as it works through your question.
* **Improved legends and AOI handling:** *Map legends and area labels are now clearer and more consistent across queries.*
* **Chart improvements:** General improvements to the chat interface for a smoother experience and clearer presentation
* **Data accessibility:** Chart data can now be viewed in fullscreen, toggled between a chart and table view, and downloaded as a `.csv` file.

**Fixes**

* General improvements to interface speed and visual consistency.

<mark style="background-color:blue;">**December 2025**</mark>

**Improvements**

* **Model upgrade:** Migrated to [**Google Gemini Pro 3**](https://deepmind.google/models/gemini/pro/).
* **Chart generation reliability:** The Global Nature Watch Assistant now generates executable code when creating charts (rather than manipulating data directly), using a capability called CodeAct.

**New features**

* **“See how this was generated”:** Added UI component accessible from insights that opens a pane showing the full data transformation pipeline (**API call → intermediate transforms → final output**) supporting validation and **reproducible charts**. Raw analytics data can also be downloaded in `.csv` format.

**Data**

* **New dataset:** Added **Deforestation (sLUC) Emission Factors by Agricultural Crop** dataset with admin-unit coverage up to country level.

**Fixes**

* Multiple fixes to improve overall **accuracy**, **transparency** and reduce **bugs** across common workflows.

<mark style="background-color:blue;">**October 2025**</mark>

* **Conversation thread sharing:** Users can now make their conversations public and share urls.
* **Agent improvements:** Minor updates now to better recognize dataset-specific terminology and proactively surface relevant cautions when generating insights.

## :speech\_balloon:Feedback

Your feedback directly helps shape the next version of Global Nature Watch. Please tell us about your experience and share any suggestions:

* [Complete the survey](https://surveys.hotjar.com/860def81-d4f2-4f8c-abee-339ebc3129f3), or
* Email us at [landcarbonlab@wri.org](mailto:landcarbonlab@wri.org?subject=Global%20Nature%20Watch%20user%20feedback)

## :link:Related Resources

* [Dataset library](broken://pages/wVRZOXsGSih9NnMcZDft)
* [Models ](/get-started/models.md)
* [For Developers](/technical-documentation/for-developers.md)


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