Tag Archives: Deforestation
How to reverse-engineer a rainforest
Researchers are using drones to study the Amazon rainforest’s health
Researchers from Harvard University are using drones to better understand the Amazon rainforest. With drone-based sensors, the researchers hope to determine the unique "fingerprint" of different rainforest ecosystems. That could help them monitor the...
Ancient Mayan Deforestation is Still Affecting Central America’s Carbon Reserves
Ancient Maya civilization that dominated Central America for more than six hundred years mysteriously disappeared in the 9th century. Many natural and man-made factors contributed to their downfall...
Ancient Mayan Deforestation is Still Affecting Central America’s Carbon Reserves
Ancient Maya civilization that dominated Central America for more than six hundred years mysteriously disappeared in the 9th century. Many natural and man-made factors contributed to their downfall...
Satellite maps provide a new way to track deforestation
There's no question that deforestation is a problem, as it affects everything from climate through to biodiversity. But gauging the severity of deforestation isn't easy -- simply measuring lost forest cover doesn't tell you the effect it can have on...
Draft climate change deal lowers greenhouse gases by 2050
Earth just took a tentative step toward a new, comprehensive plan for improving the environment. Representatives from 195 countries have approved a draft UN climate change agreement that will ask all participants to lower their carbon dioxide emissi...
Zero Deforestation Agreements show Impact in Brazilian Beef Industry
A new study is the first to evaluate the impacts of zero deforestation agreements, which are aimed at curbing the destruction of rain forests in Brazil by cattle farmers. Expansion of cattle pastures...
Google Powers Online Resource Tracking Global Deforestation
Last fall, I wrote about efforts by Google and Microsoft to help put some analytics muscle behind tracking various natural resources. Now, Google has teamed up with the World Resources Institute (WRI...
Amazon Fires Destroying Rainforest
NASA scientists have calculated that slow-burning fires in the rainforests have led to a major percentage of loss of lush vegetation. These fires slowly creep up on the plant material and engulf it...
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