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Vital forest is cleared every day, with major climate effects. Satellites have revolutionized the measurement of the problem, but what can we do about it? Imagine if France, Germany, and Spain were completely blanketed in forests — and then all those trees were quickly chopped down. That’s nearly
Boston MA (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 - Imagine if France, Germany, and Spain were completely blanketed in forests - and then all those trees were quickly chopped down. That's nearly the amount of deforestation that occurred globally betw
This is the scale of global deforestation from 2001 to 2020, with implications that are hard to fathom.
Imagine if France, Germany, and Spain were completely blanketed in forests — and then all those trees were quickly chopped down.
New research examines the “revolution” in the study of deforestation brought about by satellites, and analyzing which kinds of policies might limit climate-altering deforestation.