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Deforestation News
Articles, resources, and announcements from Deforestation.
ORNL DAAC has released a new Level 3 data product from the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) mission offering gridded estimates of canopy height and ground elevation.
News
April 20, 2021
This ArcGIS StoryMap highlights Data User Profiles, Learning Resources and Worldview imagery layers in support of Earth Day 2021.
Feature Article
April 19, 2021
Centuries before Europeans arrived, an advanced civilization flourished in Mesoamerica, a region extending from southern Mexico through Central America. But by 950 A.D., the population had crashed. Scientists are now able to model the climate impacts of the Mayan deforestation.
Feature Article
April 19, 2021
Deforestation is taking a toll on the Amazon and other areas of high variability of life. Dr. Eric Bullock uses NASA Earth observation data to explore the consequences of land use and land cover change in these areas.
Data User Story
Feb. 25, 2021
Remote sensing proves ideal for watching rapid changes to Russia's remotest forests.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
According to a recent report in Science, the Amazon rain forest has lost nearly two million acres to logging each year since 1996.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
A new biomass map of Africa will help answer a complex question: what are the global and local effects of land-use change in African forests?
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
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