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Satellite mapping reveals tropical tree cover losses underestimated by 17%, highlighting gaps in global tracking
A new study published in Nature Communications has found that 17.31% of tropical tree cover—an area spanning 395.9 million hectares (Mha)—has been consistently overlooked by global forest monitoring ...
A team at the University of Copenhagen has generated a map of tree cover in 45 African countries down to individual tree crowns by feeding high-resolution satellite imagery into a machine-learning ...
A new study provides a global analysis of where restoration of tree cover is most effective at cooling the global climate system, considering not just the cooling from carbon storage but also the ...
Reforestation is gaining global momentum as a climate solution, but its success depends on how and where it’s done. A new study mapped locations where tree planting and forest regrowth are most likely ...
American Forests launched a tree equity map scoring neighborhoods statewide. Bellingham scored 85 overall, with downtown and city center showing lower canopy. City aims for 45% tree cover by 2050; ...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (STACKER) — The United States has lost 44.3 million hectares of tree cover in just the past two decades. A hectare is about 2.5 acres, and this cumulative loss represents a 16% ...
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