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Tracking Global Forest Health from Orbit with ESA Biomass Mission
Paris, France (SPX) Apr 28, 2025 The European Space Agency's (ESA) Biomass mission, the seventh Earth Explorer project under its FutureEO programme, has officially launched to advance global climate monitoring through cutting-edge satellite technologies. Germany, contributing around 20 percent to the mission budget under the German Space Agency at DLR, has taken a leading role, especially through its development of the P-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) instrument. Designed to map forest biomass and carbon storage worldwide, this ra ... read more |
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Tentative tree planting 'decades overdue' in sweltering AthensAthens (AFP) April 22, 2025 On a cloudy spring morning in one of Athens' most densely inhabited districts, thousands of fresh saplings dotting a small hilltop park mark a fledgling effort to tackle crippling heat that critics say is long overdue. ... more 
AI tool aims to help conserve Japan's cherry treesTokyo (AFP) April 10, 2025 Japan's famed cherry trees are getting old, but a new AI tool that assesses photos of the delicate pink and white flowers could help preserve them for future generations. ... more 
Papua New Guinea lifts ban on forest carbon creditsSydney (AFP) April 10, 2025 Papua New Guinea will "immediately" lift a ban on forest carbon credit schemes, the Pacific nation's climate minister told AFP on Thursday, opening up its vast wilderness to offset global emissions. ... more
AI tool aims to help conserve Japan's cherry treesTokyo (AFP) April 9, 2025 Japan's famed cherry trees are getting old, but a new AI tool that assesses photos of the delicate pink and white flowers could help preserve them for future generations. ... more |
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Satellite study tracks three decades of forest growth in southern Spain Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 19, 2025 NASA's first Landsat satellite, launched in 1972, began a long-term effort to observe and document Earth's surface changes. Since then, eight more satellites have followed, with the most recent laun ... more 
Giant mine machine swallowing up Senegal's fertile coastLompoul, Senegal (AFP) Mar 17, 2025 Like something from the science fiction film "Dune", the "world's biggest mining dredger" has been swallowing acre after acre of the fertile coastal strip where most of Senegal's vegetables are grown. ... more 
NASA Researchers Study Coastal Wetlands, Champions of Carbon CaptureGreenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 14, 2025 Across the street from the Flamingo Visitor's Center at the foot of Florida's Everglades National Park, there was once a thriving mangrove population - part of the largest stand of mangroves in the ... more 
February deforestation in Brazilian Amazon lowest in yearsRio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon recorded a nine-year low for February, according to satellite data Wednesday, heralding good news for the world's largest rainforest set to host UN climate talks this year. ... more 
Amazon tree loss may worsen both floods and droughts: studyParis (AFP) Mar 5, 2025 Deforestation in the Amazon causes more rain in the wet season and less rain in the dry season, according to new research published Wednesday underscoring the rainforest's "pivotal" role in regulating local and global climate. ... more |
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Burn land or plant trees? Bolivian farmers weigh their options
Santa Cruz, Bolivia (AFP) Mar 1, 2025 Less than a year after the worst wildfires in Bolivia's history, farmers face a choice: continue starting blazes to clear land for agriculture, or plant trees to mitigate worsening droughts. Around 10.7 million hectares (26.4 million acres) of dry tropical forest - an area about the size of Portugal - went up in smoke in Bolivia's eastern lowlands last year, according to the non-profit Bolivian Institute for Forest Research (IBIF). While the fires received less attention than those across the ... read more 
Nepal community fights to save sacred forests from cable carsTaplejung, Nepal (AFP) Feb 21, 2025 They appear tranquil soaring above Himalayan forests, but a string of cable car projects in Nepal have sparked violent protests, with locals saying environmental protection should trump tourism development. ... more |
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Colombian deforestation picks up after record low levelBogota (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 Land grabbers in Colombia destroyed a forested area the size of Hong Kong last year in the South American country that had vowed to eradicate deforestation by 2030, the government said Thursday. ... more 
Forest mission showcased ahead of launchParis, France (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 Following years of dedicated development, ESA's latest Earth Explorer satellite, Biomass, is now primed for transport to Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, where it is set to launch aboard a Vega- ... more 
Trees Struggle to Adapt to Climate Change Without Human Assistance CSU Study FindsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 A recent study by Colorado State University examining tree populations across the interior U.S. West reveals that trees are struggling to adapt to shifting climate conditions. The research indicates ... more 
Green light for AI-driven mapping of New Zealand's forestsSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 06, 2025 Researchers from Flinders University and New Zealand have successfully integrated artificial intelligence and 3D laser scanning to map radiata pine plantations across much of New Zealand's North Isl ... more 
Launch of the most comprehensive European wetland mapParis, France (SPX) Feb 03, 2025 Timed to coincide with World Wetlands Day, the European Wetland Map (EWM) significantly enhances the understanding of Europe's wetlands by integrating and assessing the most recent geospatial data. ... more |
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