Disappearing Forests and Wetlands in Belize Unmasked by NASA Satellite
Using NASA satellite images and machine learning, researchers with The University of Texas at Austin have mapped changes in the landscape of northwestern Belize over…
Deforestation
Formal “Protected Area” Designation Reduces the Rate of Deforestation but Does Not Prevent It
A survey of more than 18,000 land parcels spanning 2 million square miles across 63 countries shows that a “protected area” designation reduces the rate…
Deforestation in Bolivia Spied From Space Satellite
This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image features an area in the Santa Cruz Department of Bolivia, where part of the tropical dry forest has been cleared for…
Deforestation Adds More Atmospheric CO2 than the Sum Total of Cars & Trucks on the World’s Roads
Deforestation in tropical rainforests adds more carbon dioxide to the Earth’s atmosphere than the sum total of cars and trucks on the world’s roads. Cars…
Survey of Brazil’s Atlantic Forests Reveals Loss of Key Species
According to a new survey of Brazil’s Atlantic forests, mammal extinctions are occurring at least twice as fast as previous estimates suggested. Jaguars, lowland tapirs,…
Reliance on Satellite Data Blamed for Overestimation of India’s Forest Cover
India’s official forest surveys indicate that the country’s 1.2 billion people are managing to preserve its rich forests, even in the face of growing demands…
Humans Implicated in Africa’s Deforestation 3,000 Years Ago
A new study published in the journal Science suggests that humans might have played a significant part in the sudden deforestation of rainforests from Central…