The International Forest List Weekly News Digest - August 10, 2024
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"Wildlife crime goes well beyond just a threat to endangered species but also has impacts on our society, economy and security. It undermines efforts to uphold the rule of law, acts as an agent for corruption, creates a barrier to development and fuels global instability." - David Lidington
Machine learning leads to first regional scale forest mapping using 1-meter measurements
An Arkansas researcher has developed the first high-resolution forest canopy cover dataset for an entire state, providing valuable insights for forest management and conservation to a major economic sector in Arkansas…
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-machine-regional-scale-forest-meter.html
Money trees: WVU researchers looking at local benefits from climate fighting ability in Appalachian forests
Researchers at West Virginia University are working to ensure small landowners and local communities, instead of large corporations, profit from the ability of Central Appalachian forests to remove greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from the atmosphere…
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1054069
This remote, mystical forest has been protected for centuries. Now it’s under threat
Naimina Enkiyio, or the “Forest of the Lost Child,” stretches along the top of an escarpment on the western wall of the Rift Valley, Kenya. Legend has it that the forest is haunted by the spirit of a young girl lost while herding her family livestock. This place is…
https://edition.cnn.com/world/kenya-maasai-forest-threat-c2e-spc/index.html
Urban forestry accelerator aims to boost green infrastructure, economic growth in Phoenix
From seeking out the best parking spot to shuffling for that one thin stretch of shadow while waiting for an unhurried crosswalk signal, many Arizona residents understand a common feeling: Under the heat of the summer sun, shade is invaluable…
https://news.asu.edu/20240805-environment-and-sustainability-urban-forestry-accelerator-aims-boost-green-infrastructure
Research towers measuring forest ecology, climate change are being installed in Jackson Demonstration State Forest
Two steel research towers are being installed in the Jackson Demonstration State Forest (JDSF), resulting in tree removals and a road closure. The two Eddy Covariance Flux Towers measure the interplay of air currents, energy, and carbon, according to a California…
https://mendovoice.com/2024/08/research-towers-measuring-forest-ecology-climate-change-are-being-installed-in-jackson-demonstration-state-forest/
Performance of convolutional neural network (CNN) and performance influencing factors for wood species classification of Lepidobalanus growing in Korea
This study aimed to investigate the performance and factors affecting the species classification of convolutional neural network (CNN) architecture using whole-part and earlywood-part cross-sectional datasets of six Korean Quercus species. The accuracy…
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-69281-y
New research sheds light on relationships between plants and insects in forest ecosystems
"The findings of this study provide an improved understanding of the intricate relationship between herbivorous insects and forest ecosystems," Bernice Hwang, the paper's lead author and former U.S. Forest Service…
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-relationships-insects-forest-ecosystems.html
Shallow tillage mitigates plant competition by increasing diversity and altering plant community assembly process
Understanding how human activities affect biodiversity is needed to inform systemic policies and targets for achieving sustainable development goals. Shallow tillage to remove Artemisia ordosica is commonly conducted in the Mu Us Desert. However…
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2024.1409493/full
Forests destroyed by wildfires emit carbon long after the flames die—new study
Earth's far north hosts the boreal forest, a vast green belt that stretches from North America to Siberia. The boreal forest is one of the world's largest CO₂ sinks. Over the past few thousand years it has removed around 1 trillion tons of carbon from the air, storing…
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-forests-destroyed-wildfires-emit-carbon.html?deviceType=desktop
More than half of NSW’s forests and woodlands are gone as ongoing logging increases extinction risks, study shows
Since European colonisation, 29 million hectares (54%) of the forests and woodlands that once existed in New South Wales have been destroyed. A further 9 million ha have been degraded in the past two centuries. This amounts to more than 60% of the state’s forest…
https://theconversation.com/more-than-half-of-nsws-forests-and-woodlands-are-gone-as-ongoing-logging-increases-extinction-risks-study-shows-235416
An Oregon tree study could help northern forests weather the climate crisis
Wildfires have long been known to burn large swaths of forests, wreaking havoc on tree canopies and communities that the forests surround, but a new study from Oregon State University says there hasn't been enough consideration of how heat can impact the…
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/oregon-tree-study-northern-climate-crisis-1.7283922
Machine learning leads to first regional scale forest mapping using 1-meter measurements
An Arkansas researcher has developed the first high-resolution forest canopy cover dataset for an entire state, providing valuable insights for forest management and conservation to a major economic sector in Arkansas…
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-machine-regional-scale-forest-meter.html
Money trees: WVU researchers looking at local benefits from climate fighting ability in Appalachian forests
Researchers at West Virginia University are working to ensure small landowners and local communities, instead of large corporations, profit from the ability of Central Appalachian forests to remove greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from the atmosphere…
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1054069
This remote, mystical forest has been protected for centuries. Now it’s under threat
Naimina Enkiyio, or the “Forest of the Lost Child,” stretches along the top of an escarpment on the western wall of the Rift Valley, Kenya. Legend has it that the forest is haunted by the spirit of a young girl lost while herding her family livestock. This place is…
https://edition.cnn.com/world/kenya-maasai-forest-threat-c2e-spc/index.html
Urban forestry accelerator aims to boost green infrastructure, economic growth in Phoenix
From seeking out the best parking spot to shuffling for that one thin stretch of shadow while waiting for an unhurried crosswalk signal, many Arizona residents understand a common feeling: Under the heat of the summer sun, shade is invaluable…
https://news.asu.edu/20240805-environment-and-sustainability-urban-forestry-accelerator-aims-boost-green-infrastructure
Research towers measuring forest ecology, climate change are being installed in Jackson Demonstration State Forest
Two steel research towers are being installed in the Jackson Demonstration State Forest (JDSF), resulting in tree removals and a road closure. The two Eddy Covariance Flux Towers measure the interplay of air currents, energy, and carbon, according to a California…
https://mendovoice.com/2024/08/research-towers-measuring-forest-ecology-climate-change-are-being-installed-in-jackson-demonstration-state-forest/
Performance of convolutional neural network (CNN) and performance influencing factors for wood species classification of Lepidobalanus growing in Korea
This study aimed to investigate the performance and factors affecting the species classification of convolutional neural network (CNN) architecture using whole-part and earlywood-part cross-sectional datasets of six Korean Quercus species. The accuracy…
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-69281-y
New research sheds light on relationships between plants and insects in forest ecosystems
"The findings of this study provide an improved understanding of the intricate relationship between herbivorous insects and forest ecosystems," Bernice Hwang, the paper's lead author and former U.S. Forest Service…
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-relationships-insects-forest-ecosystems.html
Shallow tillage mitigates plant competition by increasing diversity and altering plant community assembly process
Understanding how human activities affect biodiversity is needed to inform systemic policies and targets for achieving sustainable development goals. Shallow tillage to remove Artemisia ordosica is commonly conducted in the Mu Us Desert. However…
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2024.1409493/full
Forests destroyed by wildfires emit carbon long after the flames die—new study
Earth's far north hosts the boreal forest, a vast green belt that stretches from North America to Siberia. The boreal forest is one of the world's largest CO₂ sinks. Over the past few thousand years it has removed around 1 trillion tons of carbon from the air, storing…
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-forests-destroyed-wildfires-emit-carbon.html?deviceType=desktop
More than half of NSW’s forests and woodlands are gone as ongoing logging increases extinction risks, study shows
Since European colonisation, 29 million hectares (54%) of the forests and woodlands that once existed in New South Wales have been destroyed. A further 9 million ha have been degraded in the past two centuries. This amounts to more than 60% of the state’s forest…
https://theconversation.com/more-than-half-of-nsws-forests-and-woodlands-are-gone-as-ongoing-logging-increases-extinction-risks-study-shows-235416
An Oregon tree study could help northern forests weather the climate crisis
Wildfires have long been known to burn large swaths of forests, wreaking havoc on tree canopies and communities that the forests surround, but a new study from Oregon State University says there hasn't been enough consideration of how heat can impact the…
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/oregon-tree-study-northern-climate-crisis-1.7283922
New Research Challenges in Threatened Dry Forests
The potential ecosystem collapse of forests in Mediterranean-type ecosystems (MTEs) by unprecedented droughts is worrisome due to the impacts on its exceptional biodiversity and human well-being. However, research integrating the impacts of global change…
https://naturalsciencenews.com/article/6503
New US Treasury plan targets criminal groups profiting from the destruction of the Amazon
The United States will work closely with five South American countries to crack down on criminal networks that profit from environmental crimes in the Amazon rainforest, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced at a recent roundtable in Belém, Brazil…
https://www.icij.org/investigations/deforestation-inc/new-us-treasury-plan-targets-criminal-groups-profiting-from-the-destruction-of-the-amazon/
Drones fight ‘crazy’ acid-spitting ants decimating wildlife in Australia
Though tiny, a species of ants aptly called “yellow crazy ants” pose a big threat to Australia’s environment and wildlife as these pesky pests have already killed 30 million crabs. So the country has diffused a novel technology along with drones to stop them…
https://interestingengineering.com/culture/drones-battle-against-acid-spitting-ants-in-australia
Pneumatophore CO2 effluxes decrease with increased salinity in mangrove forests of Yucatan, Mexico
Although mangrove forests are great carbon sinks, they also release carbon dioxide (CO2) from soil, plants, and water through respiration. Many studies have focused on CO2 effluxes only from soils, but the role of biogenic structures such as pneumatophore roots…
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-68822-9
Developing mangrove-friendly products bolsters sustainable mangrove ecosystem
Providing livelihoods for communities living in conserved or rehabilitated mangrove forests for their survival is, unarguably, an inseparable part of mangrove ecosystem management. Through the national Petland and Mangrove Rehabilitation Agency (BRGM), the…
https://www.thejakartapost.com/front-row/2024/08/06/developing-mangrove-friendly-products-bolsters-sustainable-mangrove-ecosystem.html
Filipina wins FAO forest champions award in Italy
Filipina community leader Nida Collado has won the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) 2024 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award for her work in forest conservation and restoration in the Philippines…
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1230537
Project Profile: Control Bullfrogs and Restore Native Amphibians to Protect Imperiled Wetlands of Southwestern Parks
The National Park Service is implementing the restoration of native amphibians in over 20 sensitive wetlands across eight southwestern national parks - Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Chiricahua National Monument, Coronado National Memorial, Fort Bowie…
https://www.nps.gov/articles/ira-projectprofile-imr-restoreamphibians.htm
Climate change fueled record early fires in Brazil's wetlands, study says
Climate change intensified by 40% the weather feeding devastating wildfires that have likely killed millions of animals this year in Brazil's Pantanal, the world's largest wetlands, scientists said in a study published on Thursday…
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/climate-change-fueled-record-early-fires-brazils-wetlands-study-says-2024-08-08/
A growing effort to restore oxbow wetlands aims to boost habitats and better filter farm runoff
Restoring oxbow wetlands is gaining momentum in the Midwest. While it started largely to support a federally endangered fish, conservation experts say these floodplain habitats offer a host of benefits, including cleaner water downstream…
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2024-08-05/oxbow-wetlands-nitrates-habitat
From neglected brownfield to vibrant biodiversity: The award-winning Grimsby Wetlands
Located on the southern shore of Lake Ontario, the Grimsby Wetlands cover a 29-acre site that was once the Biggar Sewage Lagoons. Through the efforts of the Hamilton Naturalists’ Club (HNC) and collaboration with local authorities, this area has been revitalized into a…
https://environmentjournal.ca/from-neglected-brownfield-to-vibrant-biodiversity-the-award-winning-grimsby-wetlands/
SDSU researchers to develop soil moisture mapping capabilities
Accurate soil moisture measurements are essential for helping farmers with their agricultural management decisions. Soils that are too wet can lead to nutrient leaching, while soils that are too dry can mean decreased crop yield and quantity. Understanding…
https://www.sdstate.edu/news/2024/08/sdsu-researchers-develop-soil-moisture-mapping-capabilities
Spectral measurements capable of estimating nutrient content of forest tree leaves
The general health of forests can be estimated by the micro- and macronutrient content of tree leaves to help inform forest management decisions in light of climate change, species loss and other variables. Traditional methods of assessing nutrient levels in forests are…
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-spectral-capable-nutrient-content-forest.html
Detect and measure wildfires with the Sentinel-1 Explorer
Our human visual systems collect light from a pretty narrow slice of the electromagnetic spectrum. But there is so much more light to see. Radar systems use photons with much longer wavelengths that can break through clouds and smoke, and because the energy…
https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-living-atlas/imagery/detect-and-measure-wildfires-with-the-sentinel-1-explorer/
Detecting climate change using aerosols
Climate change is one of the most significant environmental challenges of present times, leading to extreme weather events, including droughts, forest fires, and floods. The primary driver for climate change is the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere due to…
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1053806
A satellite-derived baseline of photosynthetic life across Antarctica
Terrestrial vegetation communities across Antarctica are characteristically sparse, presenting a challenge for mapping their occurrence using remote sensing at the continent scale. At present there is no continent-wide baseline record of Antarctic vegetation, and…
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-024-01492-4
InSAR data for detection and modelling of overexploitation-induced subsidence: application in the industrial area of Prato (Italy)
Spaceborne-based monitoring for environmental purposes has become a well-established practice. The recent progress of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) sensors, including through the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Sentinel-1 constellation, has enabled the scientific…
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-67725-z
NASA joins global experts at ForestSAT in Rotorua
A global forestry event is attracting experts from NASA and remote sensing specialists from nearly 30 countries to Rotorua next month. Crown Research Institute Scion is hosting ForestSAT 2024, the most prestigious international conference on the application of…
https://sunlive.co.nz/news/348394-nasa-joins-global-experts-at-forestsat-in-rotorua.html
'An act of vandalism, not forestry': Logging of endangered greater glider habitat in Qld State Forests revealed
Confronting new video evidence shows logging occurring in the habitat of endangered greater gliders in publicly owned native forests, shortly after the government promised a greater glider forest park would be created…
https://www.queenslandconservation.org.au/logging_greater_glider_habitat_state_forests_revealed
Important Forest Corridor In Belize Facing Increasing Deforestation
In June, when the newly constructed Coastal Plain Highway experienced significant flooding, it was attributed to deforestation. According to official data from the Forestry Department, within the last decade, eighty-eight thousand hectares or three hundred…
https://edition.channel5belize.com/important-forest-corridor-in-belize-facing-increasing-deforestation/
Many Forests in One: A Glimpse into the Amazon’s Diversity
The Amazon rainforest’s environment is not uniform—nor is its response to drought. While some portions of the forest brown and die in the face of dry spells, others first grow greener. Seeing this response during a drought that hit the Amazon in 2005, then again…
https://eos.org/articles/many-forests-in-one-a-glimpse-into-the-amazons-diversity
Drone flights and 3D scans: Scientist uses cutting-edge tech to protect Madagascar's vulnerable forests
In a new study published today in the journal Plants, People, Planet, scientist Jenny Williams from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, highlights how the use of drones can help curb the loss of Madagascar's biodiverse forests through illegal deforestation…
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-drone-flights-3d-scans-scientist.html
Protecting communities and watersheds through research in a redwood forest
Water trickles in a stream and redwoods tower overhead in Jackson Demonstration State Forest near Fort Bragg in Northern California. Joe Wagenbrenner, a research hydrologist with the U. S. Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Research Station, shares the story…
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-communities-watersheds-redwood-forest.html
Supporting the Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in Nepal’s Forest Sector
In Nepal, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities are at the helm of forests conservation, leveraging traditional knowledge and community-based management. They share a symbiotic relationship with forests since generations, nurturing the forests…
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2024/08/08/supporting-the-indigenous-peoples-and-local-communities-in-nepal-s-forest-sector
Forests in heat waves: New research shows how trees cope with extreme heat
Extreme heat waves are on the rise. When do they become critical for forest trees? In the hot summer of 2023, a research team led by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology…
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-forests-trees-cope-extreme.html
Forest carbon accounting allows Guyana to stay net zero while pumping oil
The densely forested South American nation of Guyana is fast becoming the world’s newest petro-state, allowing fossil fuel giants like ExxonMobil to hunt for what researchers have referred to as “carbon bombs” on its seabed…
https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/04/08/forest-carbon-accounting-allows-guyana-to-stay-net-zero-while-pumping-oil/
How efficiently different US forests will remove atmospheric carbon in the future
Forests absorb carbon by capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, making forest carbon stocks an important resource against climate change. In research published in Ecology and Evolution, investigators examined existing tree regeneration patterns to…
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-efficiently-forests-atmospheric-carbon-future.html
US landfills are major source of toxic PFAS pollution, study finds
Toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” that leach from landfills into groundwater are among the major pollution sources in the US, and remain a problem for which officials have yet to find an effective solution…
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/09/pfas-landfills-us
Wildlife boosted by England’s nature-friendly farming schemes, study finds
Butterflies, bees and bats are among the wildlife being boosted by England’s nature-friendly farming schemes, new government research has found. Birds were among the chief beneficiaries of the strategy, particularly ones…
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/09/wildlife-boosted-by-englands-nature-friendly-farming-schemes-study-finds
‘Everything, everywhere, all at once’: Australia’s survival in a warmer world will be a mammoth multi-tasking effort
Much of the climate conversation in Australia to date has centred on actions to limit global warming, recognising that each increment of warming contributes to worsening climate extremes…
https://theconversation.com/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-australias-survival-in-a-warmer-world-will-be-a-mammoth-multi-tasking-effort-236337
'Increasingly likely' that 2024 will be warmest year on record, EU monitor says
2024 has seen each month surpass its temperature record for the time of year, spawned the two hottest days on record and contributed to the intensification of hurricanes, heatwaves, and wildfires across the world – all signs that it will likely go down as the…
https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20240808-eu-monitor-reveals-2024-increasingly-likely-to-be-warmest-on-record
Britain’s Royal Mint to extract gold from e-waste as part of decarbonising operations
Britain's Royal Mint on Wednesday announced it will extract gold from electronic waste such as televisions, laptops and mobiles at a new factory in south Wales, providing a more sustainable source of gold and reducing reliance on mining…
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/britains-royal-mint-extract-gold-e-waste-part-decarbonising-operations-2024-08-07/
Federal infrastructure funding is fueling a push to remove dams and restore river habitat
On the whooshing Watauga River, excavators claw at the remains of Shulls Mill Dam, pulling concrete apart piece by piece and gradually opening a waterway kept in check for nearly two centuries…
https://apnews.com/article/dam-removals-infrastructure-law-president-biden-693e52c29c7196c0814889fda2001670
The potential ecosystem collapse of forests in Mediterranean-type ecosystems (MTEs) by unprecedented droughts is worrisome due to the impacts on its exceptional biodiversity and human well-being. However, research integrating the impacts of global change…
https://naturalsciencenews.com/article/6503
New US Treasury plan targets criminal groups profiting from the destruction of the Amazon
The United States will work closely with five South American countries to crack down on criminal networks that profit from environmental crimes in the Amazon rainforest, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced at a recent roundtable in Belém, Brazil…
https://www.icij.org/investigations/deforestation-inc/new-us-treasury-plan-targets-criminal-groups-profiting-from-the-destruction-of-the-amazon/
Drones fight ‘crazy’ acid-spitting ants decimating wildlife in Australia
Though tiny, a species of ants aptly called “yellow crazy ants” pose a big threat to Australia’s environment and wildlife as these pesky pests have already killed 30 million crabs. So the country has diffused a novel technology along with drones to stop them…
https://interestingengineering.com/culture/drones-battle-against-acid-spitting-ants-in-australia
Pneumatophore CO2 effluxes decrease with increased salinity in mangrove forests of Yucatan, Mexico
Although mangrove forests are great carbon sinks, they also release carbon dioxide (CO2) from soil, plants, and water through respiration. Many studies have focused on CO2 effluxes only from soils, but the role of biogenic structures such as pneumatophore roots…
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-68822-9
Developing mangrove-friendly products bolsters sustainable mangrove ecosystem
Providing livelihoods for communities living in conserved or rehabilitated mangrove forests for their survival is, unarguably, an inseparable part of mangrove ecosystem management. Through the national Petland and Mangrove Rehabilitation Agency (BRGM), the…
https://www.thejakartapost.com/front-row/2024/08/06/developing-mangrove-friendly-products-bolsters-sustainable-mangrove-ecosystem.html
Filipina wins FAO forest champions award in Italy
Filipina community leader Nida Collado has won the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) 2024 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award for her work in forest conservation and restoration in the Philippines…
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1230537
Project Profile: Control Bullfrogs and Restore Native Amphibians to Protect Imperiled Wetlands of Southwestern Parks
The National Park Service is implementing the restoration of native amphibians in over 20 sensitive wetlands across eight southwestern national parks - Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Chiricahua National Monument, Coronado National Memorial, Fort Bowie…
https://www.nps.gov/articles/ira-projectprofile-imr-restoreamphibians.htm
Climate change fueled record early fires in Brazil's wetlands, study says
Climate change intensified by 40% the weather feeding devastating wildfires that have likely killed millions of animals this year in Brazil's Pantanal, the world's largest wetlands, scientists said in a study published on Thursday…
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/climate-change-fueled-record-early-fires-brazils-wetlands-study-says-2024-08-08/
A growing effort to restore oxbow wetlands aims to boost habitats and better filter farm runoff
Restoring oxbow wetlands is gaining momentum in the Midwest. While it started largely to support a federally endangered fish, conservation experts say these floodplain habitats offer a host of benefits, including cleaner water downstream…
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2024-08-05/oxbow-wetlands-nitrates-habitat
From neglected brownfield to vibrant biodiversity: The award-winning Grimsby Wetlands
Located on the southern shore of Lake Ontario, the Grimsby Wetlands cover a 29-acre site that was once the Biggar Sewage Lagoons. Through the efforts of the Hamilton Naturalists’ Club (HNC) and collaboration with local authorities, this area has been revitalized into a…
https://environmentjournal.ca/from-neglected-brownfield-to-vibrant-biodiversity-the-award-winning-grimsby-wetlands/
SDSU researchers to develop soil moisture mapping capabilities
Accurate soil moisture measurements are essential for helping farmers with their agricultural management decisions. Soils that are too wet can lead to nutrient leaching, while soils that are too dry can mean decreased crop yield and quantity. Understanding…
https://www.sdstate.edu/news/2024/08/sdsu-researchers-develop-soil-moisture-mapping-capabilities
Spectral measurements capable of estimating nutrient content of forest tree leaves
The general health of forests can be estimated by the micro- and macronutrient content of tree leaves to help inform forest management decisions in light of climate change, species loss and other variables. Traditional methods of assessing nutrient levels in forests are…
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-spectral-capable-nutrient-content-forest.html
Detect and measure wildfires with the Sentinel-1 Explorer
Our human visual systems collect light from a pretty narrow slice of the electromagnetic spectrum. But there is so much more light to see. Radar systems use photons with much longer wavelengths that can break through clouds and smoke, and because the energy…
https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-living-atlas/imagery/detect-and-measure-wildfires-with-the-sentinel-1-explorer/
Detecting climate change using aerosols
Climate change is one of the most significant environmental challenges of present times, leading to extreme weather events, including droughts, forest fires, and floods. The primary driver for climate change is the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere due to…
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1053806
A satellite-derived baseline of photosynthetic life across Antarctica
Terrestrial vegetation communities across Antarctica are characteristically sparse, presenting a challenge for mapping their occurrence using remote sensing at the continent scale. At present there is no continent-wide baseline record of Antarctic vegetation, and…
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-024-01492-4
InSAR data for detection and modelling of overexploitation-induced subsidence: application in the industrial area of Prato (Italy)
Spaceborne-based monitoring for environmental purposes has become a well-established practice. The recent progress of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) sensors, including through the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Sentinel-1 constellation, has enabled the scientific…
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-67725-z
NASA joins global experts at ForestSAT in Rotorua
A global forestry event is attracting experts from NASA and remote sensing specialists from nearly 30 countries to Rotorua next month. Crown Research Institute Scion is hosting ForestSAT 2024, the most prestigious international conference on the application of…
https://sunlive.co.nz/news/348394-nasa-joins-global-experts-at-forestsat-in-rotorua.html
'An act of vandalism, not forestry': Logging of endangered greater glider habitat in Qld State Forests revealed
Confronting new video evidence shows logging occurring in the habitat of endangered greater gliders in publicly owned native forests, shortly after the government promised a greater glider forest park would be created…
https://www.queenslandconservation.org.au/logging_greater_glider_habitat_state_forests_revealed
Important Forest Corridor In Belize Facing Increasing Deforestation
In June, when the newly constructed Coastal Plain Highway experienced significant flooding, it was attributed to deforestation. According to official data from the Forestry Department, within the last decade, eighty-eight thousand hectares or three hundred…
https://edition.channel5belize.com/important-forest-corridor-in-belize-facing-increasing-deforestation/
Many Forests in One: A Glimpse into the Amazon’s Diversity
The Amazon rainforest’s environment is not uniform—nor is its response to drought. While some portions of the forest brown and die in the face of dry spells, others first grow greener. Seeing this response during a drought that hit the Amazon in 2005, then again…
https://eos.org/articles/many-forests-in-one-a-glimpse-into-the-amazons-diversity
Drone flights and 3D scans: Scientist uses cutting-edge tech to protect Madagascar's vulnerable forests
In a new study published today in the journal Plants, People, Planet, scientist Jenny Williams from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, highlights how the use of drones can help curb the loss of Madagascar's biodiverse forests through illegal deforestation…
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-drone-flights-3d-scans-scientist.html
Protecting communities and watersheds through research in a redwood forest
Water trickles in a stream and redwoods tower overhead in Jackson Demonstration State Forest near Fort Bragg in Northern California. Joe Wagenbrenner, a research hydrologist with the U. S. Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Research Station, shares the story…
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-communities-watersheds-redwood-forest.html
Supporting the Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in Nepal’s Forest Sector
In Nepal, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities are at the helm of forests conservation, leveraging traditional knowledge and community-based management. They share a symbiotic relationship with forests since generations, nurturing the forests…
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2024/08/08/supporting-the-indigenous-peoples-and-local-communities-in-nepal-s-forest-sector
Forests in heat waves: New research shows how trees cope with extreme heat
Extreme heat waves are on the rise. When do they become critical for forest trees? In the hot summer of 2023, a research team led by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology…
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-forests-trees-cope-extreme.html
Forest carbon accounting allows Guyana to stay net zero while pumping oil
The densely forested South American nation of Guyana is fast becoming the world’s newest petro-state, allowing fossil fuel giants like ExxonMobil to hunt for what researchers have referred to as “carbon bombs” on its seabed…
https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/04/08/forest-carbon-accounting-allows-guyana-to-stay-net-zero-while-pumping-oil/
How efficiently different US forests will remove atmospheric carbon in the future
Forests absorb carbon by capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, making forest carbon stocks an important resource against climate change. In research published in Ecology and Evolution, investigators examined existing tree regeneration patterns to…
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-efficiently-forests-atmospheric-carbon-future.html
US landfills are major source of toxic PFAS pollution, study finds
Toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” that leach from landfills into groundwater are among the major pollution sources in the US, and remain a problem for which officials have yet to find an effective solution…
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/09/pfas-landfills-us
Wildlife boosted by England’s nature-friendly farming schemes, study finds
Butterflies, bees and bats are among the wildlife being boosted by England’s nature-friendly farming schemes, new government research has found. Birds were among the chief beneficiaries of the strategy, particularly ones…
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/09/wildlife-boosted-by-englands-nature-friendly-farming-schemes-study-finds
‘Everything, everywhere, all at once’: Australia’s survival in a warmer world will be a mammoth multi-tasking effort
Much of the climate conversation in Australia to date has centred on actions to limit global warming, recognising that each increment of warming contributes to worsening climate extremes…
https://theconversation.com/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-australias-survival-in-a-warmer-world-will-be-a-mammoth-multi-tasking-effort-236337
'Increasingly likely' that 2024 will be warmest year on record, EU monitor says
2024 has seen each month surpass its temperature record for the time of year, spawned the two hottest days on record and contributed to the intensification of hurricanes, heatwaves, and wildfires across the world – all signs that it will likely go down as the…
https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20240808-eu-monitor-reveals-2024-increasingly-likely-to-be-warmest-on-record
Britain’s Royal Mint to extract gold from e-waste as part of decarbonising operations
Britain's Royal Mint on Wednesday announced it will extract gold from electronic waste such as televisions, laptops and mobiles at a new factory in south Wales, providing a more sustainable source of gold and reducing reliance on mining…
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/britains-royal-mint-extract-gold-e-waste-part-decarbonising-operations-2024-08-07/
Federal infrastructure funding is fueling a push to remove dams and restore river habitat
On the whooshing Watauga River, excavators claw at the remains of Shulls Mill Dam, pulling concrete apart piece by piece and gradually opening a waterway kept in check for nearly two centuries…
https://apnews.com/article/dam-removals-infrastructure-law-president-biden-693e52c29c7196c0814889fda2001670
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