Together4trees Kenya Fall 2024 Project
🌱 The organization employs 18 local people full-time, as well as 27 local volunteers. 🌳
Evidence-Based Forest News
Stewart Mior
Unveiling the Dual Role of Forests in the Methane Cycle🌱
This breakthrough emphasizes the importance of preserving and expanding forests to combat climate change.🌍
Greenstand's Treetracker: Empowering Communities🌱
Treetracker aims to create an autonomous system that tackles global environmental challenges while supporting impoverished communities by empowering donors to plant verified trees. 🌳
Documenting Biodiversity Threats: MineAlert-Africa🌍
By providing a snapshot of the current state and future historical data of mining activities, MineAlert-Africa aims to empower stakeholders in environmental preservation. 🌱
The Palm of Our Hands: Mapping the Oil Palm Odyssey🌴
The study mapped 23.98 million hectares (Mha) of oil palm plantations globally.
Impact of LobbyMap on Sustainable Finance🗺️
LobbyMap's mission is to ensure this influence is transparent, accountable, and aligned with global sustainability goals. 💡
Evaluating Global Tree-Growing Efforts 🌍🌲
Despite widespread recognition of these principles, only a fraction of organizations in the study set measurable, time-bound objectives and provide detailed monitoring data. 📝
Mapping Global Greenery With Sentinel-3 & GEE🌍🛰️
This breakthrough promises to enhance our understanding of Earth's green cover, providing critical insights into ecological balance and aiding the fight against climate change. 🌍
Tough Nut to Crack: Tree Seed Supply Chains🐿️🌲
In a recent Canadian industry survey, the most oft-cited constraints on producing more native trees were lack of infrastructure, lack of labour, lack of market demand and lack of availability of seed (40%).
Data for Reforestation: The Potential Reforestation Index📈
The PRI is a prime example of how environmental science powered by data can revolutionize our approach to nature. 🌎
Closing the Reforestation Gap in the Western United States🌲🇺🇸
Despite various reforestation initiatives, the scale of tree planting has not kept pace with the increasing need. Seed collection, nursery production, and tree planting must be scaled up to meet the demand for additional trees across the U.S.
Leveraging Open Data for Forest Restoration in Asia🌳
Initially, one year after planting, the average mortality rate was 18.0%. Over a decade after planting, the mortality rate averaged 48.3%. 🌳