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. 📝
Evidence-Based Forest News
Stewart Mior
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%. 🌳
Key Differences: Restoration vs. Plantations🌳🌲
If forests are a public good, then the public has a right to know how their money is spent and what their land is used for—whether the purposes are purely utilitarian, commercial, or both. 🌱
Bridging the Gap in Carbon Verification: GEO-TREES✅🌍
In collaboration with global space agencies and leveraging over 40 years of experience from the ForestGEO network, GEO-TREES is set to make a significant impact on how we measure and verify forest carbon stocks. 🌳
AI-Driven Identification of Forest Species 🌲
Netflora's ability to accurately identify and locate valuable species like chestnut and cedar within vast forest areas enables more targeted conservation efforts and sustainable harvesting.
Coniferous Conditions: Seedlings in the Heat🌲
These findings suggest that conifers in warmer, drier environments are particularly vulnerable as the climate continues to change.
Flocking Rights: Active Restoration Aids Tropical Birds🦜
A recent study by Joyce et al. (2024), conducted over two decades in Costa Rica, sheds light on the effectiveness of different forest restoration strategies in enhancing bird assemblages. 🌱
How to Use Open Data to Predict Forest Fires 🔥
Proactive human intervention is necessary to mitigate these effects and prevent ongoing carbon loss. 🌍