The space tech shooting laser beams at trees to tackle deforestation
This has seen countries, companies and other organisations promise action towards preventing, halting and reversing the degradation of ecosystems worldwide.
One of these is the FAO's own Framework for Ecosystem Monitoring website. The site was launched last year, and uses satellite imagery to highlight changes to forests around the world. The maps and data are accessible to any internet users, be they a scientist, government official, business, or member of the public.
"We use the use the reflected energy to map forests in 3D, including their height, canopy density, and carbon content," adds Dr Duncanson, who is a leading expert in remote sensing. "This is an exciting new technology because for decades we have been able to observe deforestation from space, but now with Gedi we can assign the carbon emissions associated with forest loss [for greater accuracy].
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