Forests, the planet’s second-largest carbon sink after oceans, are the focus of a groundbreaking satellite mission. The European Space Agency and Airbus’s Biomass satellite, set to launch from French Guiana by late April, will employ the largest space-based radar ever. This P-band radar, with a 12-meter diameter antenna, will penetrate forest canopies to measure tree biomass. The mission, lasting five years, will initially spend five months calibrating before entering a tomography phase to create detailed 3D biomass maps. These maps will cover regions like India, Australia, Siberia, South America, and Africa, excluding North America and Europe due to regulatory restrictions. Biomass aims to provide hectare-scale resolution maps of tropical forests, offering unprecedented insights into carbon storage and release due to disturbances. However, the satellite’s global coverage will take 18 months, and it won’t capture seasonal forest changes or measure carbon in permafrost soils.
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Mar 26 Reforestation could capture up to 26% of global carbon emissions, turning trees into climate superheroes while reviving habitats and securing water supplies. Time to plant some hope!
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Feb 22 Charted: Share of World Forests by CountryFrom the archive: https://visualcapitalist.com/charted-share-of-world-forests-by-country/…
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18h With just 5 years to meet global forest goals, progress remains too slow.A new call-to-action outlines 8 urgent steps for governments to revive stalled efforts to halt and reverse forest degradation.Download here: http://forestdeclaration.org/vision#ForestsMatter |
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7h #SDG15 Reduce Deforestation from Illegal Logging
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