Watchmen of the Global Forest
Conservation Magazine,
In February, the World Resources Institute launched the first interactive, regularly updated map of the world’s forests. Two…
News story from The Guardian on Tuesday 03 June 2014
The Guardian,
Wary of Climate Change, Indonesia Looks to Lawmakers for Solutions
Inter Press Service,
Comprised of over 17,000 islands that are highly susceptible to rising seas, Indonesia is taking stock of its position as the…
Google Earth Engine Brings Big Data to Environmental Activism
IEEE Spectrum,
A new forest-mapping tool relies on unprecedented data crunching
Lanzan una nueva plataforma ‘on line’ para la protección de los bosques en el mundo
Agencia SINC,
El Instituto de Recursos Mundiales (WRI, por sus siglas en inglés), Google, el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio…
Arnold Schwarzenegger Profiting From Indonesian Deforestation? Harrison Ford Will Be Pissed
Business Insider,
In a scathing new report , Global Witness, the well-regarded nonprofit whose director, Charmian Gooch was the winner of this…
The World's Forests at Your Fingertips
Science/AAAS,
New mapping tool offers new opportunities for research
Using the Google Cloud to Stop Illegal Logging
Bloomberg Businessweek,
Google Earth and environmental groups launch Global Forest Watch to provide close-to-real-time information about changing…
Google's Global Forest Watch: Online Tool Tracks Deforestation In Near-Real Time [VIDEO]
International Science Times,
Google's Global Forest Watch online tool allows users to see the destruction of forests in near-real time. Using satellites and…
Google-backed crowdsourced website aims to track forest destruction, but can it?
Christian Science Monitor,
An online tool promises 'near-real time' monitoring of deforestation, but critics argue that it doesn't distinguish between…
Comment: How tree huggers can save forests with science
World News SBS,
A community carbon counting effort could help save the forests, writes Michelle Venter and Michael Bird.
News story from Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) on Tuesday 19 November 2013
Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ),
How tree huggers can save forests with science
The Conversation,
While hugging a tree sounds relaxing, it’s harder than you might think - especially when the tree is 20 storeys high and 3…
Rainforest carbon recovers faster than biodiversity
Phys.org,
When tropical forests are cleared, they can take a century or more to re-absorb the carbon they once held, according to a new…
Note to Governments and Banks: Stop Bankrolling the Destruction of Planet Earth
Huffington Post,
Good news is relatively rare in the world of forest protection, especially in the tropics where ecosystems and biodiversity are…
Global Forest Loss Mapped by New Interactive Tool
Headlines & Global News,
A new interactive online tool was able to map high-resolution images showing the extent of the global forest loss since 2000.
Scientists make first high-resolution forest change map
Daily News & Analysis (dna),
Scientists make first high-resolution forest change map
Yahoo! News India,
Washington, Nov 16 (IANS) US scientists have published the first high-resolution global map of 21st-century forest cover change.
Scientists make first high-resolution forest change map
Business Standard,
US scientists have published the first high-resolution global map of 21st-century forest cover change.
News story from Los Angeles Times on Saturday 16 November 2013
Los Angeles Times,
Detailed Forest Change Mapped
Voice of America,
The world lost 2.3 million square kilometers of forest between 2000 and 2012 and gained 800,000 square kilometers according to…
Millions of kilometres of forest lost over 12 years, satellite data shows
Global News,
New satellite data was able to chart worldwide forest losses and gains, which scientists hope will help them monitor worldwide…
NASA-USGS Landsat Data Yield Best View to Date of Global Forest Losses, Gains
Science Newsline,
The ravages of deforestation, wildfires, windstorms and insects on global forests during this century are revealed in…
Google Earth Creates First Detailed Global Map of Forest Change [VIDEO]
Science World Report,
In a collaborative effort, 15 universities along with Google and the U.S. government have produced the first detailed high…
First detailed map of global forest change created
Technology.org,
Forest loss in Sumatra’s Riau province, Indonesia, 2000-2012. Credit: Hansen, Potapov, Moore, Hancher et al., 2013 A University…
Google Earth Helps Map World's Forests [Video]
Nature World News,
Researchers use Google Earth to map forest cover on earth.
New Mapping Tool Tracks Global Forest Gain And Loss
redOrbit,
Ranjini Raghunath for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A team of researchers from the University of Maryland , Google and…
Google Earth tech shows world forests losing 0.006 of area annually, Brazil loss slowing
The Register,
Not to mention 'Great Reversal' density increase The technical team behind Google Earth have partnered with US government…
Brände, Stürme, Rodungen - US-Forscher dokumentieren weltweites Waldsterben
FOCUS Online,
Der Baumbestand der Erde schrumpft: Zwischen 2000 und 2012 sind weltweit 2,3 Millionen Quadratkilometer Wald verschwunden - vor…
Umweltzerstörung: 2,3 Millionen Quadratkilometer Wald - weg
Süddeutsche.de,
Aus mehr als 650.000 Aufnahmen des Satelliten "Landsat 7" haben Forscher der Universität von Maryland zusammen mit Experten von…
Landsat Data Yield Best View to Date of Global Forest Losses, Gains
Technology.org,
The ravages of deforestation, wildfires, windstorms and insects on global forests during this century are revealed in…
NASA-USGS landsat data yield best view to date of global forest losses, gains
EurekAlert!,
( NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center ) The ravages of deforestation, wildfires, windstorms and insects on global forests during…
Over Decade Of Global Forest Change Mapped By Google Earth
International Business Times,
Google Earth has helped create an engaging, high-resolution map that shows global forest loss and gain. The map tracks changes…
Foreste: dove aumentano, dove scompaiono
Le Scienze,
Una mappatura ad alta risoluzione delle aree a foresta dimostra che la perdita complessiva globale delle foreste continua. Il…
New Interactive Tool Helps Track Earth’s Forests
New York Times,
Researchers working with Google have created a way to monitor the gains and losses of forest cover using a dozen years of…
UMD, Google
Science Newsline,
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- A University of Maryland-led, multi-organizational team has created the first high-resolution global map…
Forests disappearing since 2000? Google cloud maps global changes
NBC News,
In this era of big data, anyone can now see how and where the world's forests are changing thanks to a new mapping project made…
Watch the World’s Forests Disappear on Google Earth
Climate Desk,
888,000 square miles of forest disappeared in the last decade. New maps show where. Deforestation is a tricky problem to nail…
New High-Resolution Forest Maps Reveal World Loses 50 Soccer Fields of Trees Per Minute
Huffington Post,
by Nigel Sizer , Matt Hansen and Rebecca Moore A new publication in Science reveals the world is losing 50 soccer fields' worth…
UMD, Google
e! Science News,
A University of Maryland-led, multi-organizational team has created the first high-resolution global map of forest extent, loss…
Watch the World's Forests Disappear on Google Earth
Mother Jones,
Deforestation is a tricky problem to nail down. We know forests are shrinking, but knowing exactly where and by how much often…
Forest change mapped by Google Earth
BBC News,
A new high-resolution global map of forest loss and gain has been created with the help of Google Earth.
Detaillierte Karte: US-Forscher und Google vermessen die Wälder der Welt
SPIEGEL ONLINE,
Aktuelle Karten zeigen, wie sich die Wälder weltweit zwischen 2000 und 2012 verändert haben. US-Forscher und Google-Mitarbeiter…
Maps From Space Show World's Disappearing Forests
National Geographic,
Satellite data show that from 2001 to 2012, the world lost forest cover, with increasing rates of decline seen in the tropics.
New Maps Show Where Earth's Forests Are Being Destroyed
Business Insider,
The first high-resolution global map of changes in forest cover over the last 12 years shows which parts of the world are…
First detailed map of global forest change
Science Daily,
Scientist have created the first high-resolution global map of forest extent, loss and gain, a resource that greatly improves…
Vanishing Forests: New Map Details Global Deforestation
LiveScience,
Some 888,000 square miles (2.3 million square kilometers) of forest have vanished since 2000, according to a new global map of…
The world has lost almost six Californias worth of forest since 2000
Quartz,
Take a look: This is deforestation’s footprint from 2000 to 2012, according to a new study of 650,000 high-resolution satellite…
First detailed map of global forest change created
Phys.org,
A University of Maryland-led, multi-organizational team has created the first high-resolution global map of forest extent, loss…
UMD, Google
EurekAlert!,
( University of Maryland ) A University of Maryland-led, multi-organizational team has created the first high-resolution global…
Missing trees: Interactive map shows global deforestation
Christian Science Monitor,
A new map of deforestation reveals that the planet has lost 888,000 square miles of forest since 2000.