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COP21: New satellite imaging tracks REDD+ deforestation tree-by-tree

2015-12-11 07:05:50| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: Critics have long argued that the inability of satellites to track deforestation with precision created a loophole that could allow tropical countries to cheat regarding their annual deforestation rates. Past satellite imaging systems could not resolve objects smaller than 500 meters (1,640 feet) across. A new system developed by Alessandro Baccini and his Woods Hole, Massachusetts, research team can see objects just 30 meters (98 feet) across. Satellite imaging, combined with imaging from...

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