|
|
 |
NASA Researchers Study Coastal Wetlands, Champions of Carbon Capture
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 14, 2025 Across the street from the Flamingo Visitor's Center at the foot of Florida's Everglades National Park, there was once a thriving mangrove population - part of the largest stand of mangroves in the Western Hemisphere. Now, the skeletal remains of the trees form one of the Everglades' largest ghost forests. When Hurricane Irma made landfall in September 2017 as a category 4 storm, violent winds battered the shore and a storm surge swept across the coast, decimating large swaths of mangrove forest. ... read more |
 |
Satellite study tracks three decades of forest growth in southern SpainLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 19, 2025 NASA's first Landsat satellite, launched in 1972, began a long-term effort to observe and document Earth's surface changes. Since then, eight more satellites have followed, with the most recent laun ... more 
Giant mine machine swallowing up Senegal's fertile coastLompoul, Senegal (AFP) Mar 17, 2025 Like something from the science fiction film "Dune", the "world's biggest mining dredger" has been swallowing acre after acre of the fertile coastal strip where most of Senegal's vegetables are grown. ... more 
February deforestation in Brazilian Amazon lowest in yearsRio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon recorded a nine-year low for February, according to satellite data Wednesday, heralding good news for the world's largest rainforest set to host UN climate talks this year. ... more 
Amazon tree loss may worsen both floods and droughts: studyParis (AFP) Mar 5, 2025 Deforestation in the Amazon causes more rain in the wet season and less rain in the dry season, according to new research published Wednesday underscoring the rainforest's "pivotal" role in regulating local and global climate. ... more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Green light for AI-driven mapping of New Zealand's forestsSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 06, 2025 Researchers from Flinders University and New Zealand have successfully integrated artificial intelligence and 3D laser scanning to map radiata pine plantations across much of New Zealand's North Isl ... more 
Launch of the most comprehensive European wetland mapParis, France (SPX) Feb 03, 2025 Timed to coincide with World Wetlands Day, the European Wetland Map (EWM) significantly enhances the understanding of Europe's wetlands by integrating and assessing the most recent geospatial data. ... more 
King Charles III teams up with Amazon for documentaryLondon (AFP) Feb 1, 2025 Britian's King Charles III is to feature in a new Amazon documentary, in which he is expected to highlight his environmental charity work and "philosophy of harmony", the Press Association reported Saturday. ... more 
Indonesia deforestation rises for third year running: NGOBangkok (AFP) Jan 31, 2025 Deforestation in Indonesia rose in 2024 for a third year running, a local environmental NGO said Friday based on satellite image analysis and fieldwork. ... more
Indonesia deforestation rises for third year running: NGOBangkok (AFP) Jan 31, 2025 Deforestation in Indonesia rose in 2024 for a third year running, a local environmental NGO said Friday, based on satellite image analysis and fieldwork. ... more |
|
Hidden 'Highways' Allow Species to Travel Between Brazil's Rainforests
London, UK (SPX) Jan 30, 2025 New research reveals that forests along Brazil's rivers serve as "highways," enabling tree species to migrate between the Amazon and Atlantic rainforests over millions of years. These two vast rainforests, typically separated by hundreds of miles of dry forests and savannas, are otherwise inhospitable to most rainforest tree species. For a long time, scientists believed that tree migration between the Amazon and Atlantic forests occurred only during wetter climatic periods, when much of South Amer ... read more 
Benin enlists voodoo to protect its precious mangrovesGogotinkpon/Gogotinkpon (AFP) Jan 28, 2025 The banks and delta of the Mono River in Benin are home to mangrove swamps which harbour fish and rare wild birds - and some are deemed sacred. ... more |
|
|
|
WWF blasts Sweden, Finland over logging practicesStockholm (AFP) Jan 23, 2025 Sweden and Finland, Europe's most forested countries, are not doing enough to protect their primary and old-growth forests, falling short of EU commitments, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said in a report Thursday. ... more 
One-third of Arctic-boreal region is now a sourceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025 For thousands of years, the Arctic-boreal region acted as a vital storage system for the planet's carbon. However, according to a new study in Nature Climate Change, escalating temperatures and wild ... more
Activists slam 'destructive' Indonesia forest conversion planJakarta (AFP) Jan 20, 2025 Indonesia's plan to convert millions of hectares of forests for food and energy use is "environmentally illogical and destructive," and risks irreversible environmental and biodiversity loss, activists warned Monday. ... more 
Biden issues land protections after LA fires delay ceremonyLos Angeles, United States (AFP) Jan 15, 2025 US President Joe Biden on Tuesday designated two large areas of California as protected national monuments, after the initial ceremony was called off due to wildfires breaking out in Los Angeles. ... more 
Don't write off logged tropical forests - oil palm conversion impacts ecosystems widelyLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 A University of Oxford research team has conducted the most extensive analysis to date on how logging and oil palm plantation conversions influence tropical forest ecosystems. The study reveals dist ... more |
|
|
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2020 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement |
