Scientists Create High Resolution, 3D Maps of Forests in Madagascar

Written by Mongabay Wednesday, 15 February 2012 10:00

A team of scientists has created the first high resolution maps of remote forests in Madagascar. The effort, which is written up in the journal Carbon Balance and Management, will help more accurately register the amount of carbon stored in Madagascar's forests, potentially giving the impoverished country access to carbon-based finance under the proposed REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) program. Read More

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Scientists Create High Resolution, 3D Maps of Forests in Madagascar

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