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"Satellite-aided, Indigenous-led climate action is taking place in some of the
most remote rainforests in the world, to help predict the impact of the
changing climate and of deforestation. Communities are being trained up as
citizen scientists to provide valuable data that will, it is hoped, help to
give them control over their lives, their land and the future of their
rainforests.
The rainforest laboratories that have been set up by the charity Cool Earth
also serve as early warning systems sounding alerts on challenges including
wildfires and illegal logging. Each one is run by ‘forest monitors’ trained by
Cool Earth to use the tech, which draws on data beamed down to Earth by imaging
outfit Planet and its constellation of 200 satellites.
In Peru’s Junín Province, where the project – Rainforest Labs – has been in
situ for two years, monitors predict the trend of rapidly worsening wildfires
will continue in 2024."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
