Refers to the observed (bio) physical cover of the Earth's surface. The main classes in the LUCAS land cover nomenclature are as follows: A00 Artificialland B00 Cropland C00...
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A bird’s eye view of boreal forests: using satellite remote sensing to monitor biodiversity richness
A bird’s eye view of boreal forests: using satellite remote sensing to monitor biodiversity richness
Small woody landscape features are important biodiversity vectors. They act as habitat corridors, facilitating the movement of insects, birds, and mammals between habitat patches...
Over the last few months, ESA’s Earth Explorer Biomass satellite has been going through a punishing series of tests to make sure that it will...
Forest experts and scientists are asking Nasa to extend the life of a “key” climate and biodiversity sensor due to be destroyed in the Earth’s atmosphere early next year.
A new biomass mapping tool can pinpoint the carbon of a single 30 metre tree.
Maps revealing areas of the world’s forests which have substantively changed over the past decade have been published through a European Space Agency (ESA)...
The JRC has published the first continental map of crops grown in the European Union at 10-m resolution.
Despite our obsession with carbon dioxide, methane could be a handier ally to fight climate change.
The Global Risk Assessment Services (GRAS) Tool has been optimised: Cultivating raw materials without endangering valuable forests, peatlands or grasslands.