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A New Satellite Will Map the Carbon Content of Rainforests From Space, and It’s Set to Launch This Month
The European Space Agency’s new probe, Biomass, will spend five years orbiting the planet and gathering radar imagery of ...
At This Remote Costa Rican Retreat, Your Room Is in the Rainforest
Corcovado Wilderness Lodge is the only hotel within Corcovado National Park, which guests are encouraged to explore and help ...
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World's largest deforestation project fells forests for bioethanol fuel, sugar and rice in Indonesia
Indonesia plans to clear forests about the size of Belgium to produce sugarcane-derived bioethanol, rice and other food crops ...
Understanding the status of tropical insects in a changing world
A team of ecologists from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) are leading an international initiative to investigate the ...
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A tiny rainforest country is growing into a petrostate. A US oil company could reap the biggest rewards
Guyana now has the world’s highest expected oil production ... This is due to its vast rainforest; trees remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as they grow. The country has protected its ...
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How is conservation preparing for a much hotter world? Experts share
About 90 kilometers (56 miles) southeast of Cape Town lies the tranquilly-named town of Betty’s Bay in South Africa, home to ...
Sterling elementary students going wild over rainforest studies
Jefferson Elementary School students have been taking a closer look at the rainforest to boost their language arts skills. First grade students recently completed a six-week unit about animals, their ...