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Replanting logged forests with diverse mixtures of seedlings accelerates restoration, says study

Envirotec Magazine

Satellite observations of one of the world’s biggest ecological experiments on the island of Borneo appear to reveal that replanting logged forests with diverse mixtures of seedlings can significantly accelerate their recovery. Restoring logged tropical forests is a crucial component of efforts to tackle both the nature and climate crises.

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Wood Pellet Giant Drax Targets California Forests

DeSmogBlog

A January 2024 study by the journal Renewable Energy found that thousands of tons of toxic air pollutants, from nitrogen oxide to volatile organic compounds, are emitted in the pellet-making process, especially in the southeastern United States where most pellet plants are located.

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NICFI Tropical Forest Basemaps Now Available in Google Earth Engine

Planet Pulse

Early access users from the Forestry Department of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations demonstrate the ability to automatically analyze deforestation and land cover changes now that the high-resolution NICFI-Planet data is available in Google Earth Engine’s cloud computing platform. “The

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Planet’s Data Helps Amnesty International Tackle Deforestation In Cambodia

Planet Pulse

Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary is southeast Asia’s largest lowland evergreen forest. Amnesty International began monitoring illegal logging in Prey Lang, and Micah Farfour, a Special Advisor in Remote Sensing for their Crisis Response Program, has a long history of working with GIS and satellite imagery to monitor change globally.

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New research reveals ‘megatrends’ that will affect forests in the next decade

Envirotec Magazine

Growing consumption and demand of commodities has already seen large scale corporate-led land acquisitions for industrial production of cattle, soy and palm oil in Latin America, Africa and Southeast Asia. Between 2001-2015, 27% of forest disturbance was attributed to commodity-driven deforestation.

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Environmental Activists Fight Back as Companies Resort to ‘Lawfare’ to Quash Criticism 

DeSmogBlog

The human rights organization characterized the company’s filings as a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation, or SLAPP, to “intimidate and silence activists from speaking out about the possible environmental damage caused by the company’s exploitation of Kosovo’s natural resources.”. Speaking Out.

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Acceleration GridOS with Utilihive

Smart Energy International

Centralized governance ensures that data can be shared and used across many different teams within an organization or between organizations in an energy ecosystem. This is particularly useful for organizations like utilities that must handle multiple integrations. The result? More reliable and resilient integrations.