For decades, global efforts to combat climate change and protect biodiversity have relied on a high-tech promise: that satellite-derived maps can tell us exactly where the world's forests are.

WASHINGTON, July 21 (UPI) -- The first-ever complete world map detailing the height of the Earth's forests has been produced using satellite data, scientists say. The map will help scientists ...

On April 29, a rocket lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Aboard it was a satellite designed to answer one of the most important questions in climate science: how much carbon ...

A new analysis finds global forest maps overlap far less than expected, raising questions about climate funding and ...

Satellite records reveal three decades of forest growth in southern China, showing how planting, harvesting, and age influence canopy height.

Wildfires now destroy twice as much tree cover per year as two decades ago – a crisis fuelled by climate change Every single day in 2024, wildfires consumed more than 360 square kilometres of forest – ...

The European Space Agency’s Biomass satellite is the first satellite equipped with a radar that can penetrate the forest canopy to map entire trees. This will allow scientists to determine how much ...