Firecast: Satellites Sound Fire Alarm in Tropical Forests | Conservation International (CI)

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Channel: Conservation International · 2014 · Entertainment

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Karyn Tabor, director of ecosystem modeling and early warning systems for Conservation International, discusses how CI is using satellite imagery to detect fires and predict fire threats in forests in Peru, Bolivia, Madagascar and Indonesia. 
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http://blog.conservation.org/2014/07/conservation-tools-satellites-sound-fire-alarm-in-tropical-forests/

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