Shedding light on forests

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Channel: Cambridge University · 2013 · Education

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The world needs forests. By using advanced imaging technology, scientists are able to map on an unprecedentedly large scale -- and in remarkably accurate detail - what is happening to these precious resources worldwide. 

Forests are essential for life on earth. They provide a habitat for a myriad of different plant and animal species -- too numerous to count but certainly running into millions. Forests are also home to some 5--17 per cent of the global human population, a fact easily overlooked from the urban perspective. How worldwide forests are changing, and the serious threats they face, is the focus of Cambridge University's Forest Ecology and Conservation Group (FECG), Department of Plant Sciences.

http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/shedding-light-on-forests

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