Land & Carbon Lab

What does cropland expansion mean for our planet? How can we feed a growing population without expanding croplands into valuable natural ecosystems?     Register for our webinar to hear from experts from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the Bezos Earth Fund, Land & Carbon Lab and our partners, and find out how the latest advancements in geospatial monitoring of the world’s crops can help create more sustainable food systems: https://lnkd.in/eV6bMEUj

🌳As florestas são ecossistemas essenciais na luta contra mudanças climáticas, auxílio a subsistência e proteção da biodiversidade. Florestas primárias dos trópicos úmidos, por exemplo, são áreas de floresta tropical madura especialmente importantes para a biodiversidade, armazenamento de carbono e a regulação dos efeitos climáticos regionais e locais.     Apesar disso, as taxas de perda de florestas tropicais seguem altas no mundo, segundo dados do GLAD Lab da Universidade de Maryland. Os dados, disponíveis na plataforma Global Forest Watch (GFW), apontam para algumas tendências da perda de florestas em 2023, como:    ➡️Brasil e Colômbia apresentaram reduções acentuadas em suas perdas florestais;  ➡️Bolívia, Laos e Nicarágua tiveram aumentos bruscos na perda de florestas em 2023, principalmente por causa de incêndios (no caso da Bolívia) e da expansão de terras agrícolas;  ➡️República Democrática do Congo (RDC) apresenta taxas persistentemente altas de perda de florestas primárias;  ➡️Fora dos trópicos, como no Canadá, incêndios impulsionam a perda de cobertura arbórea.     Saiba mais no site do WRI Brasil: https://lnkd.in/dPMrku8Z #PerdaDeFlorestas #PerdaFlorestal #CoberturaFlorestal #Desmatamento #Amazônia #Floresta #WRIBrasil

In 2023, the tropics lost 3.7 million hectares of primary forest, an area slightly smaller than Bhutan. Dramatic reductions in Brazil and Colombia were counteracted by increases in Bolivia, Laos, Nicaragua and other countries, keeping primary forest loss rates high. Our new analysis of 2023 #TreeCoverLoss data from the Global Land Analysis and Discovery (GLAD) laboratory in the Department of Geographical Sciences at the University of Maryland reveals that progress towards halting #deforestation is possible, but reductions needs to happen everywhere. 🌎 🎥 Take a look at top takeaways from 2023 #TreeCoverLoss data. 👇    More here on World Resources Institute's #GlobalForestReview 👉 https://gfw.global/3Vxpc4p #forest #environment #nature #sustainableimpact #climate #trees #intlforestday #climatechangeisreal #climatechange #ecosystems #conservation #climatechange #globalwarming #sustainableliving #preservenature #reforestation #biodiversity #forests #amazonrainforest #tropicalforest #glasgowdeclaration #deforestation #brazil #colombia #bolivia #canada #forestfires

2023 #TreeCoverLoss data is now available on Global Forest Watch 🌴🌍 Our new analysis of the 2023 data reveals dramatic reductions in forest loss in #Brazil and #Colombia, but the rate of tropical primary forest loss remained stubbornly consistent with recent years. “The world took two steps forward, two steps back when it comes to this past year’s forest loss,” said Mikaela Weisse, Global Forest Watch Director at World Resources Institute. “Steep declines in the Brazilian Amazon and Colombia show that progress is possible, but increasing forest loss in other areas has largely counteracted that progress. We must learn from the countries that are successfully slowing deforestation.” The 2023 data shows that political leadership and strong policies work in reducing forest loss. Still, the world remains off track to meet 2030 forest goals. Annual #TreeCoverLoss data is developed by the Global Land Analysis and Discovery (GLAD) laboratory in the Department of Geographical Sciences at the University of Maryland . 🛰 Read the full analysis on the #GlobalForestReview: https://gfw.global/4cI4CnR Explore the data 🌎 on Global Forest Watch: https://gfw.global/49ovRB2 #forest #environment #nature #sustainableimpact #climate #trees #intlforestday #climatechangeisreal #climatechange #ecosystems #conservation #climatechange #generationrestoration #globalwarming #sustainableliving #preservenature #reforestation #biodiversity #forests #amazonrainforest #tropicalforest #GlasgowDeclaration

📢 New analysis from World Resources Institute Global Forest Watch on 2023 #TreeCoverLoss data is here! There’s positive news from Brazil and Colombia, but the story is not consistent around the world - the frontiers of forest loss are shifting. Read the findings ➡ https://gfw.global/3Vxpc4p

Don't miss tomorrow's webinar from our partners at Global Forest Watch, as they present an analysis of the latest #treecoverloss data.

The Brazilian Cerrado is the most biodiverse savanna in the world, but it is increasingly under threat from agricultural expansion — in particular, soy production, which has more than doubled over the last 20 years. A groundbreaking new monitoring system, OPERA DIST-ALERT, developed by NASA’s OPERA project (which includes NASA JPL, the University of Maryland and other research partners) shows disturbances in this critical natural ecosystem in near real-time. Alert products we are developing based on this data will help commodity suppliers ensure and demonstrate sustainability in their supply chains, contribute to monitoring compliance and support quick action where conversion may be taking place. To find out more, read our blog here: https://bit.ly/499U5PC And don't forget to register for tomorrow's webinar: https://bit.ly/3Pn7Q6d

🖥️ WEBINAR: Together with our partners at the World Resources Institute we’re working to identify and protect the world’s most critical natural ecosystems, including grasslands and savannahs. This includes creating mappable, monitorable, locally-appropriate, and globally-consistent definitions of natural ecosystems and their conversion. Join the webinar Beyond Forests: How New Innovations in Geospatial Monitoring Will Help Protect All Ecosystems on 27 March 2024 to hear more about this work and new geospatial monitoring solutions for our most vital landscapes. AFi Lead Scientist Leah Samberg will be joining the panel alongside speakers from Cargill, the Land & Carbon Lab, the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the University of Maryland. We hope to see you there! Register now ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ejg3Tbhr You can also find out more on the AFi’s event page ➡️ https://lnkd.in/etv6sf29 #forests #ecosystems #deforestation #monitoring

Protecting forests is critical, but meeting biodiversity, climate and sustainable development targets means preventing the conversion of other critical natural ecosystems as well. Learn more at our upcoming webinar.

Protecting forests is critical, but meeting biodiversity, climate and sustainable development targets means preventing the conversion of other critical natural ecosystems as well. Join our webinar on March 27 to hear from experts from Land & Carbon Lab, NASA’s OPERA project and the University of Maryland as we discuss how innovative new geospatial monitoring solutions, including a groundbreaking new vegetation disturbance monitoring system, will help inform more sustainable decisions about how to prevent the conversion of natural ecosystems. We’ll also discuss the importance of identifying critical natural ecosystems, and the importance of setting ambitious targets for avoiding conversion. Register now: https://bit.ly/3Pn7Q6d