<![CDATA[remote sensing news from mongabay.com]]> http://www.mongabay.com en-us Copyright 2006 mongabay.com Sun, 15 Oct 2008 12:58:39 -0800 <![CDATA[Palm oil companies propose satellite monitoring of their plantations to ensure sustainability]]> Telegraph. The move would boost RSPO's credibility at a time when the industry-lead sustainability initiative is under fire from environmentalists who say its performance to date suggests it is merely an exercise in greenwashing.]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/1105-rspo.html Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/1105-rspo.html <![CDATA[Ozone hole is second-largest on record in 2008]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/1030-ozone.html Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/1030-ozone.html <![CDATA[Brazil to have high resolution imagery for 86% of the Amazon by year end]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/1015-brazil.html Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/1015-brazil.html <![CDATA[Rare Amur leopard photographed for the first time with kill]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/1008-hance_amur_leopard.html Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/1008-hance_amur_leopard.html <![CDATA[Arctic sea ice falls to second lowest on record]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0916-sea_ice.html Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0916-sea_ice.html <![CDATA[NASA: Sea ice melt opens the Northwest and Northeast Passage]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0909-sea_ice.html Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0909-sea_ice.html <![CDATA[Independent of climate, forest cover in southern Amazon may fall to 20% by 2016]]> Environmental Conservation. Analyzing high resolution satellite data from 1984 through 2004 for the Alta Floresta region in northern Mato Grosso, Fernanda Michalski, Carlos Peres and Iain Lake of the University of East Anglia found that forest cover declined from from 91.1 percent to 41.7 percent between 1984 and 2004. They note that while the deforestation rate has slowed to around 2 percent per year since peaking at more than 8 percent annually in late 1980s to mid-1990s, renewed expansion of road networks will enable loggers to increasingly exploit remaining forests, leading to degradation and likely eventual conversion for agricultural use. Overall Michalski and colleagues forecast that forest cover in Alta Floresta will fall to 21 percent by 2016, a decline of 77 percent since 1984.]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0903-amazon_deforestation.html Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0903-amazon_deforestation.html <![CDATA[Amazon deforestation jumps 69% in 2008]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0831-brazil.html Sun, 31 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0831-brazil.html <![CDATA[Haze risk returns as fires increase in Indonesia]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0826-nasa_indonesia.html Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0826-nasa_indonesia.html <![CDATA[Google Earth reveals cattle have a built-in compass]]> Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The finding suggests that cows seem to have a built-in magnetic compass.]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0825-cattle.html Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0825-cattle.html <![CDATA[NASA images reveal two massive glaciers breaking apart in Greenland]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0822-greenland.html Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0822-greenland.html <![CDATA[Smoke from Amazon fires reduces local rainfall]]> Science. The study provides clues on how aerosols from human activity influence cloud cover and ultimately affect climate.]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0814-amazon_nasa.html Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0814-amazon_nasa.html <![CDATA[New mapping system shows how detailed climate changes will affect species]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0806-hance_climatewizard.html Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0806-hance_climatewizard.html <![CDATA[NASA study shows global warming will diminish rainfall in East Africa, worsening hunger]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0806-africa.html Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0806-africa.html <![CDATA[Often overlooked, small wild cats are important and in trouble]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0805-sanderson_interview.html Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0805-sanderson_interview.html <![CDATA[Developing the world's most sophisticated program for mapping endangered species]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0804-hance_interview_phillips.html Mon, 04 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0804-hance_interview_phillips.html <![CDATA[Amazon deforestation forecast for 2008 revised downward]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0717-amazon.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0717-amazon.html <![CDATA[First carbon map of America released by NASA]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0715-emissions_map_hance.html Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0715-emissions_map_hance.html <![CDATA[Rainforest destruction becomes industry-driven, concentrated geographically]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0629-deforestation.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0629-deforestation.html <![CDATA[New Google Earth layer offers insight on global deforestation]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0615-google_earth.html Sun, 15 Jun 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0615-google_earth.html <![CDATA[Indigenous peoples of Congo map their forests with GPS in an effort to save them]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0414-hance_congo.html Sun, 13 Apr 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0414-hance_congo.html <![CDATA[Fire monitoring by satellite becomes key conservation tool]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0327-interview_fire_alerts.html Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0327-interview_fire_alerts.html <![CDATA[Satellite could help reindeer in the Arctic]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0318-agu.html Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0318-agu.html <![CDATA[Accurate forest data will help guide climate policy]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0310-fao.html Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0310-fao.html <![CDATA['CAT scan' shows Hawaiian forests invaded by alien species]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0303-hawaii.html Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0303-hawaii.html <![CDATA[Complete map of world forests to help REDD carbon trading initiative]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0228-kellndorfer_interview.html Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0228-kellndorfer_interview.html <![CDATA[NASA: warming is causing Greenland ice to melt faster than expected]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0221-nasa_greenland.html Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0221-nasa_greenland.html <![CDATA[Only 4% of the ocean is pristine according to first oceanic map of human-impact]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0214-hance_ocean.html Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0214-hance_ocean.html <![CDATA[NASA: Rain falls more often during the week than weekends]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0204-nasa.html Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0204-nasa.html <![CDATA[Is tropical deforestation really occurring?]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0108-deforestation.html Tue, 08 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0108-deforestation.html <![CDATA[New satellite system will penetrate clouds to track deforestation]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1205-whrc.html Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1205-whrc.html <![CDATA[Historical records of Atlantic hurricanes are accurate says study]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1128-hurricanes.html Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1128-hurricanes.html <![CDATA[Carbon credits for forest conservation concept faces challenges]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1127-sekala_interview.html Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1127-sekala_interview.html <![CDATA[Ground-breaking Amazon rainforest imagery will help monitor deforestation]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1127-whrc.html Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1127-whrc.html <![CDATA[NASA releases high-resolution map of Antarctica]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1127-nasa.html Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1127-nasa.html <![CDATA[NASA: Arctic Ocean circulation reversal not due to global warming]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1113-nasa.html Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1113-nasa.html <![CDATA[Madagascar fires mapped with Google Earth in real-time]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1029-madagascar.html Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1029-madagascar.html <![CDATA[Google Earth adds endangered species info]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1025-edge.html Wed, 24 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1025-edge.html <![CDATA[Amazon rainforest burning "worst" in memory]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1016-amazon.html Tue, 16 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1016-amazon.html <![CDATA[Land-clearing fires send smoke across Argentina, Paraguay]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0911-nasa.html Tue, 11 Sep 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0911-nasa.html <![CDATA[Global warming to cause more severe thunderstorms, reports NASA]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0831-nasa.html Fri, 31 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0831-nasa.html <![CDATA[Peru's deforestation rate surged in 2005]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0830-peru.html Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0830-peru.html <![CDATA[NASA admits to error in global warming data]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0817-nasa_snafu.html Fri, 17 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0817-nasa_snafu.html <![CDATA[Amazon deforestation in Brazil falls 29% for 2007]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0813-amazon.html Mon, 13 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0813-amazon.html <![CDATA[Failing water supply destroyed lost city of Angkor Wat]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0813-angkor_wat.html Mon, 13 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0813-angkor_wat.html <![CDATA[Scientists: Newsweek Erred in Global Warming Coverage]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0813-newsweek.html Sun, 12 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0813-newsweek.html <![CDATA[Amazon deforestation rate falls to lowest on record]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0810-amazon_deforestation.html Fri, 10 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0810-amazon_deforestation.html <![CDATA[Experts: parks effectively protect rainforest in Peru]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0809-peru.html Thu, 09 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0809-peru.html <![CDATA[Wild parrots tracked by satellite for the first time]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0806-wcs.html Mon, 06 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0806-wcs.html <![CDATA[Australia funds first global deforestation monitoring system]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0723-australia.html Mon, 23 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0723-australia.html