ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Glimpse into the future of acidic oceans shows ecosystems transformed Finding the Goldilocks sites to store carbon dioxide underground Innovative study estimates extent to which air pollution in China shortens human lives NASA’s polar robotic ranger passes first Greenland test Dead zone’ impacts Chesapeake Bay fishes …
First-ever map reveals where tropical forests store carbon
EarthSky // Blogs // Earth Posted Jun 04, 2011 First-ever map reveals where tropical forests store carbon Researchers looked at three million measurements of treetop height, along with ground data, and calculated the carbon held in tropical forests. A NASA-led research team has created the most precise map ever produced …
IFG and Allies Launch Cancun Mobilization For Cop 16
Linking local leaders with international allies to drive global decisions IFG recently convened another landmark meeting near Cancun, where the world’s governments will soon meet to pick up the pieces from Copenhagen’s frustrating failure to forge a global climate deal. UNFCCC’s COP 16 could yield some useful decisions to set …