Podcasts about Global Forest Watch

Almost 46,000 fires have been reported in the Bolivian Amazon so far this year, accounting for more than 4 million hectares of burned forest. While this has been the largest registered number since 2012, Global Forest Watch has warned wildfires have sharply increased since 2019 due to growing illicit activities in the region. To better understand this development, the Impunity Observer interviewed Juan Pablo Chamon—director of free-market think tank Libera Bolivia. Chamon explains the fastest way for criminal groups to get clandestine roads for trafficking drugs, illegal minerals, and exotic animals is burning the forest. Contrary to mainstream media narratives blaming the private sector, he points to drug traffickers and smugglers working with Chinese or Hezbollah factions operating in the region. Moreover, Chamon highlights that Bolivian officials are colluding with criminal groups. For instance, three drug enforcement chiefs have been found guilty of drug trafficking by the US Drug Enforcement Administration. The United States has already extradited one of them. Finally, Chamon explains Bolivia's location and resources are not the country's sole attractions for transnational crime. The fact that international media do not cover Bolivia makes her more attractive, particularly for the interests of rogue nations like Iran and China. Show notes: https://impunityobserver.com/2024/11/20/what-is-really-behind-forest-fires-in-bolivia/

En Colombia, a orillas del río Magdalena, la fundación Biodiversa ha comprado miles de hectáreas de tierras para reforestarlas y crear un refugios para especies amenazadas. Reportaje en El Silencio, un modelo de protección del medioambiente. Los primeros rayos de luz aparecen sobre el río Magdalena. Tras una hora de navegación, nuestra lancha gira hacia un brazo del río. Nos alejamos de un paisaje moldeado por instalaciones petroleras, por la minería, la agricultura y los grandes potreros. Y entramos en un caño natural rodeado de árboles majestuosos. A mano derecha, aparece la densa vegetación de la reserva natural El Silencio. El lugar incita a guardar silencio y disfrutar del canto de las aves.Una familia de loros vuela de una orilla a otra, un oso hormiguero se trepa de una rama a otra y se oye el rugido de los monos aulladores. Aquí, a orillas del tropical río Magdalena que inspiró al escritor colombiano Gabriel García Márquez, científicos decidieron crear una reserva natural en 2012. Escuche el audio reportaje: Julio Marín dirige el equipo de los 10 guardabosques de la reserva de la fundación Biodiversa Colombia. Este exsoldado es ahora un apasionado de la naturaleza. A lo lejos,  divisa dos puntos brillantes escondidos en la zanja de un tronco. Se trata de una marteja, o mono ‘aotus', en peligro de extinción. Marín y su equipo tienen la misión de conservar y restaurar el territorio de mamíferos terrestres, acuáticos y aves amenazados por la deforestación. "La reserva se ha convertido e un puente de unión entre los bosques del sur y del norte. La reserva está estrategicamente puesta ahí como parte de un corredor", explica Santiago Rosado, biólogo y coordinador científico de El Silencio.Según datos de Global Forest Watch, en el municipio de Yondó, la superficie de bosque primario se ha derrumbado un 43% en 20 años mientras se extendieron los potreros. La ganadería sigue siendo una de las principales actividades económicas en la región de Antioquia, en detrimento del bosque tropical.Una de las características de la reserva natural El Silencio ha sido asociar a las comunidades locales de ganaderos y pescadores a los esfuerzos de conservación y reforestación. Los ganaderos y también los pescadores de la zona contribuyen a la reforestación cuidando los viveros, por ejemplo. A cambio, estas comunidades reciben ingresos de la Fundación.Y los efectos de la reforestación son notables. Aquí en el corazón de la reserva, los científicos observan con cámaras y captación de sonido, el regreso de ciertas especies, explica el biólogo Santiago Rosado, responsable científico de la reserva natural: "En la reserva original, no había registros de danta (tapir). Ahora, la danta apareció cuando la reserva se expandió en 2020".Gracias a fondos de fundaciones privadas extranjeras, la reserva natural El Silencio se ha ampliado considerablemente. Ha pasado de 70 hectáreas en 2012 a 3.500 hectáreas actualmente, de los cuales alrededor de 100 ha fueron reforestadas, de forma pasiva y activa.La fundación Biodiversa Colombia busca ahora registrar todas estas tierras bajo el estatuto de reserva de la sociedad civil. Una iniciativa que contribuye a los esfuerzos nacionales de conservación. Colombia, uno de los países más biodiversos del mundo, se ha comprometido a proteger el 30% de sus tierras para 2030, según lo pactado en la Cop 15 sobre biodiversidad en 2022 en Montreal.

Indonesia aims to be the world's top nickel supplier. But its efforts to produce nickel have seriously harmed the country's forests, nonprofit groups say.印尼旨在成为全球最大的镍供应国。但非营利组织表示，其生产镍的努力严重破坏了该国的森林。Indonesia is the world's third most rainforest-covered country, home to giant forest flowers and rare wild animals such as orangutans and elephants.印尼是全球第三大雨林覆盖国家，拥有巨大的森林花卉和罕见的野生动物，如猩猩和大象。Indonesia also has the largest reserves of nickel in the world. The metal lies in shallow deposits in the rain forest. Mining it is easy when the rainforest is cut down.印尼也拥有全球最大的镍储量。该金属位于雨林中的浅层矿床中。当雨林被砍伐时，开采它变得很容易。Until recently, Indonesia mostly sold its nickel deposits in untreated form. It did not have factories to process the metal. Unprocessed nickel sells for less than the processed product.直到最近，印尼大部分镍矿都以未经处理的形式出售。它没有加工金属的工厂。未经处理的镍的售价低于加工后的产品。Ten years ago, Indonesian officials decided the country should stop selling its resources at such a low cost. Instead, officials said Indonesia would process the metal so it would sell at a higher price. This would result in more job openings, also, officials said.十年前，印尼官员决定该国不应再以如此低的价格出售其资源。相反，官员们表示，印尼将加工这些金属，以便以更高的价格出售。这也将带来更多的就业机会，官员们表示。A large nickel-processing project began. Indonesian President Joko Widodo pushed the project further by building nickel factories, or smelters, near electric vehicle battery factories. In addition to the new nickel plants, coal power plants were built also to serve the new industrial sites.一个大型的镍加工项目开始了。印尼总统佐科·维多多进一步推动了该项目，在电动车电池工厂附近建造镍工厂或冶炼厂。除了新的镍工厂，还建造了燃煤电厂来为新的工业场地提供服务。More than 740,000 square kilometers of Indonesian rainforest have been logged, burned or degraded, since 1950, reports the non-profit research group Global Forest Watch.非营利研究组织Global Forest Watch报告称，自1950年以来，超过74万平方公里的印尼雨林被砍伐、焚烧或退化。But at the sites where developers are building these smelters, the surrounding forest disappears twice as fast, a new study by the Indonesian nonprofit Auriga says.但印尼非营利组织Auriga的一项新研究称，在开发商建造这些冶炼厂的地方，周围的森林消失速度是之前的两倍。The new study of rainforest loss, based on government data, shows deforestation rose from an average of 33 square kilometers around each nickel processing plant, or smelter, to 63 square kilometers.根据政府数据的新研究显示，森林砍伐从每个镍加工厂或冶炼厂周围的平均33平方公里增加到63平方公里。Indonesia plans to build as many as 22 new plants. If plans go through deforestation will likely greatly increase.印尼计划建造多达22个新工厂。如果这些计划得以实施，森林砍伐可能会大大增加。“The damage to the environment is devastating,” said Timer Manurung of Auriga. “…Rivers are polluted, mangroves are cut to develop smelter areas, coastal areas and coral are being damaged by the smelters.”Auriga的Timer Manurung说：“对环境的破坏是毁灭性的。……河流被污染，红树林被砍伐以开发冶炼区，沿海地区和珊瑚也被冶炼厂破坏。”The waste from coal power plants is another problem, he said. The Associated Press verified the methodology used in the Auriga report.他说，燃煤电厂的废物是另一个问题。美联社验证了Auriga报告中使用的方法。

O Brasil reduziu cerca de 36% da perda de floresta primária em 2023 na comparação com 2022. O país atingiu o nível mais baixo de desmatamento desde 2015. O estudo foi feito pela Global Forest Watch, em parceria com o Laboratório de Análise e Descoberta Global de Terras, da Universidade de Maryland.O Giro de Notícias mantém você por dentro das principais informações do Brasil e do mundo. Confira mais atualizações na próxima edição.

In this week's episode of Green Minds, we continue our Around the World series in which we interview students studying the MSc in Climate Change, Management & Finance on climate change in the countries they call home.    In this episode, Lorenzo sits down with Angel Miao, Laurence Denyer, and Qiu Wong to hear about the role of nature-based solutions in climate mitigation and adaptation in Canada, the UK, and Malaysia. Our guests also talk through how climate change poses an existential risk to our most valuable carbon sinks across terrestrial, marine and coastal ecosystems.    Want to delve deeper into some of the topics discussed in this episode? Here are some links to further reading and resources kindly curated by our guests:  Global Forest Watch: https://www.globalforestwatch.org/  Carbon Brief on the EU nature restoration law: https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-what-does-the-eu-nature-restoration-law-mean-for-climate-and-biodiversity/#:~:text=It%20aims%20to%20restore%20at,at%20least%2090%25%20by%202050     Do you have any suggestions for guests or topics you would like us to explore? Feel free to email us at podcast.greenminds@gmail.com. 

Une émission en public au Musée des Peuples de la Forêt dans le centre de Yaoundé. Les forêts denses du Bassin du Congo constituent un important massif forestier avec plus de 180 millions d'hectares. Elles abritent une biodiversité exceptionnelle avec laquelle cohabitent, depuis des siècles, les peuples autochtones pour se nourrir, se soigner et vivre leur culture. Aujourd'hui, ils en sont exclus au nom de la protection de la biodiversité, mais aussi parce que les forêts du Bassin du Congo sont considérées comme des grands réservoirs de carbone à protéger et de bois à exploiter. Ce sont aussi des terres fertiles pour l'agro-industrie, par exemple, pour les plantations de palmiers à huile et des zones à fort potentiel d'exploitation minière, pétrolière et gazière.Résultat : la déforestation s'accélère ! Le Cameroun, deuxième plus vaste pays forestier du bassin du Congo n'y échappe pas. D'après Global Forest Watch, de 2013 à 2021, le pays a perdu plus d'un million d'hectares de couvert forestier. Et ceux qui en souffrent le plus dans l'est et le sud du pays, ce sont les Bakas que l'on appelle vulgairement les Pygmées... Chassés des forêts, ils doivent cohabiter avec les villageois, les Bantous. Pour de nombreux chercheurs, c'est un véritable ethnocide qui est en cours.Invités :  - Aristide Chagcom, juriste et coordonnateur depuis 5 ans de Green development advocates, une organisation qui accompagne les peuples autochtones dans la défense de leurs droits et de leurs territoires- Venant Messe, coordonnateur de la plateforme des peuples autochtones des forêts du Cameroun et président de l'association OKANI- Jean-Pierre Nguedo Ngono, anthropologue et enseignant-chercheur affilié à l'Institut des mondes africains et responsable du parcours anthropologie médicale et alimentaire à la Faculté de Maroua.

Une émission en public au Musée des Peuples de la Forêt dans le centre de Yaoundé. Les forêts denses du Bassin du Congo constituent un important massif forestier avec plus de 180 millions d'hectares. Elles abritent une biodiversité exceptionnelle avec laquelle cohabitent, depuis des siècles, les peuples autochtones pour se nourrir, se soigner et vivre leur culture. Aujourd'hui, ils en sont exclus au nom de la protection de la biodiversité, mais aussi parce que les forêts du Bassin du Congo sont considérées comme des grands réservoirs de carbone à protéger et de bois à exploiter. Ce sont aussi des terres fertiles pour l'agro-industrie, par exemple, pour les plantations de palmiers à huile et des zones à fort potentiel d'exploitation minière, pétrolière et gazière.Résultat : la déforestation s'accélère ! Le Cameroun, deuxième plus vaste pays forestier du bassin du Congo n'y échappe pas. D'après Global Forest Watch, de 2013 à 2021, le pays a perdu plus d'un million d'hectares de couvert forestier. Et ceux qui en souffrent le plus dans l'est et le sud du pays, ce sont les Bakas que l'on appelle vulgairement les Pygmées... Chassés des forêts, ils doivent cohabiter avec les villageois, les Bantous. Pour de nombreux chercheurs, c'est un véritable ethnocide qui est en cours.Invités :  - Aristide Chagcom, juriste et coordonnateur depuis 5 ans de Green development advocates, une organisation qui accompagne les peuples autochtones dans la défense de leurs droits et de leurs territoires- Venant Messe, coordonnateur de la plateforme des peuples autochtones des forêts du Cameroun et président de l'association OKANI- Jean-Pierre Nguedo Ngono, anthropologue et enseignant-chercheur affilié à l'Institut des mondes africains et responsable du parcours anthropologie médicale et alimentaire à la Faculté de Maroua.

How can satellite data and computation fundamentally shift how we understand our place on a changing Earth, and amongst other species? Can we use all that newfound knowledge, transparency, and intelligent data architecture to become better stewards? Allowing the earth to behold itself and its own lifeworld in a whole new way… And what are the ethical implications of having the power of such oversight? In whose hands? Today our guest is Dan Hammer, Managing Partner at Ode, a data and design agency for the environment, and prior chief data scientist at the World Resources Institute, where he co-founded Global Forest Watch, a tool that tracked and monitored global deforestation patterns. He is founder of Spaceknow, a satellite image analytics start-up, and was a senior advisor in the Obama White House, a Presidential Innovation Fellow at NASA, creator of Global Plastic Watch and Amazon Mining Watch. His work has used direct earth observation to locate every wastewater pond in rural Alabama; to watch illegal mining unfold in the Amazon; and to find every plastic waste site along rivers in Vietnam. He created the application Climate TRACE for former Vice President Al Gore, the first facility-level global inventory of greenhouse gas emissions, and much more. In this episode speak about his new endeavour which is attempting to create an open source foundation model for nature – where you can “start to query the landscape like you would Google Maps”. I ask Dan how he manages to strike a balance between high level global information layers, and local relevance, and whether is it really possible that a global model can actually help people on the ground develop a deeper intimacy and action with the lifeworlds of where they reside. Episode Website Link Show Links: Dan HammerClimate TRACECarbon Mapper - methane plumeswatch illegal mining unfold in the Amazonfind every plastic waste site along rivers in VietnamAmazon Mining WatchGlobal Plastic Watch Look out for meditations, poems, readings, and other snippets of inspiration in between episodes. Music: Electric Ethnicity by Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock & Ellie Kidd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group raised the National Preparedness Level to Level 4 due to significant wildland fire activity in multiple Geographic Areas, signaling the potential for more large wildfires. Over 20 Incident Management Teams are actively handling wildfires across various geographic zones. The National Interagency Coordination Center is collaborating closely with Geographic Area Coordination Centers to organize and fulfill orders for firefighting resources. Presently, over 10,600 wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned nationwide. Eleven new large fires were reported recently, with six in California, and one each in Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Montana, and Washington. These incidents collectively led to the burning of 515,705 acres across 14 states. In response to the situation, a Type 1 incident management team is being deployed to Hawaii to aid wildfire suppression efforts. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) maintains its close partnership with local and state agencies in Maui. For additional information, you can refer to the following sources: County of Maui Disaster Update Hawaii Emergency Management Agency emergency proclamation relating to wildfires and travel to Maui FEMA - Hawaii wildfires How Much Damage Do Wildfires Cause? (Commenting on the Story by Florian Zandt in Statista.com) The article discusses the significant impact of natural catastrophes linked to elevated temperatures, such as wildfires and droughts, on the United States in 2022. These events resulted in $18 billion in losses, with only half of this amount being covered by insurance. Management consulting and reinsurance providers Aon and Munich Re provided these estimates. A natural catastrophe is defined by Aon as an incident leading to property losses exceeding $25 million, ten or more deaths, 50 or more injuries, 2,000 or more filed claims, or extensive damage to homes and structures. The article's accompanying chart reveals a decline in estimated losses since their peak in 2018. Munich Re calculated losses of approximately $25 billion in the U.S. for this year. Notably, the Mendocino Complex Fire, one of California's largest wildfires, contributed around $56 million to insured losses. This fire scorched 459,000 acres and raged from late July 2022 to early January 2019. Despite these losses, the article points out that the catastrophic events of 2022 were overshadowed by the 2020 wildfire season in the Western United States. This particularly destructive season saw 47 fatalities, the burning of 10.2 million acres, and the destruction of over 13,000 structures across more than 100 fires within four months. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration underscores that climate change is a primary driver of increased global wildfire activity. Rising emissions and global warming contribute to higher temperatures and prolonged drought, creating favorable conditions for the ignition and spread of wildfires, especially in arid regions. These fires lead to devastating consequences including structural damage, loss of life, and severe injuries. Additionally, wildfires contribute to the loss of global tree cover. In 2022, a total of 56 million acres of tree cover were lost, with wildfires responsible for 16.6 million acres of this loss, according to estimates by Global Forest Watch. This story is sponsored by Statista.com. The NeoLiberal Round is a production by Renaldo McKenzie of The NeoLiberal Corporation, serving the world today to solve tomorrow's challenges by making popular what was the monopoly. Visit https://thneoliberal.com or https://renaldocmckenzie.com. Peruse our resources center and check out our books, support services - website, content, academic, publishing, and podcast support. Announcement: NeoLiberal Globalization Reconsidered will be released later this month. Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/renaldomckenzie. Support us: https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal/support --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theneoliberal/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theneoliberal/support

Vi starter sæson 7 i podcasten Bæredygtig Business med at tage en vigtig samtale om, hvordan vi redder planeten. For hvis vi fortsætter ”business as usual” er der snart ikke mere at tjene penge på, for jordens ressourcer er ikke ubegrænsede. Alexander Holm er biolog og selv podcastvært på ”Den Dyriske Time” og derfor taler vi en hel del om biodiversitet. Han fortæller, at der er flere og flere virksomheder, der booker ham og andre biologer til foredrag, hvor de lærer at forstå hvad biodiversitet er, og hvorfor det er vigtigt. Det vil du også blive klogere på, når du har lyttet til denne episode. Du kan høre om: • Hvad definitionen på biodiversitet er og hvorfor er det så sygt indviklet • At fiskeriet er blevet ødelagt mange steder i verden på grund af kvælstofudledning og fiskeri med bundtrawl, som primært udøves af Kina, Spanien og Frankrig • At 800 millioner mennesker i verden er afhængige af protein fra fisk for at overleve – og hvis fiskeriet kollapser hvor de er, så dør de af næringsmangel • At ting skal koste det de reelt koster at udlede og at forureneren skal betale • Myten om, at Danmark er et ”grønt foregangsland” • At ansvaret for at handle ligger hos os alle: Privatpersoner, virksomheder, politikere og organisationer Nævnt i episoden: • Global Forest Watch: https://www.globalforestwatch.org/ • FSC – Forest Stewardship Council: https://fsc.org/en • Carsten Rahbek: https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carsten_Rahbek • Daniel Pauly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Pauly • Shifting Baseline: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shifting_baseline Tips, idéer eller ønsker? Skriv til mig på LinkedIn Du er velkommen til at skrive til mig på LinkedIn, hvis du har idéer til emner, jeg skal tage op i podcasten Bæredygtig Business. Find mig her: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steffenmax/ Ros og konstruktive forslag modtages også gerne. Og hvis du vil give Bæredygtig Business en god anmeldelse i din podcastapp, vil det være fantastisk.

Das geht aus einem Bericht von Global Forest Watch mit Sitz in Washington hervor. Julia Kastein berichtet

This week: Charles Bedford, chief impact officer at Carbon Growth Partners, talks with Ian Welsh about what differentiates a good carbon project and, in particular, what buyers should look for in REDD+ forest projects. And, at Innovation Forum's recent sustainable apparel and textiles conference in New York, Toby Webb, Cotton Connect's Alison Ward and Visionspring's Ramona Hendel-Bejema reflect on some of the key discussions from the event's panel sessions. Plus: tropical deforestation up 10% in 2022 says Global Forest Watch; UK's Climate Change Committee calls for quadrupling of emissions reductions in non-electricity sectors; Nestlé and Earthworm partner on cocoa forest protection project in Côte d'Ivoire; and, long-awaited ISSB standards published, in the news digest. Host: Ian Welsh   

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// We hear a conversation between team members of the World Resources Institute's Global Forest Watch initiative discussing the recently-released 2022 Tree Cover Loss data, and how last year's data set fits into concerning global trends in forest loss. Global Forest Watch Communications Manager Kaitlyn Thayer kindly interviewed director Mikaela Weisse and senior GIS research manager Elizabeth Goldman on my behalf, discussing how the data is obtained by the University of Maryland and analysed by experts at Global Forest Watch, and how it relates to issues of global and national governance and climate change.// Spike Chiappalone speaks about the Need To Know zine and website, a regularly updated and peer developed resource for people experiencing homelessness or doing it tough in Melbourne's CBD. Spike was a peer outreach worker Melbourne homeless health service, is a co-founder of the Homeless Persons' Union, and until very recently facilitated the collective of folks with current or past lived experience of homelessness who put together Need To Know at Kathleen Syme library in Carlton.// Kristin O'Connell, research and policy expert at the Antipoverty Centre, discusses the convergence between Australia's cost of living and rental crises for people living below the poverty line. Kristin is in town this week for the Ecosocialism 2023 conference at Trades Hall, where she'll be speaking on the Housing as a Human Right panel on Saturday the 1st of July at 4PM. Check out the rest of the conference program and register here.//

Os dados são do Global Forest Watch, baseado em dados florestais coletados pela Universidade de Maryland. Cerca de 41.000 quilômetros quadrados de floresta tropical foram perdidos em 2022. O Giro Internacional é uma parceria da Agência Radioweb e da Rádio França Internacional.

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Wildlife conservation efforts may not be the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks about opportunities to use artificial intelligence and machine learning. But Dave Thau, data and technology lead scientist at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), can share myriad examples of how these technologies are helping our planet. On this episode, Dave joins Sam and Shervin to discuss WWF's many uses of AI and machine learning. Among them are applications that predict deforestation, analyze images from motion-sensitive cameras to identify species, optimize wildlife patrols to catch poachers, and reduce the illegal wildlife trade online. These conservation efforts are not only supported by nonprofit partners with shared goals but by tech-company partners that are sharing advanced AI technologies. Read the episode transcript here. NEW! For specific takeaways from this episode and guidance on how you can implement them in your own work, download our episode toolkit here. Me, Myself, and AI is a collaborative podcast from MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group and is hosted by Sam Ransbotham and Shervin Khodabandeh. Our engineer is David Lishansky, and the coordinating producers are Allison Ryder and Sophie Rüdinger. Stay in touch with us by joining our LinkedIn group, AI for Leaders at mitsmr.com/AIforLeaders or by following Me, Myself, and AI on LinkedIn. Guest bio: Dave Thau is the World Wildlife Fund's data and technology global lead scientist, focusing on applying artificial intelligence in conservation and using technology for long-term impact monitoring. Previously, he worked at Google, where he helped launch Google Earth Engine and managed developer relations. He also helped to develop the Global Forest Watch nature monitoring platform with the World Resources Institute, and the Map of Life species data platform. Thau's work in data management, sustainability, AI, and remote sensing has been published in several journals. He is also a member of the Knowledge and Data Task Force for the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Thau has a doctorate in computer science from the University of California, Davis. We encourage you to rate and review our show. Your comments may be used in Me, Myself, and AI materials. We want to know how you feel about Me, Myself, and AI. Please take a short, two-question survey.

What would it take to make "A Fitbit of the world's forests"? As you could imagine, it would be a momentous task. Global Forest Watch is doing it. It's one of the world's most technically ambitious ecological monitoring projects that maps and monitors the entire Earth's forest cover, with high-frequency updates, and ecological health insights, and displays it on a beautiful and easy-to-use browser interface. Global Forest Watch a partnership between the World Resources Institute and multiple philanthropic bodies, conversation NGOs, and universities. The technical intricacy of this project spans right from the satellites that collect the data through to processing the images, the algorithms that scan for tree cover and calculate changes, the depth of data in the electromagnetic spectrum and how it conveys ecological health, and how to get it all looking nice and loadable on a browser. And then there's the biggest question of all – how does all this data visualization actually help forests get protected off the computer? How do we use complex environmental data to drive change in the real world? Global Forest Watch (GFW) is a map-based platform that allows anyone to access near real-time information about where and how forests are changing around the world. See the Global Forest Watch platform here. https://twitter.com/globalforests https://www.instagram.com/globalforests * * * How to Save the World is a Podcast About the Psychology of What Gets People To Take On Sustainable Behavior and Climate Action: Environmental engineer, designer, and author, Katie Patrick, hunts down the latest behavioral science literature from top universities such as Harvard, MIT, and Stanford to unearth the evidence-based teachings you can use to get magnitudes more people to adopt your environmental campaign, program, or product. Sign up for Katie's free behavior and gamification design course at http://katiepatrick.com Join Gamify the Planet Masterclass Training in Climate Action Design for $25/month http://katiepatrick.com/gamifytheplanet Get a copy of the book, How to Save the World on Amazon This podcast is supported by our friends at Earth Hacks who run environmental hackathons, Conservation X Labs who promote community-driven open tech development for conservation, and Climate Designers - a network of designers who use their creative skills for climate action. Follow Katie on Twitter @katiepatrick, Instagram @katiepatrickhello, and LinkedIn

La RDC veut diversifier son économie jusqu'ici centrée sur les ressources minières. Le gouvernement estime ses stocks à 22 milliards de barils. Problème : nombre de ces permis pétroliers se situent en pleine forêt. Une partie des arbres risque d'être rasée pour faciliter l'exploitation pétrolière en forêt. Le gouvernement l'assure : « Les normes environnementales seront respectées ». « Des moyens technologiques modernes qui protègent la faune et la flore seront utilisés », certifiait le président congolais Félix Tshisekedi lors de la cérémonie d'ouverture de la mise aux enchères de 27 blocs pétroliers, le 28 juillet dernier. Mais ces garanties sont largement insuffisantes pour Greenpeace qui met en garde contre « le désastre absolu » sur le complexe forestier en RDC. La zone mise en vente couvre plus de 250 000 km2, une superficie plus grande que la Guinée ou que le Royaume-Uni. Treize blocs pétroliers chevauchent des réserves ou parcs nationaux. Les autres sont pour la plupart recouvert de forêts tropicales. Or, il sera impossible d'exploiter le pétrole congolais sans les endommager, s'accordent toutes les ONG environnementalistes. Cette industrie de l'or noir est une des causes de la déforestation dans le monde. L'exemple de l'Équateur en Amérique du Sud est frappant : 6 500 km2 de forêt amazonienne ont été détruit en 25 ans rien que pour construire des routes pour faciliter les activités liées à l'exploitation du pétrole, selon l'association Ishpingo. Déforestation Outre le drame écologique, le développement de cette industrie pourrait accélérer la destruction des forêts dans le pays, déjà champion africain de la déforestation, selon le Global Forest Watch. Sauf que le bois est indispensable pour les ménages congolais. Il est leur première source d'énergie. L'exploitation est artisanale et la RDC est le premier producteur de bois de chauffe d'Afrique centrale. En 2015, sa production totale s'élevait à 82,5 millions de mètres cubes, d'après les statistiques de la FAO, l'organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture. L'exploitation pétrolière pourrait également affecter le marché industriel du bois en RDC, même si les volumes d'exploitation de bois d'œuvre sont parmi les plus faibles comparés aux autres pays voisins. ► À écouter aussi :  • RDC: le «Makala vert», une alternative au bois de chauffe • RDC: faut-il à nouveau autoriser l'exploitation du bois rouge?

Em 2021, mais de 40% da perda de floresta nativas ocorreu no Brasil, segundo dados do Global Forest Watch, plataforma de monitoramento de florestas desenvolvida pela Universidade de Maryland. O país perdeu cerca de 1,5 milhão de hectares nas chamadas de florestas tropicais primárias. A maior perda foi na região Norte. As florestas primárias, ou virgens, são aquelas que se encontram em seu estado original — não afetadas, ou afetadas o mínimo possível, pela ação humana. Por serem mais antigas, elas têm mais diversidade de espécies, armazenam mais carbono e são consideradas essenciais no combate à mudança climática. Ouça a análise dos dados pelo climatologista e pesquisador do Inpe, Carlos Nobre, em entrevista à Rádio Eldorado.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The world is losing its trees despite a decades long effort to stop deforestation. A report by Global Forest Watch says the earth lost a staggering 11.1 million hectares of forest last year. So, what's behind this destruction? And can it be stopped? Join host Laura Kyle. Guests: Frances Seymour - Distinguished Senior Fellow at the World Resources Institute. Wessel Van Eeden - Global Communications Director at justdiggit, an organization working to restore trees and landscape in Africa. Michael Jacobs - Professor of Political Economy at the University of Sheffield.

Craig Mills, CEO of Vizzuality, talks with Ian Welsh about how companies are changing the process of engagement with supply chain data. They discuss what best use of corporate sustainability data looks like, and how a move to AI and machine learning has transformed what can be done with it. Mills also outlines how the work of the World Resource Institute and Global Forest Watch has transformed tracking of deforestation, and argues the case for greater free and open data sharing so that innovation and knowledge from tech startups that ultimately fail will not be lost.  

Dan Hammer co-founded & build the first few versions of Global Forest Watch, and is now working on Earthrise Media, a non-profit that brings data scientists, designers and storytellers together to tackle global environmental challenges.We talk about how Global Forest Watch was built, how journalists have leveraged the platform to tell stories and how it lived on until today. We also touch on the importance of design in addition to data science, and the power of telling stories. Dan HammerWebsiteLinkedInTwitterShow notes:Global Plastic WatchGlobal Forest WatchEarthrise MediaSpaceKnowApollo 8 Earthrise imageFrank Borman Apollo 8 Wikipedia articlePew Research survey: 2018 public survey on NASA PrioritiesCaptain Fantastic Time stamps:03:00 - Conversation starts, Dan presents himself08:30 - The tools behind monitoring deforesting back in 200912:00 - How Global Forest Watch 2.0 started18:45 : Why Global Forest Watch continued on25:40 - Collaborating with journalists29:50 - An example of leveraging Earth Observation data for policy making : Global Plastic Watch31:00 - Having an impact38:50 - Precision vs Accuracy45:45 - Earthrise Media: Design, Data science & story telling51:35 - The importance of Design56:50 - Dealing with & communicating uncertainty1:02:00 - Non-profit or for-profit?1:08:10 - Building a team1:10:20 - Origin of the name "Earthrise" & Inspiration through space1:21:15 - Book / Media Recommendation Please feel free to reach out!My TwitterFor news about the podcastReach out by email: minds.behind.maps@gmail.com

World leaders have reached an agreement that aims to halt and reverse global deforestation by 2030, in the COP26 climate summit's first major deal. More than 100 countries representing 85% of the world's forests have signed up, including Brazil, Russia, Canada, Colombia, Indonesia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mishal Husain gets the thoughts of Dr Nigel Sizer, former President of Rainforest Alliance and founder of the campaign group Global Forest Watch, before questioning the Environment Secretary, George Eustice, about what makes this different from a previous deal signed in 2014. Mishal also explores the question of how these sorts of deal are made by speaking to delegates and negotiators at the conference. As well as this, the programme hears from Mark Carney, the man spearheading the new Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero.

After a fleet driver was kidnapped whilst driving in Mexico, the technology he had in his car alerted emergency services. Artificial vision and in-cabin video were used to flag the event in real-time. Combining Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things technology sent the driver's location and video to the company's control centre who alerted law enforcement, allowing them to track him down and return him safely the same day. To find out more we spoke to Romil Bahl CEO of KORE Wireless the company behind the technology and Niv Yarimi CEO of KABAT, the fleet company whose driver was kidnapped. Protecting the Amazon from deforestation with tech Providing indigenous communities in the Amazon with technology, including satellite images, maps, smart phones and GPS, can reduce deforestation. Data delivered to remote communities on USB by couriers navigating the Amazon river enabled communities to monitor for forest loss. Connecting deforestation alerts with indigenous communities means local patrols can guide themselves to areas thought to be undergoing unauthorised deforestation. In turn this allows communities to defend their land from deforestation. Jessica Webb from Global Forest Watch tells us more. Neurorights in Chile Brain altering technology is becoming more sophisticated. Mostly developed to try and treat conditions including Parkinson's and epilepsy, there are concerns however about what might be created in the future. Could future smart devices in our homes read our thoughts? Chile hopes to protect neurorights through modification of their constitution. Jane Chambers reports. The programme is presented by Gareth Mitchell with expert commentary from Angelica Mari. Studio Manager: Giles Aspen Producer: Ania Lichtarowicz (Image: Concept of technology of the future in safe driving by car. Credit: Igor Borisenko / Getty Images)

El futuro de los bosques depende de su protección y de la implementación de iniciativas innovadoras para conservarlos. En este episodio invitamos a Jorge Meza Robayo, representante de FAO en Paraguay, a conversar sobre los retos de los bosques latinoamericanos. Luego, nos trasladamos al Chaco paraguayo y de la mano del periodista Aldo Benitez, de Mongabay Latam, conoceremos a la comunidad indígena Ayoreo Totobiegosode y su experiencia monitoreando los bosques de su territorio ancestral junto a la Federación para la Autodeterminación de los Pueblos Indígenas (FAPI) y Global Forest Watch.

Based in Washington, DC, Sarah has been directing events and productions for more than 20 years. In 2013, she launched The Side Lobby, a firm achieving marketing goals through events, specializing in small and mid-sized nonprofits and arts organizations. Recent clients include National Network to End Domestic Violence, Housing Up, Global Forest Watch, and Eastern Market Main Street. Prior to launching The Side Lobby, she was the in-house event planner at two DC-area arts organizations and a small PR firm as the Director of Special Events.Sarah is an active member of the International Live Events Association where she currently serves as a director on the International Board of Governors. She received ILEA's Volunteer of the Year award in 2018.Sarah holds a BA in theatre from the College of William and Mary, an MFA in directing from Catholic University, and a certificate in event management from George Washington University.

Cameroon sits just north of the equator, right on the edge of the vast Congo River basin. It has around 20 million hectares of tropical forest, mainly in the south, but according to data on Global Forest Watch it has lost nearly 4 percent of its primary forest since 2002. Knowing this about what's happening to Cameroon's forest is one thing, however, and doing something about it is another. Or is it? This podcast is about how satellite data translates into action to protect the forests on the ground. Nicholas Walton talks to an NGO worker, a journalist and a WRI staff member, all in Cameroon, and a WRI researcher who has analyzed the relationship between forest loss data and action. Useful links: * Learn more about Global Forest Watch's Small Grants Fund and Tech Fellowship programs: www.globalforestwatch.org/grants-and-fellowships/about/ * Learn more about Global Forest Watch's impact assessment: www.globalforestwatch.org/blog/data-and-research/glad-alerts-reduce-deforestation-africa/ * WRI's recent podcast analysing the latest tree cover loss figures: https://soundcloud.com/world-resources-institute/big-ideas-into-action-14-global-tree-loss-data-for-2020 * WRI's podcast page: www.wri.org/podcasts

Reporting in jungles isn't for the faint of heart. Rhett Butler, founder and editor-in-chief of environmental news website Mongabay, talks about getting stranded in a dangerous situation in Suriname, the many jungle diseases he has gotten, and some tips for getting phone signal in the rainforest. He also tells us the origins of Mongabay go back to books he started writing as a teenager and ended with an empire of sites in a dozen different languages. Countries featured: Madagascar, Indonesia, Brazil, Suriname, Ecuador, USA Publications featured: Mongabay Rhett discusses his fascination with animals and tropical rainforests as a kid (5:32), writing books on tropical fish and rainforests as a teenage (8:32), quitting his day job to launch the Mongabay news service (16:12), running a news website and trying to find phone signal in the forest (22:00), launching Mongabay's Indonesian version as the site turned into a non-profit (25:11), trends in environmental news (37:45), a reporting trip in China that ran afoul of authorities (46:55), his story on Madagascar rosewood deforestation that led the president to call him a bastard (50:03) and the lightning round (57:22)   Here are links to some of the things we talked about: Mongabay home page - https://www.mongabay.com Donate to Mongabay - https://mongabay.org/donate/ Global Forest Watch - https://bit.ly/3hSePnR Rhett's story on Madagascar rosewood - https://bit.ly/3v9p3Ed Grist - https://bit.ly/3wvmM6K Behind the Bastards podcast - https://apple.co/3fIRQc2 Bellingcat investigative journalism - https://bit.ly/3viBopy The Killing Fields movie on IMDb - https://imdb.to/2OjcC4t   Follow us on Twitter @foreignpod or on Facebook at facebook.com/foreignpod Music: LoveChances (makaihbeats.net) by Makaih Beats From: freemusicarchive.org CC BY NC

Wong Siew Lyn, the co-founder, co-editor and writer at local environmental journalism portal macaranga.org is back for another Macaranga Wrap-up episode, this time for a round-up of April’s top environmental news. On this episode, we look at why Malaysia was called a “bright spot of hope” by Global Forest Watch, before looking at the not-so-good news about some marine life in Sabah, which are under threat. We also discuss Red Hongyi's powerful performance art piece which tackled climate change, and look at how art can be employed as a powerful conservation (and conversation) tool, before closing off with a celebration of bees, ahead of World Bee Day in May. Image source: Shutterstock, Red Hongyi's Facebook

Wong Siew Lyn, the co-founder, co-editor and writer at local environmental journalism portal macaranga.org is back for another Macaranga Wrap-up episode, this time for a round-up of April’s top environmental news. On this episode, we look at why Malaysia was called a “bright spot of hope” by Global Forest Watch, before looking at the not-so-good news about some marine life in Sabah, which are under threat. We also discuss Red Hongyi's powerful performance art piece which tackled climate change, and look at how art can be employed as a powerful conservation (and conversation) tool, before closing off with a celebration of bees, ahead of World Bee Day in May. Image source: Shutterstock, Red Hongyi's Facebook See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week: Simon Hall, senior manager for tropical forests and agriculture at the National Wildlife Federation, discusses why the best approach to company deforestation risks have evolved from dealing with immediate reputation crises into a more thoughtful and strategic approach. There’s a need to think about units of production, traceability through supply chains, reporting and providing information, and verification of the process. Plus: tree loss up 12% in 2020 says Global Forest Watch; carbon offsets review at the Nature Conservancy; and, H+M launches new Innovation Stories series, in the news digest. Host: Ian Welsh   For more analysis and comment like this sign up for free here: https://www.innovationforum.co.uk/sign-up-to-our-newsletter  

Dominion Energy to build electric car power stations along the I-95 & I-81 corridors in Washington, DC, plus the BBC produces the world's first emissions-free outdoor broadcast. You can plant trees just by surfing the Internet with the Ecosia search engine, and  the Global Forest Watch implements new technology to see clearly the forest and the trees on cloudy days.  

4,2 milioni di ettari di foresta perduti nel 2020. E' il bilancio fornito dal Global Forest Watch secondo il quale l'area di foresta tropicale vergine distrutta l'anno scorso equivale alle dimensioni dei Paesi Bassi. Ne parliamo con il ricercatore Giorgio Vacchiano. Cure precoci a casa, lo studio del Mario Negri: funzionano e abbassano numero e durata dei ricoveri. In linea con noi Fredy Suter, collaboratore dell'Istituto Mario Negri, ideatore dello studio. Verso una Pasqua blindata, intanto il Ministro del Turismo Garavaglia: "Con il passaporto vaccinale europeo sarà un'estate migliore". Commentiamo con Simone Battistoni (presidente SIB Emilia Romagna) e Gianrico Esposito, direttore dell'Hotel Danieli di Venezia che dalla scorsa estate è sempre rimasto aperto.

O orçamento de pesquisas, desenvolvimento e capital humano do Inpe, o Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, está ameaçado. A imprensa brasileira denuncia que, no  projeto de orçamento para 2021, a cota que virá da Agência Espacial Brasileira (AEB) para o Inpe é tão baixa que será suficiente apenas para manter o pessoal, mas não para poder dar continuidade aos trabalhos de maneira eficaz. A notícia cai mal, num momento em que os índices de desmatamento da Amazônia batem recorde atrás de recorde. O último deles aponta uma elevação de 34% entre agosto de 2019 e julho de 2020. O Inpe é o órgão responsável por realizar o monitoramento por satélites mais confiável das queimadas das florestas brasileiras, ao acompanhar alterações da cobertura vegetal do país. "Quando você analisa a história da luta contra o desmatamento no Brasil, você vê que a gente conseguiu um sucesso grande, principalmente no primeiro governo Lula, graças a essa expertise do Inpe, do seu monitoramento e a transparência desses dados. Foi um longo processo de construção do monitoramento do desmatamento”, explica Alice Thuault, coordenadora-adjunta do Instituto Centro de Vida, que atua no combate às queimadas ilegais na Amazônia há quase 30 anos. "Todo mundo espera, mês a mês, por esses dados, e começar a colocar em xeque a possibilidade de produzi-los seria uma catástrofe.” Orçamento despenca em 15 anos O Inpe recebe verbas do Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovações (MCTI) e da AEB. A previsão de orçamento de ambas será reduzida, mas a que vem pela agência espacial deve ser cortada praticamente pela metade, passando de R$ 63,6 milhões para R$ 32,7 milhões em 2021, de acordo a Folha de S.Paulo. O jornal teve acesso ao projeto de despesas. Para dar uma dimensão da queda nos últimos anos, em 2005 o instituto recebia um total de R$ 205 milhões, contra apenas R$ 79,7 milhões que estariam programados para o ano que vem. Se forem confirmados, os cortes seriam mais um passo no desmonte da ciência no país e, em especial, no Inpe. Em dezembro, o ex-diretor do organismo Ricardo Galvão se desligou do cargo por contestar publicamente o presidente Jair Bolsonaro a respeito do avanço das queimadas na Amazônia. Soberania nacional em jogo Alice Thuault ressalta que, além das perdas para a ciência, a soberania nacional também está em jogo, já que satélites internacionais monitoram a devastação das florestas brasileiras. “A soberania brasileira sofre com isso, porque a Nasa tem dados, há monitoramentos independentes do Imazon, do Global Forest Watch, da França e vários outros. Se há um instituto nacional que é reconhecido e tem credibilidade, é um patrimônio que o Brasil tem e está perdendo”, analisa. A coordenadora da iniciativa Transparência Florestal teme que, por trás do corte de recursos, o governo federal queira tornar os dados cada vez menos claros – portanto, menos confiáveis. Ela chama a atenção para o fato de que, sem transparência, programas internacionais que financiam o combate ao desmatamento podem desaparecer. "Por exemplo, o Mato Grosso participa de um programa de redução do desmatamento que recebe € 50 milhões atrelados a conseguir uma redução a partir desse monitoramento”, ressalta Thuault. A projeção definitiva de despesas do governo federal em 2021 deve ser encaminhada ao Congresso até o dia 31 de agosto. O ministro de Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovações, Marcos Pontes, confirmou que os cortes devem continuar a atingir órgãos de pesquisas científicas, mas negou que algum orçamento da área será zerado.

This week: Terry Lawler, fabric development manager for Naia at Eastman, discusses what the coronavirus pandemic has meant for the apparel sector, and the innovations required to meet the resulting change in consumer habits. She outlines what brands should consider doing to rethink sourcing policies to enable more sustainable supply chains. Plus: latest Global Forest Watch report, Ikea doubles down on circularity with Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and dangers of microplastics from tyres revealed, in the news roundup. Hosted by Ian Welsh

WRI's Frances Seymour takes Nicholas Walton through the latest global tree loss figures from Global Forest Watch. The overall picture is bad, but there are positive signs in Indonesia and West Africa. Will the rest of the world learn from them?

Follow Global Forest Watch on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Google Forums, and YouTube. At the end of each episode: a quick synopsis by Eray/Carbajo Researcher and Design Strategist Yasmine Abuzeid.Created by Eray/Carbajo, this podcast is part of the studio's "Future of X,Y,Z" research, where the collaborative discussion outcomes serve as the base for the futuristic concepts built in line with the studio's mission of solving urban, social and environmental problems through intelligent designs.Find out what today’s guest and former guests are up to by following What’s Wrong With on Instagram and on Twitter. 

Manager of Global Forest Watch, Mikaela Weisse.

Rhett Butler is the founder of Mongabay, one of the most popular environmental science and conservation news sites in the world. He has such an interesting background and some wild stories. We talk about rainforests, deforestation, climate change, bioacoustic monitoring, close encounters with elephants and gorillas, and what it is like to be friends with Jane Goodall. Rhett’s work: https://www.mongabay.com/ https://news.mongabay.com/author/rhettbutler/ https://twitter.com/rhett_butler www.instagram.com/rhettbutler Sources for topics discussed: Jane Goodall: www.janegoodall.org zero deforestation commitments: https://bit.ly/2xCBrC6 Steve Winter: www.instagram.com/stevewinterphoto Hollywood mountain lion photo: https://on.natgeo.com/2KeDgfM aye-aye lemur: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aye-aye Health in Harmony: http://healthinharmony.org/ Rhett Butler publications / bioacoustic monitoring: https://data.mongabay.com/about.htm Dr Jodi Rowley: http://jodirowley.com/ Frog ID: https://news.frogid.net.au/ Rainforest Connection: https://rfcx.org/ Planet Labs: https://www.planet.com/ Wildlife Conservation Network: https://wildnet.org/ Acaté Amazon: https://acateamazon.org/ Global Forest Watch: https://www.globalforestwatch.org/ World Resources Institute: https://www.wri.org/ David Quammen: http://www.davidquammen.com/ Virunga documentary: https://virungamovie.com/ Impossible Foods: https://impossiblefoods.com/ Global Fishing Watch: https://globalfishingwatch.org/ Full show notes @ https://bit.ly/2KVw9Yx --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/escape-the-zoo/support

Dan Hammer is an environmental economist and winner of the 2017 Pritzker Prize for the Environment. Currently he serves as a National Geographic Fellow and the co-founder of Earthrise Media, and throughout 2016, he was the Senior Policy Advisor to the U.S. Chief Technology Officer, Megan Smith, as part of the Obama Administration.   Before arriving at the White House, Dan was the Presidential Innovation Fellow that released the first API listing for NASA. Prior to NASA, Hammer was the Chief Data Scientist at the World Resources Institute, where he helped re-launch Global Forest Watch, an open-source project to monitor deforestation.   After graduating from Swarthmore College in 2007 with high honors in mathematics and economics, and before receiving his PhD in environmental economics from the University of California, Berkeley, Dan was a Thomas J. Watson Fellow and traveled to Polynesia to build and race outrigger canoes. Today, among many other amazing mentors, he continues to works with Steve McCormick (former CEO of The Nature Conservancy) on web service infrastructure for environmental information.   played in the academic/private/public sectors // has stayed so true to a single mission across 17+ positions over 10 years // we took a while to get to the prize & White House   Some topics we covered include: How the strong sense of safety he experienced in his childhood has supported all the risk-taking he now takes on in his career. The lasting impact that mentors like Megan Smith, Steve McCormick, David Wheeler, and Arvind Subramanian have had on his career Where he sees the job of a data scientist (who knows what), ending, and a subject matter expert (who knows why), beginning. The most meaningful moments of his experienced at the White House, from working with a brilliant mentor to being in the situation room during the Flint Water Crisis. How teaching math to inmates at San Quentin State Prison for 2 years catalyzed his path to the World Resources Institute and NASA. Why -- across 17+ positions over the past 10 years -- democratizing scientific data and making it more accessible to the public has been THE consistent focus of his work.   Enjoy the show!   Show Notes: https://ajgoldstein.com/podcast/ep18/ Dan’s Website: https://www.danham.me/r/about.html AJ’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ajgoldstein393/

Mikil truflun verður á starfsemi fæðingarþjónustu Landspítalans um mánaðamótin þegar 12 ljósmæður hætta störfum. Konur verða útskrifaðar eins fljótt og hægt er og biðlað hefur verið til samstarfsstofnana í nágrenni Reykjavíkur um hjálp. Á helstu ferðamannastöðum landsins hefur ferðamönnum fjölgað eða fjöldi þeirra staðið í stað það sem af er ári. Framkvæmdastjóri Vaðlaheiðarganga segir fullljóst að dýrara verði að keyra um göngin en Hvalfjarðargöng. Líklegt sé að meðalgjaldið verði um 1.200 krónur. Búrfellsstöð tvö var gangsett við hátíðlega athöfn í dag. Grímseyingar eru hæstánægðir með tvö ný almenningsklósett í eyjunni. Von er á hátt í fjörutíu skemmtiferðaskipum til Grímseyjar í sumar. Formaður samninganefndar ljósmæðra segir að staðan í kjaradeilunni sé grafalvarleg. Krafa ljósmæðra sé að grunnlaun þeirra hækki í samræmi við aðrar stéttir með sambærilega menntun, lækna, verkfræðinga, lögfræðinga og dýralækna. Ljósmæður vilja líka styttri vinnutíma vegna vaktavinnu.Tólf ljósmæður hætta störfum um mánaðamótin. Aðgerðaráætlun Landspítalans verður sett af stað um helgina. Arnar Páll Hauksson ræðir við Katrínu Sif SIgurgeirsdóttur. Hvert er samband menntunar og starfa á íslenskum vinnumarkaði og hvernig hefur það samspil þróast síðustu tíu ár? Þetta var meðal þess sem Hagfræðistofnun Háskóla Íslands skoðaði í nýrri skýrslu fyrir velferðarráðuneytið og er hluti af undirbúningsvinnu við mat á færni- og menntunarþörf á Íslandi. Sigurður Björnsson, hagfræðingur á Hagfræðistofnun, segir að myndin hafi breyst mikið frá því 2008. Anna Kristín Jónsdóttir. Í fyrra var hvarf hitabeltisskógur af svæði á stærð við fjörutíu fótboltavelli á hverri einustu mínútu. Á einu ári gerir það rúmlega 21 milljón fótboltavalla og flatarmál þeirra er stærra en Íslands. Þetta kemur fram í nýrri úttekt bandarísku samtakanna Global Forest Watch. Aðeins einu sinni áður hefur stærra skógsvæði tapast á einu ári, það var árið 2016. Prófessor í skógfræði segir að heilt yfir hafi skógeyðing á heimsvísu minnkað síðastliðin ár en vandinn sé alvarlegur. Arnhildur Hálfdánardóttóttir. Umsjón Arnhildur Hálfdánardóttir

At the Oslo Tropical Forest Forum (June 27-28), World Resources Institute's Global Forest Watch released brand new 2017 global tree cover loss data, revealing how much forest was lost around the world last year and emerging country hot spots to watch. The new satellite-based data analyzed by the University of Maryland provides a transparent view of how countries are managing this important resource. On June 21, 2018, at 10:00am EDT/16:00 CEST, WRI hosted a press call to preview the 2017 tree cover loss data findings for reporters. Speakers representing governments and civil society joined WRI experts to share insights from the data, discuss where progress has been made to protect forests over the past decade and explain where challenges persist. Speakers below: Andreas Dahl-Jørgensen, Deputy Director of Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI) Carlos Nobre, Senior Researcher, Institute of Advances Studies, University of São Paolo, Brazil and Senior Fellow, WRI Brasil Frances Seymour, Distinguished Senior Fellow, WRI Mikaela Weisse, Research Analyst, WRI Nancy Harris, Research Manager for Global Forest Watch, WRI Dr. Putera Parthama, Interim Director General for Climate Change, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Indonesia Rod Taylor, Global Director of Forests, WRI Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Walter Vergara, Senior Fellow, WRI Moderator: Lauren Zelin, Media Relations Manager, WRI

Rangers in Uganda take mobile phones and tablets on their forest patrols. But they aren't bringing them to text friends, scroll Instagram, or play Temple Run during downtime. They're using them to follow deforestation alerts generated by satellites circling the earth, and to upload photos of illegal logging they find. This app, Forest Watcher, was developed by Jane Goodall Institute, World Resources Institute and Vizzuality. In this podcast, we take a trip to the field, then sit down to talk about Forest Watcher with Rachael Petersen, deputy director of Global Forest Watch at WRI, and Dr. Lillian Pintea, vice president of conservation science at the Jane Goodall Institute.

On this episode we speak with Crystal Davis, the director of Global Forest Watch, a near-real-time forest monitoring system. GFW uses data from satellites and elsewhere to inform forest conservation initiatives and reporting worldwide. Davis shares her thoughts on how GFW's being used and the ways Big Data is changing how we approach conservation. We also speak with Francesca Cunninghame, Mangrove Finch Project Leader for the Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands. In this Field Notes segment, we’ll listen to the call of a mangrove finch, one of the rarest birds in the wild, and hear about how its population seems to be growing, finally. Please share a review of the Mongabay Newscast in the Apple Podcasts app, iTunes store, Stitcher page, or wherever you get your podcasts from! Your feedback will help us improve the show and find new listeners. Simply go to the show's page on whichever platform you get it from, and find the 'review' or 'rate' section. Thanks!

Main topic: Indoor geospatial. News: Google, Global Forest Watch, and Here Maps

En este episodio pudimos conversar con Mikaela Weisse desde Washington DC, gerente en la iniciativa ´Global Forest Watch´ (cuidado y observación de los bosques) dentro del ´World Resources Institute´ (WRI). Pudimos hablar de la misión de WRI, los tipos de iniciativas que lidera, equipo de datos y el tipo de proyectos específicos de la organización y la forma en que se apalancan en ciencia de datos para impulsar cambio.