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Development of Google Earth a watershed moment for the environment

Rhett Ayers Butler 31 Mar 2009

Advancements in satellite technology will help scientists and policy makers map and monitor forest carbon

Mongabay.com 29 Mar 2009

37,000 sq km of Amazon rainforest destroyed or damaged in 2008

Rhett Ayers Butler 19 Mar 2009

Carbon dioxide monitoring satellite crashes immediately after launch

Mongabay.com 24 Feb 2009

Google Earth now allows ocean exploration, tracking of sharks

Mongabay.com 5 Feb 2009

New global temperature record expected in the next 1-2 years

Mongabay.com 27 Jan 2009

Symposium tackles big question: how many species will survive our generation

Jeremy Hance 16 Jan 2009

Selective logging occurs in 28 percent of world’s rainforests

Jeremy Hance 13 Jan 2009

Photos: Google Earth used to find new species

Rhett Ayers Butler 22 Dec 2008

Rainforest canopy-penetrating technology gets boost for forest carbon monitoring

Mongabay.com 4 Dec 2008

Palm oil companies propose satellite monitoring of their plantations to ensure sustainability

Mongabay.com 5 Nov 2008

Brazil to have high resolution imagery for 86% of the Amazon by year end

Mongabay.com 15 Oct 2008

Arctic sea ice falls to second lowest on record

Mongabay.com 16 Sep 2008

NASA: Sea ice melt opens the Northwest and Northeast Passage

Mongabay.com 9 Sep 2008

Independent of climate, forest cover in southern Amazon may fall to 20% by 2016

Rhett Ayers Butler 3 Sep 2008

Amazon deforestation jumps 69% in 2008

Mongabay.com 31 Aug 2008

Haze risk returns as fires increase in Indonesia

Mongabay.com 26 Aug 2008

Google Earth reveals cattle have a built-in compass

Mongabay.com 25 Aug 2008

Smoke from Amazon fires reduces local rainfall

Mongabay.com 14 Aug 2008

Amazon deforestation forecast for 2008 revised downward

Mongabay.com 17 Jul 2008

First carbon map of America released by NASA

Jeremy Hance 15 Jul 2008

Rainforest destruction becomes industry-driven, concentrated geographically

Rhett Ayers Butler 30 Jun 2008

Fire monitoring by satellite becomes key conservation tool

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Mar 2008

Accurate forest data will help guide climate policy

Fao / Mongabay.com 10 Mar 2008

Complete map of world forests to help REDD carbon trading initiative

Rhett Ayers Butler 27 Feb 2008

NASA: warming is causing Greenland ice to melt faster than expected

Mongabay.com 21 Feb 2008

Is tropical deforestation really occurring?

Rhett Ayers Butler 8 Jan 2008

New satellite system will penetrate clouds to track deforestation

Mongabay.com 5 Dec 2007

NASA releases high-resolution map of Antarctica

Mongabay.com 27 Nov 2007

Ground-breaking Amazon rainforest imagery will help monitor deforestation

Mongabay.com 27 Nov 2007

Madagascar fires mapped with Google Earth in real-time

Mongabay.com 29 Oct 2007

Google Earth adds endangered species info

Mongabay.com 24 Oct 2007

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