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A Polish Royal Forest
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A Polish Royal Forest

Since the mid-1200s, the state has controlled Niepołomice Forest, which contains some of the last pockets of old-growth forest in Poland.

Published Nov 29, 2013

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When a Definition Makes a Forest Disappear
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When a Definition Makes a Forest Disappear

By changing a percentage, institutions can take some forested lands off the map.

Published Dec 18, 2015

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Forest Changes in British Columbia
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Forest Changes in British Columbia

In British Columbia’s Coast Mountains, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) inland from the Pacific Ocean, rivers and lakes cut tortuous paths through rugged terrain. The peaks and valleys in this region are covered with forest, but the forest has changed over the years due to human use and insect pests, in particular, the mountain pine beetle.

Published Oct 12, 2008

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A Living Relic: Madeira’s Laurissilva Forest
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A Living Relic: Madeira’s Laurissilva Forest

The deep green forest that covers the northern mountains of Madeira Island is one of the last remnants of an ancient forest that once covered much of Europe and North Africa.

Published May 15, 2010

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Cambodia’s Forests Are Disappearing
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Cambodia’s Forests Are Disappearing

Forests are being turned into rubber plantations, farmland, and timber at a rapid rate.

Published Jan 10, 2017

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Is That a Forest? That Depends on How You Define It
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Is That a Forest? That Depends on How You Define It

Differences in how international and national institutions classify forests can lead to large discrepancies in measurements of land cover.

Published Nov 17, 2015

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Tracking Forest Change in Canada
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Tracking Forest Change in Canada

Researchers analyzed 25 years of Landsat data to establish where forests had burned or been cut.

Published Jun 27, 2017

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Logging in Northern Republic of Congo
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Logging in Northern Republic of Congo

In recent decades, industrial logging has intensified in the dense tropical forests of central Africa, but few data sets exist that can help ecologists and policymakers monitor the occurrence and impact of logging over wide areas in that part of the world.

Published Jul 5, 2007

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Bialowieza National Park
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Bialowieza National Park

Published Oct 19, 2003

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Changing Forest Cover Since the Soviet Era
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Changing Forest Cover Since the Soviet Era

Political change in Eastern Europe and Russia has left its mark on forests in the region.

Published Jul 16, 2015

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Mapping Forest Loss with Landsat
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Mapping Forest Loss with Landsat

The opening of the Landsat data archive and a partnership with Google has allowed researchers to track the fine details of forest change around the world.

Published May 7, 2015

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Guitar Forest
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Guitar Forest

A labor of love in the Argentine Pampas becomes a work of art for the planet.

Published Apr 27, 2014

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The Human Dimension of Thetford Forest
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The Human Dimension of Thetford Forest

To celebrate Earth Day, Earth Observatory released a series of five puzzlers. Except for Thetford forest, all showed landscapes relatively untouched by human society.

Published Apr 27, 2013

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Measuring the Earth’s Dry Forests
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Measuring the Earth’s Dry Forests

Forests in drylands are much more extensive than previously reported.

Published Aug 10, 2017

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Forest Change, Mainland Papua New Guinea
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Forest Change, Mainland Papua New Guinea

In June 2008, an international team of researchers released a report on the state of Papua New Guinea’s forests. The study summarized the findings from a five-year project in which the scientists compared high-resolution satellite imagery from the early 1970s and the early 2000s. The researchers found evidence of rapid deforestation and degradation, driven primarily by logging, subsistence agriculture, fires, and the development of mines and plantations.

Published Jun 8, 2008

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Cutting into Africa’s Green Heart
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Cutting into Africa’s Green Heart

New analysis gives a clearer picture of changes to a forest landscape.

Published Mar 8, 2017

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Admiralty Island: “Fortress of the Bears”
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Admiralty Island: “Fortress of the Bears”

Brown bears abound on this Alaskan island, parts of which have seen both widespread clear-cutting and forest regrowth in recent decades.

Published Apr 24, 2020

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Fires Burn in Java?s Islands of Forest
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Fires Burn in Java?s Islands of Forest

Published Oct 22, 2002

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A New Patch of Green in Brazil
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A New Patch of Green in Brazil

A twenty-year effort to plant millions of trees in Minas Gerais is visible to Landsat.

Published Jul 23, 2019

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Mayan Farming, Modern Farming: Land Use in Central America
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Mayan Farming, Modern Farming: Land Use in Central America

What did Central America look like at the height of the Mayan civilization? Probably different than you think.

Published Feb 2, 2012

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Deforestation in Argentina’s Gran Chaco
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Deforestation in Argentina’s Gran Chaco

South America’s second-largest forest has been experiencing rapid tree losses in recent decades.

Published May 20, 2020

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Spotting the Spotted Owl: 30 Years of Forest Disturbance
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Spotting the Spotted Owl: 30 Years of Forest Disturbance

Wildfires make a significant mark on the bird’s nesting and roosting habitat.

Published Dec 23, 2019

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Forest Change in Paraguay
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Forest Change in Paraguay

Between 1990 and 2000, Paraguay lost about 13 percent of its forests, including nearly 40 percent of the Atlantic Forest.

Published Nov 26, 2009

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