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Satellites can track deforestation, but protection still lags
Original: Satellites can see a disappearing forest. Someone still has to protect it.
A new commentary argues that while satellites now give the world a near-real-time view of forests being cleared, detection alone does not save them. Monitoring technology can flag deforestation as it happens, but enforcing protections still depends on governments, rangers, funding and political will on the ground, a gap that continues to hinder conservation efforts worldwide.
Why now: Satellite deforestation monitoring is advancing quickly, renewing debate over why forest loss continues despite the data.
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- Satellites can see a disappearing forest. Someone still has to protect it. · butlernature.com
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