King City Asbestos Processing Plant near King City, California. 2007 vs. today. Asbestos processing operations were discontinued in 2002, so the plant must have been razed between 2002 and 2007.

I bet that one tree could tell some tales.

Courtesy Google Maps Street View.

#GoogleStreetView #ThenAndNow #KingCityCalifornia #CattlemenRoad #LandscapeChange #IndustrialSite #TimeComparison #AsbestosPlant #EPA #SuperFund

We are proud to announce that crucial research led by Fusion researcher Dr. George Bishop on Ireland's net-zero land-use scenarios has been covered by Professor Yvonne Buckley in the Irish Times.

A sustainable future will require brave leadership and contributions from all stakeholders.

#netzero #landscapechange #climateaction #research

https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2024/03/28/reimagining-our-future-landscapes-for-a-net-zero-world/

Reimagining our future landscapes for a net zero world

Big changes to land use are needed for Ireland to become climate-neutral by 2050

The Irish Times
I'm my research I use use old maps to understand landscape change & how that affects biodiversity.
Three maps and a aerial photo show the decline of meadow (green 1783), expansion of crop fields ( orange 1901 and yellow 1958) to forest plantation today. A small area typical of the changes in Sweden. Today is a clear cut soon forest plantation with little value for biodiversity. Or for quality timber.
#biodiversity #maps #LandscapeChange #LandscapeEcology #History #Science