💧🌏 Greg CocksFeb 28, 2024
‘Taking The Pulse Of The Planet’ - How Monitoring Nature From Space Could Keep Earth Healthy
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/22/taking-the-pulse-of-the-planet-how-monitoring-nature-from-space-could-keep-earth-healthy <-- shared media article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02171-0 <-- shared paper (on BONs)
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‘Taking the pulse of the planet’: could we monitor biodiversity from space as we do the weather?

With current data on global biodiversity either lacking or flawed, a global satellite scheme aims to fill the gaps to target protection of our seas, soils and wildlife

The Guardian