Studying the rain forest from an airplane

by | Nov 30, 2013 | Uncategorized

What are our forests really made of? From the air, ecologist Greg Asner uses a spectrometer and high-powered lasers to map nature in meticulous kaleidoscopic 3D detail — what he calls “a very high-tech accounting system” of carbon. In this fascinating talk,...

Rain forest book

by | Nov 28, 2013 | Uncategorized

An overview of tropical rainforests for kids, based on mongabay.com’s web site for children (kids.mongabay.com), which draws more than 150,000 visitors per month. Rainforests describes tropical rainforests, why they are important, what is happening to them, and...