Responsible Forestry Via Digital Imaging

There’s a stunning set of images associated with a great article by Michael Lemonick in the May Issue of National Geographic. This image produced from the Society’s website does absolutely no justice to the quality of the content in the magazine, but I guess that’s why we subscribe?

The use of technology to map the carbon emissions in forests is vital to rainforest survival. Images can be provided in real time to assess the current conditions in many underdeveloped areas straight from space. The imagery in the magazine was provided courtesy of the Carnegie Airborne Observatory, Carnegie Institution for Science. I’d say they’re holding up their end of the bargain with this one.

Incentives for carbon storage in the canopy are suggested as an economic carrot to prospective slash and burners. If it somehow becomes beneficial for corporations and individuals to protect their renewable resources, everyone benefits.

There are a lot of misconceptions out there about the lumber industry. If the trees are gone, you see…we have no product. But…we have the ability to create more product. That’s exactly what’s been happening, especially over the last twenty years or so of much more advanced and increasingly responsible forestry.