With an eye on EU’s new rules, scientists test ways to capture Africa’s forest loss

Mongabay
Jun 11, 2024, 1:28 am1.1k ptsInteresting
Robert Masolele says he remembers being struck by how small-scale farmers in his native Tanzania cleared large areas of forest to grow lucrative crops of cotton and cashews. In an interview with Mongabay, the remote-sensing expert describes how this awareness later prompted him to map deforestation in Africa…

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