by Angel Hsu | Dec 15, 2010 | Climate, UNFCCC
Escaping the frigid, air-conditioned corridors of the Moon Palace and Cancunmesse convention rooms, I had the rare opportunity to visit the site of a pilot forest carbon project managed by local Mayan campesinos or farmers. Called Reserva Ejidal, this 1,230 hectare...
by Angel Hsu | Dec 3, 2010 | Data, Remote Sensing
While climate negotiators were busy discussing the role of forests in the Cancun climate negotiations, Google was launching its Earth Engine – a practical tool to help countries obtain information about their forests, which are critical carbon sinks, easily and...