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🌳 AI helps find trees in a forest: Researchers achieve 3D forest reconstruction from remote sensing data
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AI helps find trees in a forest: Researchers achieve 3D forest reconstruction from remote sensing data
Existing algorithms can partially reconstruct the shape of a single tree from a clean point-cloud dataset acquired by laser-scanning technologies. Doing the same with forest data has proven far more difficult. But now a team from Purdue University's Department of Computer Science and Institute for Digital Forestry and Germany's Kiel University has introduced a new AI method for isolating and reconstructing forest trees that they call TreeStructor.

"Once Wiped Out by Blight, Thousands of American Chestnut Trees are Thriving on Biologist’s Land in Maine"
#Trees #Environment #Nature

Once Wiped Out by Blight, Thousands of American Chestnut Trees are Thriving on Biologist’s Land in Maine
American chestnut trees, deemed functionally extinct decades ago, may already be mounting a quiet comeback in the northern forests of the US.

The calm before the #storm, made more lovely by the sight of bare #oak #trees which means no more blowing and bagging leaves — at least not in the backyard… 🍂🍁

"Why are Amazonian trees getting ‘fatter’?"
#Amazon #Trees #Environment

Why are Amazonian trees getting ‘fatter’?
How have the trees in Amazonia reacted to the rise in CO2 emissions in recent centuries? It is common knowledge that, of all greenhouse gases, CO2 is the most responsible for global warming. The most recent report released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) showed that the concentration of carbon in Earth’s atmosphere rose more […]

Colorful collection of trees on the arts quad
#photo #photography #cornell #trees

"UK and EU tree planting pledges face reality check as scientists warn the climate window is closing"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Trees

Why time is running out for the EU and UK to plant more trees
The UK and EU both have ambitious targets for planting new trees to help meet climate targets. But how much progress has actually been made?

"Climate Plans Focus More on Planting Trees Than on Protecting Forests, Experts Warn"
#Trees #Climate #ClimateChange

Climate Plans Focus More on Planting Trees Than on Protecting Forests, Experts Warn

"Congo Reforestation Solutions: Student Group Plants 2,000 Trees to Fight Deforestation"
#Congo #Trees #Deforestation

Congo Reforestation Solutions: Student Group Plants 2,000 Trees to Fight Deforestation | Happy Eco News
Congo reforestation solutions developed by Green Congo Initiative have planted 2,000 trees across eastern provinces. The student-led organization trains youth in environmental conservation while addressing annual forest loss of 500,000 hectares. Community-based programs include climate education, sustainable agriculture, and native species planting to restore degraded ecosystems.

🌴 Scientists identify potential climate solutions in 'grassy trees'
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Scientists identify potential climate solutions in 'grassy trees'
Bamboo, palm, and banana trees look and act like trees, but are actually closer to grasses in how they grow because—unlike trees—their stems do not grow wider over time. However, due to their towering structure, scientists struggled with how to both classify them and to fully understand their biology—and benefits.

"Millions of Christmas trees will end up in landfill this year. Here's what to do with them instead"
#Christmas #Trees #ChristmasTrees

Throwing out the Christmas tree? Here are the alternatives to landfill
Christmas trees can take years to break down when thrown into landfill, but there are some more eco-friendly ways of ending the festivity.

📢Forest Research in the UK is seeking two new members for the Expert Committee on #Forest #Science. 🧬🌳📖🌲🪵
Please boost.
* one early-career,
* one from the forestry sector,
Please see details on the link below.
The ECFS provides independent research oversight for Forest Research, the largest research and evidence organisation in the sector. Chaired by me; covering a fascinating range of research and engagement from urban #trees to timber security and #climate science.
Apply below, closing 30th January 2025.
➡️ https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/about-us/careers/current-opportunities/149805-2-x-committee-members-forestry-commission-expert-committee-on-forest-science/

Leafless winter trees near the high spot in Shindagin Hollow State Forest in the winter depths
#photo #photography #trees

"Amazon could lose over a third of forest cover by century's end"
#Amazon #Trees #Environment

Amazon could lose over a third of forest cover by century's end
A new LMU study estimates that land use changes in conjunction with climate change could lead to the loss of up to 38% of the Amazon rainforest by the end of the 21st century.

Concrete sculpture in Cornell's Arboretum with a spectacular fall color tree behind it
#photo #photography #trees #fall

"Millions of hectares are still being cut down every year. How can we protect global forests?"
#Environment #Trees #Environment

Millions of hectares are still being cut down every year. How can we protect global forests?
We are still logging and degrading global forests at terrifying speed. How can we slow this destruction, including in Australia?

Flowering tree in downtown Ithaca last April
#photo #photography #flowers #trees

#Sonnenuntergang gestern Abend, Wahnsinnsfarben.
#Sunset #Bäume #Trees

"Britain’s 300-hectare Seed Processing Center Opens to Build Climate-Resilient Forests"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Trees #Environment

Britain's 300-hectare Seed Processing Center Opens to Build Climate-Resilient Forests | Happy Eco News
Britain's largest seed processing center opened in Cheshire to produce seeds for climate-resilient forests. The facility processes four tonnes of seeds annually and can store them for up to 20 years.

"Interpol announces a new global fight against illegal deforestation"
#Trees #Environment #Deforestation

Interpol announces a new global fight against illegal deforestation
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Interpol and partners launched a global law enforcement effort Wednesday aimed at dismantling criminal networks behind illegal logging, timber trafficking and gold mining, which drive large-scale deforestation and generate billions in illicit profits each year. The effort announced ahead of the U.N. COP30 climate summit in Brazil will focus mainly on tropical forests […]

"Brazil fast-tracks paving controversial highway in Amazon with new licensing rule"
#Brazil #AmazonRainforest #Trees

Brazil fast-tracks paving controversial highway in Amazon with new licensing rule
Brazil’s Senate approved an environmental licensing bill that could expedite major infrastructure projects, including paving a highway that cuts through one of the most intact parts of the Amazon Rainforest in northwestern Brazil. The BR-319 highway runs through 885 kilometers (550 miles) of rainforest, connecting Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state, with Rondônia state farther […]

"Beyond deforestation: redesigning how we protect and value tropical forests (analysis)"
#Forests #Trees #Environment

Beyond deforestation: redesigning how we protect and value tropical forests (analysis)
Heading into COP30, where tropical forests are set to be a central theme, it seemed worth looking today’s trajectories a little further forward and imagine where they might lead. Part 1 looked at possible fates of tropical forests. The first act of the forest crisis was destruction. The second, if there is to be one, […]

#tbt: A picture I took this day last year in #Udupi #India.
#photography #amateur #trees #flowers #nature #throwback #throwbackThursday

"Africa's forests have switched from absorbing to emitting carbon, new study finds"
#Africa #Trees #Environment #Climate

Deforestation has turned Africa's forests from carbon sinks to carbon sources, new study finds
New research warns that Africa's forests, once vital allies in the fight against climate change, have turned from a carbon sink into a carbon source.

"China Has Added Forest the Size of Texas Since 1990"
#China #Environment #Trees

China Has Added Forest the Size of Texas Since 1990

Shadows in the fall color in Hammond Hill State Forest
#photo #photography #forest #trees

"Cross-party UK MPs urge Starmer to back global tropical forest fund"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Forests #Trees

yesterday's tree with spikes
#photography #BloomScrolling #trees #ice #winter

Fall Color Scene by the Pond in the Arboretum
#photo #photography #trees #fall

Close up of a rose-like flower on a spring blooming tree
#photo #photography #trees #flower

Ginkgo leaves in the fall
#photo #photography #plants #trees

Fall Color on the Hill above Fall Creek
#photo #photography #trees #landscape

Little white blossoms of a flowering tree
#photo #photography #trees #plants

"Biodiversity Improves Tree Defenses Against Hungry Herbivores"
#Biodiversity #Trees #Nature #Environment

Biodiversity Improves Tree Defenses Against Hungry Herbivores | Happy Eco News
Biodiversity improves tree defenses through associational resistance. Tree seedlings in 15-species plots resisted deer and insect attacks better than monocultures. Selective browsing on competitive species and protection from unpalatable neighbors drove the benefit. The findings highlight how herbivores shape forest composition, resilience, and biodiversity’s protective power.

Flowering Quince
#photo #photography #flowers #trees

"Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon drops to 11-year low ahead of COP30"
#Brazil #AmazonRainforest #Trees #Environment

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon drops to 11-year low ahead of COP30 | The Optimist Daily
Brazil reports an 11-year low in Amazon deforestation as President Lula prepares to showcase environmental progress at COP30.

"UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Trees #Environment

Close-up of fall color Ginkgo leaves
#photo #photography #trees #leaves

"Japan’s AI Reforestation Drones Plant Forests Ten Times Faster Than Humans"
#Japan #Trees #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

Japan's AI Reforestation Drones Plant Forests Ten Times Faster Than Humans | Happy Eco News
AI reforestation drones in Japan plant forests 10 times faster than traditional methods using LiDAR mapping and biodegradable seed pods, achieving 80% germination success in wildfire areas.