Peter Scogings · @scogings
81 followers · 453 posts · Server mastodon.worldThose who monitor global #forest cover, or have any other interest in global #forests should mask global non-forest areas such as #GrassyBiomes by using resources such as the IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (https://www.iucn.org/resources/conservation-tool/iucn-global-ecosystem-typology) or the RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017© biomes map (https://ecoregions.appspot.com/). They are much better than the global #treecover / #treeheight maps that so many use.
#forest #forests #grassybiomes #treecover #treeheight #savannasmatter #deforestation #climatechange #ClimateCrisis
Vivian Harris · @vivianharris45
102 followers · 217 posts · Server aus.social
In sweltering suburbs, people are battling to find more shade
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-15/melbourne-heat-island-tree-canopy-cover-banyule/101808170 #heatislands #treecover #canopy
#heatislands #treecover #canopy