Mapping the Powerful Impact of Forests

Provided by: Wageningen University and Research |Published on: April 27, 2021

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This video from Wageningen University and Research describes an interactive map that was created to document the world's forests as carbon sinks or sources.
In creating this visual, researchers determined that the world's forests take up and store twice as much carbon as they release, however there is regional variability based on land-use practices and other variables.
Users can zoom in on different forests to determine if the region is a carbon source or sink and observe forest cover.

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Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences

Authors: Martin Herold

Region: Global

Languages: English

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This video describes the concept of forests as carbon sources and sinks while integrating technology and collaboration to visualize an environmental problem.

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Students should be familiar with the carbon cycle.
More background information about the creation of this interactive map can be found here.
The Global Forest Watch Interactive Map is available here.

Differentiation & Implementation

If choosing to have students explore the carbon flux map, pairing students may be helpful to aid in the navigation of maps and to enrich discussion.
Other similar resources include this interactive data resource and this video.

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