Weighing the world's forests
A groundbreaking space mission will help scientists peer through dense jungle canopy to measure the difference the world's forests are making to climate change.
A groundbreaking space mission will help scientists peer through dense jungle canopy to measure the difference the world's forests are making to climate change. We interview the expert who came up with the idea.
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Presenter: Chris Vallance
Producer: Tom Quinn
Editor: Monica Soriano
(Image: An illustration of the Biomass satellite in space. Credit: ESA/ATG medialab)
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