Japan announced that it will contribute to international efforts to end illegal logging in the forests near the equator line, offering free online satellite images of endangered areas.
Japan announced that it will contribute to international efforts to end illegal logging in the forests near the equator line, offering free online satellite images of endangered areas. To that end, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) stated in advance Sunday that it will use the observation satellite Daichi-2, which was launched into orbit in May 2014 and can monitor the Earth throughout the day, regardless of weather conditions .
So far the scientists used their ability to observe mainly the propagation of floods and changes in the field caused by natural disasters, but since August will be also used to monitor forests.
JAXA makers expressed their hope that this information will be useful to dozens of countries in Southeast Asia, Africa and South America.
"Forests must be preserved by any means in the fight against global warming," said JAXA Researcher, Masanobu Shimada. 'Japan can contribute to the cause by the satellite control'.
From 2009 to 2012 Daichi predecessor of Daichi-2 already detected more than 2,000 cases of this crime in Brazil's Amazon jungle, which helped slow the decline in its forest area.
Source: PL