A study from the US Forest Service has found that, nationally, tree cover is declining at a rate of 175,000 acres per year which is the equivalent of about 36 million trees lost each year.
environmental geography
Physical Geography
With the Help of GPS Trackers, 40 Tons of Trash is Removed from the Pacific Ocean
Ocean Voyages Institute (OVI), a nonprofit, recently collected 40 tons of trash from the Pacific Gyre.
Human Geography
What is the Environmental Insights Explorer (EIE) Tool?
Google has launched a new tool, Environmental Insights Explorer (EIE), with the main purpose of making new climate-relevant datasets easier for cities to access.
Human Geography, Maps and GIS
EJSCREEN: Mapping the Connection Between the Environment and Demographics
EJSCREEN is a mapping app that intersects data sets from recent censuses and environmental maps to help users understand the relationship between the environment and demographics.