Forest maps of the future with Airbus' Biomass

Amongst the tools we now have at our disposal to help us reduce carbon emissions, one vital, natural instrument has been helping us to fight the battle all along: our global rainforests. 

Thought to absorb around a third of the world’s CO2 released from burning fossil fuels each year, forests are an integral piece of the net zero puzzle. Yet, rising temperatures and deforestation are having a devastating effect on the planet with forests burning worldwide and releasing carbon back into the atmosphere.

Measuring the progress of our forests and the role they play in the carbon cycle is a critical step in managing the planet’s natural resources and working toward positive change. 

Through the new satellite being built by Airbus Defence & Space as part of the European Space Agency (ESA) Living Planet Programme, scientists will be able to improve this understanding by measuring the biomass within the world’s rainforests at unprecedented accuracy levels.