Borneo Carbon Stocks (IMAGE)

Carnegie Institution for Science

Borneo Carbon Stocks

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Maps show the density of aboveground carbon stocks in the Sabah state of Malaysia on the island of Borneo. Mapping forest carbon is an important step in identifying areas for conservation, but is tremendously difficult to accomplish without airborne and satellite technology.

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Greg Asner/Carnegie Airborne Observatory.

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