Kenya satellite forest monitoring

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Kenya turns to satellites to track surviving trees under its 15 billion restoration programme

Kenya is resorting to satellite technology to strengthen forest monitoring and measure progress under its ambitious 15 billion Tree Growing Programme, as authorities seek more reliable data on forest loss, restoration and tree survival. The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) and the Kenya Space Agency began dialogues on August 12 about using satellite imagery, geospatial technologies and Earth observation data to…