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07 March: Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign Webinar: “The State of Trees – March 2023”

Event Date: 03/07/2023 - 03/07/2023
Event Time: 01:00 pm ET - 02:00 pm ET
Location: Webinar

Trees Around the GLOBE 07 March webinar shareable showing the title and date of the event

The Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign will be hosting the webinar: “The State of Trees – March 2023: May the Forest Be With You: Mapping Ecosystem Structure and Understanding Global Carbon Balance with GEDI” on Tuesday, 07 March, at 01:00 p.m. ET (06:00 p.m. UTC/07:00 p.m. CET).

The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation, or GEDI, measures the 3D structure of Earth from the International Space Station using near-infrared lasers. The data that GEDI collects are immensely valuable for improving understanding of the world's forests and complex carbon cycles. In this presentation, GEDI scientist Adrian Pascual and research assistant Tali Schwelling will talk about GEDI mission status, future challenges and goals, the exciting ways in which GEDI is being used by scientists and stakeholders today, and why GEDI is important for studying trees even in our own backyards.

Following the featured presentation, Peder Nelson will discuss the GEDI data-rich Global Forest Canopy Height online tool. Towards the end of the webinar, we will revisit the call, from the 14 February webinar, to all campaign students (and teachers) about interviewing elders in the local community about the local changes in land cover and tree height over the last 10, 20, 50 years.

If you are interested in joining the webinar, please send an email to Campaign Lead, Brian Campbell. To learn more about the Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign, click here.