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Locations (where we work)
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Image credit: MODIS Land Team/Surface Reflectance Product, Eric
Vermote, Principal Investigator, University of Maryland, College
Park, and Nazmi El Saleous, Raytheon, ITSS.
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Boreal North America |
 Boreal forests (those of the North Temperate Zone) make up the
world's largest terrestrial carbon reservoir, holding over thirty
percent of terrestrial carbon. This important region has experienced
dramatic change in recent years as climate change has increased
warming, drying and fire frequency in the frozen north. Our program
in Boreal North America is trying to see what the future holds
for this important region. Learn More » |
Africa
The lush, remote tropical rainforest of Central Africa is the
second largest rainforest in the world. Today, the health of this
biologically diverse ecosystem is being threatened by logging,
poaching, and agricultural expansion. By using satellite imagery
and field observations, we are helping park services and forest
managers map their forests, track land-use change, and promote
better management practices. Learn More »
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South America
The Woods Hole Research Center has been doing basic research in
the Amazon Basin since 1988 and is internationally recognized for
work in the science of Amazon conservation. Our continuing goal
is to use our scientific knowledge to explore new paths to development
in the Amazon that will lead to a sustainable future for the region. Learn More »
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Cape Cod
Our research examines land use changes on Cape Cod with a special
focus on the loss of forests over the last fifty years and the
incidence and distribution of impermeable paved surfaces. We are
developing methods to measure pollution in local ponds and bays. Learn More »
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Mid-Atlantic Region
Wildlife and water quality are at risk in Chesapeake Bay, the
largest estuary in North America. Using satellite imagery and spatial
models, we are cataloging landcover and land use changes in the
Bay and the larger Mid-Atlantic region, and making forecasts of
the likely future threat to natural resources posed by development. Learn More »
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New England
It is already well recognized that forests provide such valuable
services as timber, clean water, and wildlife habitat. But scientific
evidence of the role that New England forests play in mitigating
the effects of global warming could significantly bolster local,
national, and global conservation efforts on behalf of these forests. Learn More »
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Russia
Plants and animals of the Russian boreal forest are under siege
from climate change, widespread Russian corruption and unchecked
exploitation by European and Asian commercial interests.With visiting
Russian scientist and scholars, we're trying to identify potential
land-use policy interventions to conserve these imperiled forested
lands - the most extensive on earth. Learn More »
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