{"id":13500,"date":"2021-07-26T11:09:53","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T10:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=13500"},"modified":"2021-07-26T11:11:34","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T10:11:34","slug":"mitigating-destruction-of-tropical-rainforests-with-new-tracking-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/mitigating-destruction-of-tropical-rainforests-with-new-tracking-system\/13500\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitigating destruction of tropical rainforests with new tracking system"},"content":{"rendered":"
The revolutionary system, called the Tropical Rainforest Index (TFVI), was first conceived at the National Geographic headquarters in Washington, D.C., as a team of climate experts looked to devise a novel solution to one of the most eminent challenges facing humanity, protecting our tropical rainforests.<\/p>\n
The team identified the necessity for a global tracking system that can accurately pinpoint and analyse trends that can help to combat land degradation and promote conservation in tropical rainforests. Their resulting creation \u2013 TFVI \u2013 provides an accurate baseline for the entire planet’s tropical rainforests, enabling the scientists to locate, examine, and combat potential threats facing them.<\/p>\n
The research, funded by the National Geographic and the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, is published in the scientific journal One Earth.<\/em><\/p>\n Tropical rainforests are a crucial, powerful, and natural solution in fighting the effects of climate change, fulfilling a range of vital processes, including capturing carbon, regulating global temperatures, and conducting water filtration. Around 6% of the Earth is covered by tropical rainforests; however, a range of human-made causes is severely impacting their survival, gradually making them an endangered species.<\/p>\nThe importance of tropical rainforests<\/h3>\n