Satellite images show 30 per cent of Gaza destroyed, UN centre says
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters Satellite imagery analysed by the United Nations Satellite Centre shows that 30 per cent of Gaza Strip’s buildings have been destroyed or damaged in the Israel offensive in the densely populated Palestinian enclave. Israel’s assault, launched in response to attacks by Hamas militants in southern Israel on 7th October, has killed more […]
Cut emissions and poverty, not trees, by letting locals manage forests
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Giving local communities the responsibility to manage forests – which are shrinking worldwide – could help ease poverty and deforestation, scientists said on Monday in what they described as one of the largest studies of its kind. Researchers examined more than 18,000 community-led forest initiatives in Nepal, using satellite images and census […]