GEDI

Rewilding South Africa’s Greater Kruger

Satellites are helping land managers track ecological shifts as reserves reconnect and landscapes return to a more natural state.

Indigenous Communities Protect the Amazon

Indigenous people are protecting carbon-rich forests in South America, and satellites are helping.

Protected Areas Safeguard Climate

Protecting carbon stored in ecosystems could be a powerful tool in tackling climate change.

Scientists Show How Forests Measure Up

A new map shows the height of Earth’s forests, from stubby saplings to timbers towering more than 50 meters tall,…

Lasering In on Corn Fields

An instrument designed to measure tree height can also distinguish corn from other crops.

Dramatic Changes at Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai

NASA scientists have been closely watching the evolution of the volcanic island near Tonga since 2015.

A New Measuring Stick for Forests

The amount of carbon that is being stored by trees and how it has changed over time is the least…

Return of the GEDI’s First Data

Spaceborne laser observations show fine details of forests and land topography.