Deforestation Mapping in Canada

The Canadian Forest Service is asking Canadians to use their local knowledge to identify possible deforestation areas. Satellites produce much of the available imagery about Canadian forests. However, many of these images do not have enough detail to identify an area has been deforested. The only way to identify deforestation is to visit the area in person. These visits involve travel by air and land vehicles, which results in heavy use of fossil fuels. By asking local people to visit the sites and then report back to us on the event, we can saving money, reduce travel costs/green house gas emissions, and engaging citizens with their local environment. In addition, your local knowledge and input can help reduce our carbon footprint and deliver one of the most accurate Carbon accounting estimates in world.加拿大林业服务局（Canadian Forest Service）正号召加拿大民众依托本土认知，识别潜在的森林砍伐区域。 当前关于加拿大森林的可用影像多由卫星采集，但多数影像分辨率不足，无法判定区域是否发生森林砍伐。而识别森林砍伐情况的唯一途径是实地踏勘，这类踏勘需借助航空与地面交通工具开展，会大量消耗化石燃料。 通过邀请当地民众实地踏勘并反馈相关情况，我们既能节省资金、降低出行成本与温室气体排放，也能让民众更深入地参与到本土环境的保护中。此外，民众的本土认知与反馈还能帮助我们降低碳足迹，输出全球范围内精度顶尖的碳核算估算结果。