ESRI

Forest Global Earth Observatory (ForestGEO), previously known as Center for Tropical Forest Science (CTFS) is a unified, global network of forest research plots and scientists dedicated to the study of tropical and temperate forest function and diversity... In the environmental sciences, ForestGEO stands as one of the premier US-led international partnerships. It is also enabling the Smithsonian Institution to address knowledge gaps pointed out by other governmental and non-governmental research organizations. For example, ForestGEO increases scientific understanding about the potential effects of climate change on ecosystems, which is a priority of the US Climate Change Science Program and highlighted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group II. Because of ForestGEO's extensive biological monitoring, unique databases, and the expertise of its partners, it promises to enhance society's ability to evaluate and respond to the impacts of global climate change... In..

Primary location: United States