Kenya: Technique Developed in Kenya Offers a Refined Way to Map Tree Cover

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Scientists at the World Agroforestry Centre in Nairobi, Kenya, recently pioneered a new approach which uses satellite images and maps to show patterns linked to land use and cover change on a yearly basis. Though the technique was developed in Kenya, it can be used regionally and potentially across the world.

"Land use and cover change" are terms used by scientists to define changes to the earth's surface. This can be due to natural causes or because of the way in which land is put to use by people. Land use refers to what's being done on it, for example mechanised farming, while land cover refers to what is physically on the land, for example what crops are being grown.

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