At the recent Copenhagen climate summit, a lot of talk was made about figuring out who was doing deforestation â€" and what to do about it. But it's stuff to be specific.
“The
trouble is in the Amazon, for example, it’s hard to know how much deforestation there is,†says Dr. Frank Rijsberman, Program Director, Google.org, which is the philanthropic arm of
Google.
Scientists are working are on satellite image systems but they are elaborate, very technical systems. Google is now aiding scientists in establishing these satellite photo systems.
“We said 'we will help you scale this,'†says Rijsberman. Specifically, Google is working with a number of NGOs -- non governmental organizations â€" such as the ones headed
up by Jane Goodall and Bill Clinton.
“It will be transformative,†says Rijsberman.