Communities can monitor forests 'as well as experts'

Communities living alongside the world's tropical forests can estimate an area's carbon stocks as effectively as hi-tech systems, a study has shown. An international team of researchers found communities using sticks and ropes obtained the same results as data gathered by satellites. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24713215#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa