Our eyes in the sky have revolutionised forest monitoring, giving us a big picture of the state and health of the planet's green spaces.
But while satellites measure tree cover, most do not capture what happens under the canopy, such as poaching, incursions from invasive species, degradation from selective logging, and understorey fires.
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