Eyes on Earth Episode 68 - Tracking Mangroves by Satellite Active

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Summary: The sturdy root systems of mangrove forests act as buffer zones along the coastlines of some of the planet’s most vulnerable communities, protecting lives, ecosystems and property from the rigors of hurricanes and tsunamis. The dual stressors of climate change and man-made changes to the environment such as offshore aquaculture have damaged these critical buffer zones in recent years. Remote sensing scientists are using satellite data to understand the impact those changes will have on the communities they protect as temperatures continue to warm worldwide and extreme weather events become more frequent. On this episode of Eyes on Earth, we talk to one of those scientists, Dr. Lola Fatoyinbo.

Guest: Dr. Lola Fatoyinbo Agueh, Research Physical Scientist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Host: John Hult

Producer: John Hult

Release date: February 21, 2022

More on remote sensing, mangroves and gold mining:

• Lola Fatoyinbo Staff bio – NASA GSFC
• Storm surge and ponding explain mangrove dieback in southwest Florida following Hurricane Irma
• The large footprint of small-scale artisanal gold mining in Ghana