Data
Knowledge is power – and data is the bedrock. With high resolution satellite imaging, anyone anywhere can track land use changes in near-real time. The empty promises of politicians and the polished rhetoric of corporations are easily exposed. Geophotographic data doesn’t lie. I witnessed the power of knowledge, data, and storytelling at the launch of the MoseMerrMalin campaign (Don’t Take the Mountain) on deforestation in Kosovo. Interactive maps produced by CorrelAid Netherlands and Sustainability Leadership Kosova website show how this nature-rich country is losing 1.5 football fields of forest every day. Data inspires action.
— Wayne Visser
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