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Borneo

Une nouvelle étude a pu déterminer l’origine d’arbres abattus illégalement dans des régions comme le Kalimantan central à Bornéo, en Indonésie.
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Établir une carte d’identité du bois pour freiner la déforestation illégale

Rishika Pardikar, Science Writer by Rishika Pardikar 22 August 202322 August 2023

Des chercheurs ont créé un nouvel outil d’analyse pour améliorer la traçabilité du bois qui pourrait permettre d’appliquer la législation de l’Union européenne visant à lutter contre la déforestation.

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Fingerprinting Wood to Curb Illegal Deforestation

Rishika Pardikar, Science Writer by Rishika Pardikar 21 June 202322 August 2023

Researchers developed a new forensic tool for tracing the origins of timber that could enable enforcement of antideforestation legislation in the European Union.

Photo of a digger clearing access to forest for selective logging in Borneo.
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Selectively Logged Forests Are Not Broken

by Erin Martin-Jones 23 January 202323 January 2023

Borneo’s logged forests are buzzing with life and have unrealized conservation potential.

Palm swamp in Peru
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Peeking at Peatlands: Satellite Data Fuel New Findings

Adityarup Chakravorty, freelance science writer by Adityarup Chakravorty 15 June 202229 June 2022

Researchers are combining hard-to-get field measurements with satellite imagery to gain new insight into where peatlands are and how they work.

The Sun peeks over a ridge near the top of Mount Kinabalu in northern Borneo.
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Deciphering the Fate of Plunging Tectonic Plates in Borneo

by S. Pilia, N. Rawlinson, A. Gilligan and F. Tongkul 28 May 201925 August 2022

What happens when subduction stops? A team of scientists installed a dense seismic network in Borneo to investigate causes and consequences of subduction termination.

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How Bat Breath and Guano Can Change the Shapes of Caves

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 9 November 201513 October 2022

Researchers working in caves in Borneo and elsewhere are finding evidence that biological processes shape many tropical caves by slowly eating away at surrounding rock.

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