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Phoenix666 [soylentnews.org] writes:

Scientists are using lasers to accurately "weigh" trees in the tropical rainforests [bbc.com].

The researchers, from University College London [blogspot.co.uk] and the National Physical Laboratory created an animation of their laser-scanned trees, which they presented at the British Ecological Society meeting in Liverpool [britishecologicalsociety.org].

The method could help to monitor and combat deforestation by more accurately calculating how much carbon is locked within the rainforests [bbc.co.uk], so a financial value can be assigned to in-tact forests.

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