Study seeks to understand Amazonia's past to ensure its sustainable future

Friday, February 13, 2015 - 13:00 in Earth & Climate

A new international project led by the University of Exeter will investigate the Amazon's sustainable future by studying the way that ancient societies used and transformed the environment. The study is pioneering a remote sensing data device that will be attached to an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to scan beneath the canopy of the forest.

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