earthstory:Protected Area from Space Shown here is Egmont National Park in New Zealand.The park, wit
earthstory:Protected Area from Space Shown here is Egmont National Park in New Zealand.The park, with Mt. Taranaki at its center, was first designated a protected area in 1900, setting up a radius of 10 kilometers (6 miles) centered on the volcanic peak. This area of protected forest (dark green areas) can now clearly be seen, surrounded by once-forested pasturelands (light and brown green).Taken by Landsat 8 on July 3, 2014, the image shows how space-based observations are helping protect some of the Earth’s most fragile environments by monitoring protected areas. This image can be found, among many others, in a new book called: Sanctuary: Exploring the World’s Protected Areas from Space, published by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (Arlington, Virginia) with support from NASA.-Jean More information on the book can be found here:http://strategies.org/iges-news/sanctuary/Image Credit: NASA/USGS -- source link