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The map shows the above ground biomass in Russia, using data generated by ESA’s Climate Change Initiative (CCI) Biomass project.
Russia is home to more than one-fifth of the global forest area, making it the world’s most forested country. A new study, led by Russian scientists using data from ESA’s Climate Change Initiative, has produced new estimates of biomass contained in Russian forests, and confirms that the vast forested area is storing more carbon than previously estimated.