Space probe to assess health of forests from Earth's orbit

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The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing to launch a space probe into Earth's orbit this month to map the carbon content of tropical forests in some of the world's most remote areas. Michael Fehringer, the Biomass Project Manager at ESA says it's, "absolutely timely" to do the mission now, as climate change threatens mankind. Kristy Kilburn reports.

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