#naturalresources — Public Fediverse posts

It feels surreal that our democratically elected Prime Minister has to say that #Denmark is ready to defend itself against an ally. Right now, the #US feels like a bigger threat to Denmark than Russia.

#greed #Greenland #warcrimes #nato #wartime #naturalresources

https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/mette-frederiksen-danmark-er-parat-til-forsvare-groenland

Menjaga Bumi untuk Generasi Mendatang: Tanggung Jawab Bersama dalam Konservasi Lingkungan

https://frnstudio.wordpress.com/2026/06/18/menjaga-bumi-untuk-generasi-mendatang-tanggung-jawab-bersama-dalam-konservasi-lingkungan/

The [1940] World [Map] According To Standard [Oil]
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https://collections.leventhalmap.org/search/commonwealth:q524n1565 <-- shared technical article
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https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/mr-five-percent-the-complex-story-of-oil-in-middle-east/news <-- shared history/technical/article, “The complex story of oil in Middle East”
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[with the current ‘reworking’ of conflicts related to fossil fuel extraction and supplies, I thought this historic map was somewhat topical, and indicates the ongoing/continued huge reach of the massive oil companies/corporations]
#spatial #mapping #cartography #geopolitics #RichardHarrison #StandardOil #oil #fuel #fossilfuel #naturalresources #global #oilcompanies #supplychain #logistics #conflict #war #mapdesign #distortion #mapprojection #custom #projection #oildropprojection #symbology #perspective #propaganda #international #industry #corporate #influence #tankers #risk #hazard #crudeoil #profit #money
#LeventhalMaps | @Fortune

Tame The Water Or Let It Flow? - New Zealand Grapples With How To Protect Its Braided Rivers
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/may/07/tame-the-water-or-let-it-flow-new-zealand-grapples-with-how-to-protect-its-braided-rivers <-- shared technical media article
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#water #hydrology #river #braidedrivers #NewZealand #watermanagement #waterresources #waterquality #planning #policy #Maori #tribal #CanterburyPlains #hydrogeomorphology #Waimakariri #Rakaia #management #regulations #naturalresources #freshwater #waterways #watersecurity #foodsecurity #engineering #control #levees #freeflowing #flood #flooding
@TheGuardian | #EnvironmentCanterbury | #TeRūnangaoNgāiTahu

Challenges In Comparing National Forest Statistics - Canada As A Case Study
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📑 https://pubs.cif-ifc.org/doi/abs/10.5558/tfc2026-006 <-- shared paper
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H/T Michael Wulder |Senior Research Scientist at Natural Resources Canada
“Canada is a forest nation. Its forests are spatially extensive, ecologically diverse, and of global importance. While national level forest statistics are used for international reporting and comparison, they often fail to reflect the distinctive structure and stewardship context of Canada’s forest estate, which includes millions of hectares of remote, unmanaged forests alongside actively managed zones governed by provincial and territorial stewardship frameworks...”
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#forest #Canada #national #geostatistics #forestestate #remote #unmanaged #contrast #managed #harvesting #naturalresources #resource #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #GIS #spatial #mapping #assessment #value #metrics #stewardship #management #monitoring #statistics #health #foresthealth #science
#NRCAN #NRCANScience #NaturalResourcesCanada

Battle Over Colorado River Water Ends In A Draw
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https://cleantechnica.com/2026/02/18/battle-over-colorado-river-water-ends-in-a-draw/ <-- shared technical/media article
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https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2021/08/us/colorado-river-water-shortage/ <-- shared 2021 media article, with infographics and visualisations
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https://youtu.be/gBqgIkdwlIw?si=rY9ZOOXqLNwaXQku <-- shared media/news video
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#water #hydrology #stalled #negotiations #ColoradoRiverCompact #1922Compact #waterresrources #ColoradoRiver #USWest #watersecurity #watermanagement #irrigation #agriculture #overpumping #groundwater #states #agreements #magicwater #acrefoot #acrefeet #Colorado #Wyoming #Utah #NewMexico #Nevada #Arizona #California #Mexico #dams #LakePowell #LakeMead #natural #naturalresources #federaldeadline #noresolution

[USGS] Corridor Mapping Team - Ungulate Migrations of the West
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https://www.usgs.gov/programs/cooperative-research-units/science/corridor-mapping-team-ungulate-migrations-west <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20245006 <-- shared USGS 2024 publication ‘Ungulate Migrations of the Western United States, Volume 4’
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https://doi.org/10.5066/P9SS9GD9 <-- shared USGS ungulate migration data release
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https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13806 <-- shared paper ‘Barrier Behaviour Analysis (Baba) [‘fences’] Reveals Extensive Effects Of Fencing On Wide-Ranging Ungulates’
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #USWest #USA #ungulate #migration #route #deer #elk #moose #antelope #bison #buffalo #infrastructure #manmade #obstacles #ecosystems #wildlife #publicland #privateland #CorridorMappingTeam #opendata #fedopendata #fedscience #naturalresources #Wyoming #FirstNation #tracking #GPS #seasonal #habitat #protection #fences #barriers #herds #herbivore #management #healthy #herdhealth #vegetation #prey #carnivore #economy #benefits #income #food #spatiotemporal #spatialanalysis #snow #weather
@USGS @USFWS

#InteriorDepartment Weighs Less #Conservation, More Extraction
A leaked version of the department’s five-year strategic planning document downplays conservation in favor of an approach that seeks privatization and maximize economic returns, namely through the extraction of #oil, #gas and other #naturalresources from the nation’s #publiclands.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/science/interior-department-public-land.html
https://archive.ph/bdrNk
#US #USGov #DOI

Why Geological Maps Are The Best Investment You’ve Never Heard Of - Investments In Geological Mapping Paid Off Big Time For Americans.
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https://www.zmescience.com/science/geology/why-geological-maps-are-the-best-investment-youve-never-heard-of/ <-- shared opinion piece
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https://profession.americangeosciences.org/reports/geological-mapping-economics/ <-- shared technical cost-benefit analysis
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https://www.geosociety.org/GSA/gsa/positions/position3.aspx <-- shared 2003 GSA appraisal
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[I am, of course, biased in this regard, but I also like well-presented metrics – and use cases being met are my favourite!]
#geology #value #cost #mapping #cartography #cartographic #USA #costbenefit #geologicmapping #metrics #usecase #fedscience #appliedscience #engineeringgeology #spatial #GIS #construction #resources #naturalresources #engineering #risk #hazard #naturaldisasters #payoff #investment #massmovement #groundwater #waterresources #water #hydrology #rareearth #minerals #mining #oilandgas #exploration #underground #money #economics #publicgood #publicvalue #investment

A Planetary Boundary For Geological Resources - Exploring The Limits Of Regional Water Availability
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https://phys.org/news/2025-03-planetary-boundary-geological-resources-exploring.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adk5318 <-- shared paper
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https://im-mining.com/2023/04/26/united-thinking-on-mining-water-solutions-can-save-money-and-protect-the-environment-worley-says/ <-- shared industry article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #global #regional #water #hydrology #waterresources #watersecurity #mine #mining #processing #minerals #criticalmetals #energy #products #services #surfacewater #groundwater #naturalresources #resources #geology #ecosphere #technosphere #watermanagement #sustainability #sustainableuselimit #waterconsumption #industry #production #constraints #mineralproduction #economy #economics #model #modeling #coal #iron #copper #gold

Identification Of Geothermal Anomalies From Landsat Derived Land Surface Temperature, Mount Meager Volcanic Complex, British Columbia, Canada
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2025.114649 <-- shared paper
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“Highlights:
• A novel method for detecting geothermal components from solar energy dominated LST.
• Using LST time series to eliminate temporal variant solar energy input.
• Uncertainty in anomaly identification quantified by probability measure.
• Capable of revealing LST anomalies caused by geothermal, anthropogenic and surface processes..."
#GIS #spatial #mapping #britishcolumbia #BC #solar #geothermal #remotesensing #earthobservation #LST #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #naturalresources #volcanic #geology #geostatistics #landsurfacetemperature #satellite #geothermalheatflux #GHF #energybalance #calculation #model #MountMeager #Landsat #landsat8 #hotspring #landslide #massmovement #engineeringgeology #spring #seep #anthropogenic #HEP #hydropower #monitoring #risk #hazard

Multispectral Remote Sensing Expression of Lineaments and Alteration Minerals in Part of Crystalline Rock Units of Southwestern Nigeria - Implication on Gold Prospecting
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oreoa.2025.100091 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #ASTER #Gold #Hydrothermal #HydrothermalAlteration #Lineament #Landsat #ETM #EnhancedThematicMapper #phyllic #Ilesha #schist #belt #geology #mining #Nigeria #naturalresources #mineral #mineralresources #golddeposits #aerogeophysical #remotesensing #geophysical #spatialanalysis #geomorphology #geomorphometry #alteration #propylitic #argillic #mineralogy #XRD #structuralgeology #lithology #PrincipalComponentAnalysis #PCA #prospecting #fracture #joints #faulting #Multispectral #Lineaments #Crystalline

Addressing Inequities And Meeting Needs Of Indigenous Communities In Floodplain Management (Pacific Northwest)
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2024.1306542 <-- shared paper
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https://ecology.wa.gov/water-shorelines/shoreline-coastal-management/hazards/floods-floodplain-planning/floodplains-by-design <-- State Of Washington Floodplains By Design (FbD) home page
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #coast #coastal #floodplains #restoration #StateOfWashington #WashingtonState #WA #USA #anthropogenic #indigenous #tribe #tribal #consultation #FirstNation #PNW #pacificnorthwest #ecosystems #FloodplainsbyDesign #FbD #stakeholders #subsidence #salmon #conservation #TribalGovernment #environmentaljustice #communities #environment #naturalresources #foodsecurity #watersecurity #natural #pacificsalmon #solutions #humanimpacts #engineering #inequity

New Report Ranks USGS Assets High Among Earth Observations Systems Surveyed
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https://www.usgs.gov/news/featured-story/new-report-ranks-usgs-assets-high-among-earth-observations-systems-surveyed <-- link to article
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https://usgeo.gov/working-groups.html <-- USGEO Working Group reports and summaries
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https://usgeo.gov/uploads/EOA%20Agriculture-Forestry%20Report%20(July%202024).pdf <-- 2023 Earth Observations Assessment Report - Agriculture and Forestry
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #landsat #summary #overview #agriculture #forestry #global #farming #ranching #hydrology #water #watersheds #waterresources #watersecurity #naturalresources #landmanagers #landcover #landuse #USGEO #NLIP #society #satellite #metrics #landsat8 #landsat9 #economic #economicbenefits #production #sustainability #resourcemanagement
@USGS @USGEO @nasa @NOAA

Inflation Reduction Act Accelerates USGS Effort To Collect High-Resolution Data Of Landscapes Across 25 States [3DEP LiDAR and other elevation open datasets]
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https://www.usgs.gov/news/national-news-release/inflation-reduction-act-accelerates-usgs-effort-collect-high-resolution <-- USGS news release
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #NGTOC #3DEP #elevation #lidar #ifsar #opendata #ira #infrastructure #USGS #CONUS #Alaska #topography #pointcloud #dem #costbenefit #roi #benefits #naturalresources #3delevationprogram #funding #seamless #1metre #topobathy #CoNED #tbdem #hydrospatial #bathymetry #landscapes #landcover #hydrology #riverbeds #precisionagriculture #floodmapping #flooding #ecosystems #partnerships