The Hidden Cost of Small-Scale Deforestation in Tropical Forests

Credit: ESA. Above ground biomass 2020

Tropical forests, often described as the planet’s “green lungs,” absorb vast quantities of carbon dioxide, release oxygen, and play a crucial role in regulating Earth’s climate. While widespread deforestation has long been recognised as a major threat, new research identifies a less obvious but highly significant driver of carbon emissions: small-scale forest clearing. Surprisingly, the removal of relatively small forest patches is responsible for more than half of net carbon losses across the tropical regions.

Regional Symposium on Space Technologies for Humanity

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The Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) of Kenya, with the support of UN-SPIDER and the Centre for Remote Sensing of Land Surfaces (ZFL) of the University of Bonn will convene a Regional Symposium on Space Technologies for Humanity from 16 - 17 February in Nairobi, Kenya.

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UN-SPIDER's Disaster Response Report to the Sri Lanka Flooding

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Overview of the Disaster and Objectives

From late November to early December 2025, Sri Lanka experienced its most severe flooding in decades following the passage of Cyclone Ditwah. The system brought prolonged and intense rainfall, triggering deadly landslides in the central hill country and widespread inundation across 25 districts. According to the Joint Rapid Needs Assessment (JRNA) released on 02 December, the disaster has resulted in catastrophic impacts with 410 confirmed fatalities and hundreds reported missing.

69th Session on the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS)

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The Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) was set up by the General Assembly in 1959 to govern the exploration and use of space for the benefit of all humanity: for peace, security and development. The Committee was tasked with reviewing international cooperation in peaceful uses of outer space, studying space-related activities that could be undertaken by the United Nations, encouraging space research programmes, and studying legal problems arising from the exploration of outer space.

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65th session of the Legal Subcommittee (LSC) of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS)

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63rd session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee (STSC) of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS)

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