Peter Potapov
Professor Peter Potapov, co-director of the University of Maryland's Glad Lab, is an expert in remote sensing and forest monitoring. His recent comments on the record-breaking rates of fire-driven forest loss in 2024 underscore the critical situation facing global forests, warning of a potential dangerous cycle that could exacerbate climate change. Potapov's work is instrumental in providing insightful data and analysis to inform environmental policy and conservation efforts.
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Peter Potapov from the World Resources Institute warned that the loss of forests will significantly reduce agricultural productivity in the region.
Jutarnji list - Ukrajina u plamenu, požari gutaju ogromne komade zemlje: 'Stvoreni su savršeni uvjeti za katastrofu!'
Croatia· 2025-10-25
Peter Potapov from the World Resources Institute warned about the long-term impact of unexploded munitions on reforestation.
Ucraina, în flăcări. Rusia, suspectată că a alimentat incendiile ce au mistuit aproape un milion de hectare
Romania· 2025-10-23
Peter Potapov explains that remaining mines and unexploded ordnance will prevent recovery and reforestation of the land.
Wildfires have consumed vast chunks of Ukraine. Is Russia deliberately fuelling the flames? | Ukraine
United Kingdom· 2025-10-23
Peter Potapov is a professor and researcher at the University of Maryland who discussed the alarming trends in forest loss.
Por qué América Latina encabeza la lista mundial de pérdida de bosques tropicales y cuáles son los países más afectados
Bolivia· 2025-05-22
Prof Peter Potapov, co-director of Maryland’s Glad Lab, said the world risked entering a dangerous new cycle.
Fires drove record loss of world’s forests last year, ‘frightening’ data shows | DeforestationUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-21
