Carbon-rich biomass

As a rule of thumb, 50% of the weight of a tree is carbon, stored withing its woody biomass. 70% of Earth's land biomass is held in tropical forest and this is where most changes are happening. 

Assessing forest carbon storage and change is key to understanding Earth's carbon cycle, which plays a major role in our climate.

ESA’s Biomass forest mission uses novel space technology to deliver new information about the state of our forests and how they are changing, and to further our knowledge of the role forests play in the carbon cycle.