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Impact updates
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July
Dr. Ludmila Rattis takes the stage at TED Countdown Summit, becoming the second Woodwell Climate scientist to give a TED Talk. Her story about the power of tapirs to restore tropical forests is due out in early 2024.
August
Six Alaska Native communities host Permafrost Pathways team members to discuss community needs and conduct initial field work to inform and advance community-led climate adaptation planning and decision-making.
September
Dr. Alex Naegele and colleagues from the Center for Climate and Security brief staff from Congressional offices and federal agencies on two new climate security case studies—Iran and Türkiye.
October
Grist quotes Dr. Marcia Macedo extensively in coverage of severe drought in the Amazon, highlighting impacts on river and forest ecosystems and local communities, as well as the risk posed by climate feedback loops.
November
Laura Uttley, Director of Government Relations, participates in the U.S. Global Change Research Program’s fall advisory committee meeting, which focused on how to improve coordination, infrastructure, data, and integration of climate services.
December
Woodwell Climate and the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ministry of Environment release a first-of-its-kind report on climate risks and policy pathways to secure financing for forest conservation and climate resilience.
By the numbers: Insights from recent Woodwell Climate Publications
25.3%
Fraction of high landscape integrity on U.S. National Forest lands found in Tongass National Forest alone https://doi.org/10.1029/2023AV000965
up to 2x
Accuracy of new DiluviumDEM model compared to other elevation models used to forecast sea level rise https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2023.113812
79.3 Tg
Average annual carbon emissions from fires in North American boreal ecosystems 2001-2019 (equal to 79.3M metric tons) https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-2785-2023
