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All the world’s forests in one day

Flathead National Forest
Flathead National Forest

March 21 was International Day of Forests. On that occasion, Planet posted some very interesting satellite imagery . . .

Forests do a great deal of good for the planet — from purifying our air, to providing habitat for wildlife, protecting watersheds, preventing soil erosion, and more.

For International Day of Forests this year, we wanted to celebrate the beauty and magnitude of forests across the entire globe. So we embarked on downloading imagery of all forests captured by our fleet of Dove satellites over the course of a single day.

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