Dude, Wheres my Carbon?
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If you\\u2019ve bought a plane ticket recently, you\\u2019ve probably had the option to pay a few extra dollars to offset your carbon emissions. That money might go toward planting some trees\\u2026 but how many trees? Researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute are trying to answer this very question by hand-measuring trees, weighing wood, and climbing to the top of the canopy. We tag along to see how carbon is measured, and why so much ends up in tropical forests.\\xa0\\xa0
\\n\\nGuests:
\\n\\nJoshua Tewksbury, director of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama
\\n\\nHelene Muller-Landau, senior scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute researching tropical forests and ecosystems, leader of ForestGEO Global Carbon Program
\\n\\nDavid Mitre, research manager for ForestGEO at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
\\n\\nSergio dos Santos, project manager for the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute\\u2019s Hydro-Meteorological and Oceanographic Monitoring Program in Panama
\\n\\nLuisa Fernanda G\\xf3mez Correa, intern at the Forest Carbon Lab at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
\\n\\nEline De Loore, graduate student at Ghent University conducting research at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
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