But there's more for «Mission to Earth» geeks (I count myself as one) over at the Earth Observatory Web site, where SeaWiFS merits the «Image of the Day» — a view of Earth showing the averaged chlorophyll concentration in the oceans from 1998 through 2010 (and of course showing all that glorious
green terrestrial plant life, too):
Not exact matches
WHEN the
greening of the land began around 450 million years ago, the first
terrestrial plants were tiny.
Unlike
terrestrial plants that can stick around for hundreds of years, these tiny
greens have quick turnover rates.
These include the establishment of effective protected areas that would encompass a significant proportion of
terrestrial, aquatic and aerial habitats, halting the degradation of forests and other native land cover and restoring those that have already been degraded; shifting diets to
plant - based foods; reducing fertility rates by ensuring access to family planning services; and developing new
green technologies.