Articles & Stories Mapping Charcoal Production to Protect Land in Ghana Firewood and charcoal provide more than 80 percent of energy used in sub-Saharan Africa, according to the World Agroforestry Centre, with only a small volume produced sustainably. July 26, 2018
Articles & Stories Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Land Cover, Land Use Change, and Ecosystems To sustainably manage forest landscapes, governments and decision makers need accurate and up-to-date information on the extent of the forests they manage and the ways they are changing. July 16, 2018
Articles & Stories World Bank and SERVIR working together to map for Natural Capital Accounting in Rwanda SERVIR-Eastern and Southern Africa (E&SA) at the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD), together with the government of Rwanda, recently released new 2015 land cover maps, disseminating them during a workshop in May 2017 in Kigali. June 22, 2017
Blog Leveraging the Cloud and Earth observations for monitoring development in Africa How does one leverage the latest scientific and technological advances to place the power of the Cloud and Earth observations (EO) at the fingertips of researchers based in dynamically changing countries? June 22, 2017
Articles & Stories Story Map: SERVIR data supporting biological corridor and endangered gorilla species protection Deforestation and habitat fragmentation in the tropics represent major threats to biodiversity and contribute to carbon emissions. September 1, 2016