Articles & Stories Three Ways SERVIR is Supporting Biodiversity in the Amazon May 22 is World Biodiversity Day, and this year we’re highlighting SERVIR’s commitment to protecting biodiversity in the Amazon Rainforest. May 22, 2023
Articles & Stories SERVIR Amazonia gender advisor speaks before UN Commission on the Status of Women On March 16, 2023, during the 67th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, SERVIR Amazonia Program gender advisor, Marina Irigoyen, participated in a lecture on the importance of promoting gender equity. April 14, 2023| Carmen Calle, SERVIR Amazonia
Articles & Stories Protecting Women Farmers from Climate Risk in Rural Kenya Women play a pivotal role in agricultural production. Worldwide, women represent 43 percent of the agricultural labor force; in Kenya, that number is between 42 and 65 percent. November 21, 2022|Janet Nackoney, Land and Resource Governance Officer, USAID and Dorah Nesoba, Public Relations and Communication Officer, RCMRD
Articles & Stories Invading Acacia Threatens Unique Northern Kenya Ecosystem The extensive arid and semi-arid lands of northern Kenya are home to a variety of communities. Livelihoods are predominantly livestock based, with limited small-scale crop production. The productivity of the rangelands has been in decline, mainly due to poor management practices. July 31, 2018
Articles & Stories Smartphone App Simplifies Invasive Species Mapping in Kenya's North Rangelands For many years, pastoralists in Northern Kenya have been affected by Opuntia stricta, an invasive cactus native to the Caribbean region and commonly referred to as prickly pear. June 8, 2018