Articles & Stories SERVIR Applied Sciences Team helping African countries track and protect forests With a growing population, increased demand for agricultural land and fuel wood are depleting Africa's forests. April 29, 2016
Articles & Stories Helping the Inter-American Development Bank reduce forest loss and health risks in rural Honduras In many countries, people still rely on open fire, wood-fueled cook stoves to prepare their meals. This cooking often takes place indoors without sufficient ventilation. April 13, 2016
Articles & Stories Using NASA data to fight vector-borne disease where it starts SERVIR Applied Sciences Team members Pietro Ceccato and Erika Podest are proving that space is a good vantage point for fighting deadly diseases. April 2, 2016
Articles & Stories ICIMOD and SERVIR contribute to official decision in Nepal to lower dangerous glacial lake Research from a SERVIR Applied Sciences Team and from scientists at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) guided a UNDP-funded project that informed Nepali officials' decision to lower the water level in potentially dangerous Imja Lake. April 1, 2016
Articles & Stories ICIMOD uses NASA and USGS data to help Nepalese officials address severe drought Remote districts of Western Nepal are experiencing what some claim is their worst drought in 40 years. Analyses prepared by the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development are helping the Government of Nepal evaluate the situation and make critical decisions about how to respond. March 22, 2016