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 Story Map: Civil war and the ensuing population dynamics on Rwanda's land cover SERVIR's Susan Kotikot, a graduate research assistant from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, has created a compelling story map to reveal the effects of civil unrest on Rwanda's land cover. March 4, 2016
Articles & Stories Telling the Story of Changing Land Cover in Namibia Susan Malaso Kotikot, a Graduate Research Assistant with SERVIR, has created an interactive publication to describe and explain land cover changes that took place in Namibia between 2000 and 2010. July 7, 2015
Articles & Stories LandPKS project launches new mobile apps for agriculture and conservation in Africa Agriculture is critically important in Africa, where about 70 percent of the people depend on farming and other rural activities for their livelihoods. Unfortunately, increasing population pressures are degrading and reducing land and water resources, and hindering agricultural productivity. May 22, 2015