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
Blog SERVIR workshop to help Tanzanian farmers Agriculture is the backbone of economies in East African countries such as Tanzania. To succeed they need more information about droughts and dry spells, yet getting that information to farmers remains a challenge. May 20, 2015
Articles & Stories SERVIR Applied Sciences Team Developing Tool to Evaluate Effectiveness of Forest Conservation in Mesoamerica A SERVIR Applied Sciences Team project led by Allen Blackman of Resources for the Future is developing a user-friendly web-based tool to help non-technical users conduct accurate evaluations using satellite data. April 7, 2015
Articles & Stories Space to Village: SERVIR-Himalaya fusing satellite-based observations with community forestry in Nepal Forested areas are important to our planet's health because they take in large amounts of carbon and release oxygen. When forests are removed or degraded, less carbon is taken from the atmosphere, and the result is increased carbon emissions, which may hasten climate change and increase its impact. March 18, 2015