Resilient Forest Management in Nepal
The Resilient Forest Management in Nepal is designed to assess the current state of forest ecosystems, identify the drivers of change, and explore suitable adaptation and mitigation measures.
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The Resilient Forest Management in Nepal is designed to assess the current state of forest ecosystems, identify the drivers of change, and explore suitable adaptation and mitigation measures.
The Climate Resilient Forest Management System in Nepal enhances decision-making at the district level in Nepal by providing more precise and scientific information on climate change vulnerability and degradation of forest ecosystems.
SERVIR-HKH has developed land cover monitoring systems with a modular architecture built on the Google Earth Engine (GEE) computational platform.
The NASA International Space Apps Challenge is an international mass collaboration engaging developers, Geographic Information System (GIS)-savvy students, engineering students, and entrepreneurs to work together on solving challenges relevant to improving life on Earth and in space.
The International Space Apps Challenge hackathon was held in Kathmandu, Nepal, 23 to 24 April 2016. The event was hosted and co-organized by the SERVIR-Hindu Kush Himalaya program.
This collection of case studies is a companion to the SERVIR Service Planning Toolkit. It provides concrete examples from SERVIR’s experience, and that of our partners, applying the Service Planning approach.
SERVIR hubs joined over 185 other locations in 69 countries across the globe in hosting the 2017 NASA International Space Apps Challenge.
The crucial role forests play in our world cannot be underestimated. To enhance preservation and monitoring of this natural resource, SERVIR and SilvaCarbon launched a series of global workshops this year in West Africa, Eastern and Southern Africa, Hindu-Kush Himalaya, and the Lower Mekong region on Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) applications.
Forest fires have adverse ecological and economic effects and are a major concern in many countries, including Nepal. During the long, dry summers, Nepal experiences many forest fires. In 2016, a record number of fires were reported killing 15 people and consuming an area of 13,000 square kilometers (1.3 hectares) in the span of just two weeks.
Users of Collect Earth Online (CEO) around the world are taking advantage of a CEO feature called the Geo-Dash Degradation Tool that allows them to monitor forest degradation, a major source of carbon emissions.