Three Ways SERVIR is Supporting Biodiversity in the Amazon
![A yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) in Pucallpa, Peru. Photo credit: Jacob Ramthun, SERVIR.](/sites/default/files/styles/card_flag/public/2023-09/bioday%20turtle%20v3.jpg.webp?itok=ectGTRcR)
May 22 is World Biodiversity Day, and this year we’re highlighting SERVIR’s commitment to protecting biodiversity in the Amazon Rainforest.
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May 22 is World Biodiversity Day, and this year we’re highlighting SERVIR’s commitment to protecting biodiversity in the Amazon Rainforest.
Through SERVIR, USAID and NASA play a key role in supporting the President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience (PREPARE). Our work was recently highlighted in the new White House publication “Helping the World PREPARE: A Primer on U.S. International Adaptation and Resilience.”
Community-based Flood Early Warning Systems (CBFEWS) demonstrate the power of demand-driven climate adaptation and its ability to deliver real impacts that save lives and protect livelihoods.
|Erica Kriner, Dorah Nesoba
Mangrove forests do a lot of heavy lifting to mitigate the effects of coastal flooding. As NASA turns the spotlight on oceans this Earth Day, learn how the joint NASA-USAID SERVIR program is using Earth satellites to support these unique ecosystems that protect 15% of the world’s coasts.
|Stephanie A. Jiménez, Christine Evans, Vanesa Martín, Jacob Ramthun
The Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts and Assessments Service assesses climate change impacts on vulnerable communities, water resources, and ecosystems in order to better address resilience building activities.
This workshop is the third in a series offered by SERVIR Amazonia focused on using remote sensing to monitor mangroves in Guyana.
On January 30, 2024, Administrator Samantha Power announced new initiatives to accelerate and expand programs that contribute to the President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience (PREPARE), aimed at preparing communities and building their resilience to these perpetual and deadly climate “shocks.”