Video: Fighting Deforestation in Ghana with Earth Observations
Ghana is home to some of the most biodiverse and carbon-dense forests in the world. But more than a third of them have been lost in recent decades.
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Ghana is home to some of the most biodiverse and carbon-dense forests in the world. But more than a third of them have been lost in recent decades.
At Google’s Geo for Good (G4G) Summit 2023 in Mountain View, California, SERVIR scientists explained how and its collaborators are using artificial intelligence (AI) get more out of Earth data.
| Jake Ramthun, Biplov Bhandari, and Tim Mayer, NASA Science Coordination Office
The Web has changed every aspect of our lives, from daily events to professional undertakings such as work related activities. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) – tools that enable us to manipulate the geographic aspects of data – have also been affected by web technology.
|Patrick Kabatha, RCMRD/SERVIR
This fact sheet highlights how the Charcoal Production Site Monitoring Service is facilitating forest degradation monitoring of charcoal production sites in Ghana.
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
Youth are not only the climate leaders of tomorrow, but their perspectives and innovations are necessary to address climate issues today. SERVIR is working with a global network of partners to ensure that all members of a community, including youth, are engaged in climate action.
|Lena Pransky and Jacob Ramthun, NASA Science Coordination Office
Voice of America (VOA) Africa reporter Anthony LaBruto interviewed SERVIR West Africa team member Foster Mensah for a story on the environmental impact of illegal mining in Ghana. Using satellite data and online mapping, SERVIR West Africa works to provide local officials with accurate information about the location and scale of these mining sites.
SERVIR Amazonia, an initiative of USAID and NASA, addresses environmental and development challenges across the Amazon Basin using state-of-the-art geospatial technologies. The
The Charcoal Production Site Monitoring Service is a web-based platform for visualizing the spatial distribution of charcoal production sites, thereby facilitating forest degradation monitoring in the study areas.
The Monitoring and Evaluation of Mangroves in Guyana service brings Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and other remote sensing resources to map the extent and structure of mangrove forests along the coast of Guyana.