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.
The U.S. Forest Service is hosting webinars to introduce an online training course on Remote Sensing for Forest Cover Change Detection. This activity comes as part of the USAID-funded SilvaCarbon initiative.
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
These training materials provide an introduction to the Ensemble Framework for Flash Flood Forecasting (EF5) system developed by the SERVIR Applied Sciences Team.
When irrigation isn't available, it's important to know when to expect rain. But with changes to our climate, farmers in West Africa can no longer count on a predictable weather. To mitigate this, SERVIR West Africa works with AGRHYMET to improve access to reliable weather and crop forecasts.
|Jacob Ramthun, SERVIR Science Coordination Office
Disaster preparedness and the water resource management require reliable and timely information. In many regions of the world, ground observation data is scarce. Here are three ways that SERVIR's innovative services and tools enable decision-makers and authorities to address water challenges.
|Chinmay Deval, NASA SCO Water Security Lead
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 Monitoring of Gold Mining in the Peruvian Amazon service produces near real-time information on deforestation and mining activity in the southern Peruvian Amazon.
The Ecological Modeling Service uses select data sources, derived products, and modeling techniques to better understand the distribution and spread of invasive species.
The Nepal DHM is the national agency responsible for monitoring and managing the hydrological resources of Nepal. This Use Case describes how they used the SERVIR Enhancing Flood Early Warning Services (EWS).