SERVIR Applied Sciences Team results helping endangered great apes in Africa
Results of a SERVIR Applied Sciences Team (AST) project are helping to identify areas where reforestation will help endangered species of great apes.
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Results of a SERVIR Applied Sciences Team (AST) project are helping to identify areas where reforestation will help endangered species of great apes.
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), hosting the Kathmandu-based SERVIR Hub for the Hindu Kush Himalaya region, has released a new publication summarizing key findings about induced geohazards due to the 2015 Gorkha earthquake in Nepal.
On July 14, 2016, NASA and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched SERVIR-West Africa, a joint project to strengthen environmental monitoring in West Africa.
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.
Deforestation and habitat fragmentation in the tropics represent major threats to biodiversity and contribute to carbon emissions.
According to the World Wildlife Fund, over 2 billion people rely on forests for shelter, livelihoods, water, food, and fuel security. Forests even help renew our air supply, as they take in large amounts of carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
Greening Prey Lang, a USAID program, used Collect Earth Online (CEO) as part of their efforts to protect critical forestland in Cambodia and improve the lives of the people who live there.
Deforestation is a critical issue in Mesoamerica and the Caribbean. SERVIR has developed two online mapping and analysis tools to help policymakers in these regions conserve forests.
Recently, the SERVIR-Mekong team added three new tools to aid in the environmental monitoring of the Mekong River Basin.
On December 14, 2016, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center's Dan Irwin received the Rotary Humanitarian STAR Award.