by Simone Staiger | Sep 4, 2019 | English, MEL
SERVIR-Amazonia, the latest of five SERVIR Hubs developed a plan for monitoring and evaluating its intended outputs and expected results. The plan will serve as a management tool for systematically reviewing Program progress, troubleshooting implementation...
by Simone Staiger | Sep 3, 2019 | Deforestation, Drought and Fire, Indigeneous People, Spanish
Fires now burning in the Amazon, particularly Brazil and Bolivia, have become headline news and a viral topic on social media. Yet little information exists on the impact on the Amazon rainforest itself, as many of the detected fires originate in or near agricultural...
by Simone Staiger | Aug 31, 2019 | Capacity Development, Colombia, English
Written by Felipe José Cerignoni, IMAFLORA; Paula A. Paz, CIAT; Africa Flores, SERVIR- Amazonia The week of 13 -17 august was conducted the first in-person training on the Application of remote sensing of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) in ecosystems, which took place...
by Simone Staiger | Aug 29, 2019 | Capacity Development, English, Events
If you have been following developments in Earth observation for land-use analysis in recent years, you would know there is a lot of excitement nowadays. Some remote-sensing professionals call it the best time ever. Starting with the United States Geological Survey’s...
by Simone Staiger | Aug 26, 2019 | English, Incubator
Fostering an Ecosystem of Entrepreneurs for Bringing Space to Village by Simone Staiger | Aug 26, 2019 | Incubator, Sustainability | From the unprecedented number of fires throughout the Amazon to large-scale mercury contamination resulting from mining operations, the...
