by SERVIR Team | Mar 11, 2021 | APN, Capacity Development, Ecosystem Management, English, Guyana, Portuguese, Spanish
In February 2021 SERVIR-Amazonia signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI). This month, the Program adds to its collaboration with Guyana by celebrating an MOU with the University of Guyana to enhance...
by SERVIR Team | Feb 22, 2021 | Drought and Fire, English, Portuguese, Services, Spanish
After intense fires in the Amazon captured global attention in 2019, fires again raged throughout the region in 2020. According to an analysis of satellite data from NASA’s Amazon dashboard, the 2020 fire season was actually more severe by some key measures. “Fire...
by SERVIR Team | Feb 18, 2021 | English, Services
Centralizing to better share could be the quick definition of the work conducted since 2020 by the Geospatial Information Technology team (GIT) at the SERVIR-Amazonia Hub. This group is headed by Brian Zutta, Ph.D., Science and Data Lead (GIS), and integrated by...
by SERVIR Team | Feb 18, 2021 | APN, Capacity Development, English, MEL, Portuguese, Spanish
Geospatial capacity building is at the root of SERVIR’s mission. Strengthening the capacities in the region leverages our strategic approaches, namely, building strong partnerships to co-develop geospatial services and working with stakeholders in the use of those...
by SERVIR Team | Feb 15, 2021 | Deforestation, Ecosystem Management, English, Guyana, Portuguese, Spanish, Stakeholder engagement
Guyana coastal area. Photo credit: NAREI Mangrove forests make up much of the coast of Guyana and they are under threat from growing population and land-use change. Because much of the coast of Guyana is below sea level, the mangroves serve as a natural barrier...
by SERVIR Team | Feb 10, 2021 | English, Gender, Portuguese, Spanish
The figures from the report published in May 2020 by UN Women – United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women – entitled Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), are clear in suggesting...
