by Ana Acosta | Jun 18, 2024 | Brazil, English
By Lena Pransky It may seem like farming is the enemy when it comes to preventing deforestation in the Amazon—and with good reason. The expansion of large-scale farming and cattle ranching is a leading cause of deforestation. However, the role of small-scale farming...
by Ana Acosta | Jun 16, 2024 | English, Peru
SERVIR-Amazonia II officially began operations at a workshop held in Lima between May 29 and 31. Representatives from the center, as well as from USAID and NASA, met to discuss the first activities to be implemented within the framework of the 2024 work plan. This...
by Ana Acosta | May 31, 2024 | English, Peru
Within the framework of the SERVIR-Amazonia program, professionals from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States of America – NASA and the United States Agency for International Development – USAID, visited the Los Amigos Conservation...
by Ana Acosta | May 16, 2024 | Ecuador, English, Uncategorized
To make visible the work of women in spatial data science and how they use it in their work, R-Ladies and Fundación EcoCiencia, as part of the commemoration of Women’s Day, held the event “Women in Spatial Data Science”, on May 7, 2024. The invited speakers...
by Ana Acosta | Apr 16, 2024 | Ecuador, English
Fundación EcoCiencia, thanks to the support provided within the framework of services of the SERVIR-Amazonia Program, together with INAMHI (Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología) with the GEOGLOWS initiative, will be part of the GEO (Group Earth...
by Ana Acosta | Feb 10, 2024 | English
From February 5 to 8, the presentation of the project “Monitoring of forest carbon dynamics in response to disturbances in the southwestern Amazon” was held in Lima and Madre de Dios. This event was organized under the leadership of Dr. Izaya Numata from...
