by Carmen Calle | Nov 7, 2023 | Barbados, Capacity Development, Caribbean, Deforestation, Drought and Fire, Ecosystem Management, English, Events, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Uncategorized, User engagement
Since its establishment in 2005, SERVIR Global has collaborated with numerous countries worldwide to promote the use of satellite and geospatial information in decision-making to strengthen weather and climate resilience, agriculture for food security, water security,...
by Carmen Calle | Sep 4, 2023 | Barbados, Brazil, Caribbean, Colombia, Ecuador, English, Events, Gender, Guyana, Mangroves Monitoring, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago
Empowering women in scientific and technological areas is one of the SERVIR-Amazonia Program’s cross-cutting themes. To this end, a new workshop was held last August on the “Empowerment Women in Mangrove Forest Monitoring and Leadership”, hosted by the Alliance...
by Carmen Calle | Feb 16, 2023 | Barbados, Capacity Development, Caribbean, English, Guyana, Services, Trinidad and Tobago, Uncategorized, Water Resources and Extreme Events
Capacity-building workshops delivered in Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana to strengthen mangrove and hydrological event management. SERVIR-Amazonia provides training on geospatial technology capacity-building to governments, universities, research...
by SERVIR Team | Aug 18, 2022 | English, Guyana
In Guyana, mangroves are crucial for wave attenuation, and their intricate root systems help in sediment binding. As a result, they lower erosion rates while also acting as a key barrier during severe storms. Mangroves play a vital role in carbon capture and they...
by SERVIR Team | May 11, 2022 | Brazil, English, Guyana, Hydro-climatic disasters, Peru, Portuguese, Spanish, Stakeholder engagement
To date, the SERVIR-Amazonia hub has been developing 11 geospatial services collaborating with more than 30 partner organizations across the Amazonia region. Among those, 23 are formal partners and constitute the SERVIR-Amazonia Consortium, and 20 are based within the...
by SERVIR Team | Jul 27, 2021 | Ecosystem Management, English, Guyana, Mangroves Monitoring
Mangroves retain carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. They can store up to 10 times more carbon than land-based forests and are estimated to capture and store 34 million tons of carbon globally. Mangroves protect the lives of inhabitants of coastal areas from floods,...
