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Safeguard ecosystem services in the Southwestern Amazon, the motivation that drives Stephanie Spera’s Applied Science Team
When Stephanie Spera talks about her work with the Applied Science Team that she is leading on “Quantifying the Effects of Forest Changes on Provisioning and Regulating Ecosystem Services” in the Southwestern Amazon, she mentions two motivations. The first,...
Peruvian Government organizations receive training in Google Earth Engine and the classification of land cover and use
Peruvian government institutions recently requested the SERVIR Amazonia program to improve its capabilities in processing satellite images for monitoring changes in land cover. In this sense, the Program offered training on the Google Earth Engine platform (GEE), an...
New alliance signed between Cemaden / MCTI and the Alliance of Bioversity / CIAT to benefit the Brazilian Amazon
The activities envisaged in this alliance include conducting studies and research, developing tools and capacities among institutions and partners, strengthening the exchange of information for the prevention and reduction of environmental, social and economic impacts generated by extreme events in the Amazon biome and basin, as well as sharing research and applications in the hydrometeorological field.
SERVIR-Amazonia participates in pioneering conceptual and methodological framework of TerraBio
This post originally appeared on the website of the Partnership for the Conservation of Amazon Biodiversity (PCAB), a program of USAID and the Government of Brazil.
Geospatial services: Taking stock of SERVIR-Amazonia’s journey from co-design to delivery
Looking back at three years of Program implementation, SERVIR-Amazonia saw significant progress in the co-development of services, culminating in the successful delivery of three services in the Land Cover, Land Use Change & Ecosystems service area.
Todo acerca del Foro SERVIR-Amazonia “Ciencia Ciudadana y Mapeo Participativo”
En este blog resumimos el evento de “Ciencia Ciudadana y Mapeo Participativo” organizado por SERVIR-Amazonia los días 29&30 de Septiembre del 2021 dando acceso a resumenes, presentaciones y grabaciones.
Cinco experiencias de Perú y Brasil, protagonizaron última sesión del foro sobre Ciencia Ciudadana y Mapeo Participativo
El Mapeo Participativo es el proceso de construcción colectiva de mapas. Éstos contienen historias, desafíos, necesidades y planes para el futuro relacionados con un lugar específico de las personas que participan en el proceso
Herramientas para agilizar la toma de decisión acerca del manejo territorial
Tres herramientas fueron presentadas en el evento Ciencia Ciudadana y Mapeo Participativo. Cada uno lleva a procesos de toma de decisión ambiental, por comunidades o gobiernos.
Tecnología geoespacial y pueblos indígenas: Experiencias compartidas en el Foro de Ciencia Ciudadana y Mapeo Participativo
Tres herramientas fueron presentadas - con sus respectivos procesos participativos - que buscan aumentar la capacidad de pueblos indígenas para monitorear los cambios de uso de suelos y por ende, permitirles proteger sus territorios. Lo prometido es deuda, en este...
Year 3 Communication Highlights of SERVIR-Amazonia
Communications is a key vehicle for increasing the presence of the Program with stakeholders. Activities in Year 3 focused on three objectives: 1) Communicate broadly about service co-developments in the media, 2) Strengthen existing Consortium partnerships and promote new ones, and 3) Feature cross-cutting levers