Articles & Stories Surf and Turf: Studying Land to Help Protect Reefs As farmland increases in Belize, more and more sediment and agricultural runoff is making its way into the country's rivers and eventually into the sea — where it reaches the Belize Barrier Reef. May 18, 2022
Articles & Stories RCMRD, SERVIR Partnership Supports Rwanda's Leadership in Sustainable Land Management Rwanda is among the smallest countries in mainland Africa, roughly the size of Maryland with twice the population. Less land area means harder decisions, such as balancing land allocated for agriculture versus areas designated for forest conservation. July 20, 2021
Articles & Stories Could Satellites Help Head Off a Locust Invasion? A single desert locust can consume its body weight in vegetation in one day. When 40 million of them gather, they can devour as much food as 35,000 people. April 14, 2020
Articles & Stories SERVIR-Amazonia Brings Data to the Ground for Better Decision-Making in the Amazon A blog posted by Spatial Informatics Group (SIG) describes ways that the new SERVIR-Amazonia hub will bring geospatial information to assist with sustainable development problems and natural resource protection for the Amazonia region. March 19, 2019
Articles & Stories USAID and NASA Harnessing Technology for Development in the Amazon The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced on March 8 a five-year project that will use satellite imagery to address environment and development challenges across the Amazon Basin. March 12, 2019