Articles & Stories Planning, Growth Made Easier with Digital Maps Business Daily Africa recently featured an article about the land use and crop cover maps developed by RCMRD/SERVIR-Eastern and Southern Africa and available on their open data web portal. November 18, 2017
Articles & Stories Adding new tools for tracking a changing landscape Monitoring land cover change over time is essential to understanding ecosystem health, biodiversity, forest carbon cycling, and much more. Land cover/land use (LCLU) data and maps are critical components for climate monitoring applications such as Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions reports. March 23, 2017
Articles & Stories FAO and SERVIR Helping to keep Sharper Eye on Forests and Land Use around the world According to the World Wildlife Fund, over 2 billion people rely on forests for shelter, livelihoods, water, food, and fuel security. Forests even help renew our air supply, as they take in large amounts of carbon dioxide and release oxygen. September 30, 2016