Land cover, or land use information, plays an important role for many environmental and monitoring tasks and challenges. These include climate change, ecosystem dynamics analysis, food security among others. Accurate information about land cover affects the accuracy of...

Recognizing the role of land use change in combatting climate change, many African countries are implementing strategies to halt deforestation and manage their land resources sustainably. National land monitoring systems are essential for these countries, as they provide...

While the Covid-19 pandemic radically changed our approach to support and implement capacity development activities, FAO has reacted to the new challenges and needs by continuously adapting and developing innovative approaches. 

Within the Ministry of Agriculture in...

Pakistan’s agriculture sector plays a central role in the economy of the country, contributing to about 19% in national GDP and absorbing 42.3 percent of labour force in 2018. Pakistan is also prone to natural disasters and reliable information on...

Billions of hectares of land have already been degraded, and an additional 12 million hectares of agricultural land are likely to become unusable for food production every year. Earth Observation in support to sustainable land management has never been as...