Nature based solutions consultation to identify livelihood and ecological issues and possible farm and forest-based solutions using geospatial for project's communes in Vietnam
01/07/2022
On 1st July 2022, a consultation on identification of Nature Based Solutions (Nbs) and use of geospatial was organized by FAO, the International Council for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF) in...
Training for the field data collection to analyse spatio-temporal dynamics of air pollution and the delineation of hotspots in Lao PDR
20/05/2022
Field data collection training to analyze the spatio-temporal dynamics of air pollution and the delineation of hotspots in Lao PDR was organized from 17 to 19 May 2022 at the...
The FAO-led framework will allow monitoring and reporting of restoration efforts throughout the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
04/05/2022
A new framework designed to monitor and report on the progress of restoration efforts throughout the duration of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration has been launched by the Food...
Strengthening technical capacities for land cover monitoring in Angola
12/04/2022
Land cover is critical for various Sustainable Development Goals, for planning and monitoring sustainable land and water management, including for food security and resilient agriculture. With the recent technological progress...
Modernizing Global Agro-Ecological Zoning with new methods
24/03/2022
A virtual consultation on the update of the methodology for the new Global Agro-Ecological Zoning was organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the...
Using SEPAL platform for assessing and monitoring of land degradation and restoration activities in Guyana
04/03/2022
The Guyanese natural resources endowment is threatened by a progressive pattern of land degradation through inappropriate land use and management practices and lack of reclamation efforts that are making land...
Monitoring and evaluating of water use and crop productivity in Libya
02/02/2022
On 31st of January and 1st of February 2022, two projects (Evaluation of irrigation, infrastructure crop mapping and estimation of agricultural water use (OSRO/LIB/100/AFB) and Monitoring, evaluation and rationalization of...
Identifying global datasets for the new Global Agro-Ecological Zoning
16/12/2021
A virtual consultation was organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), in collaboration with the Environmental...
Making progress on monitoring land degradation using geospatial following the latest guidance on SDG 15.3.1
03/12/2021
Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) is “a state whereby the amount and quality of land resources, necessary to support ecosystem functions and services and enhance food security, remains stable or increases...
Enhancing land monitoring capacities in West Africa
21/10/2021
Land cover is one of the 14th essential geospatial data layers recognized by the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM). It is essential for achieving...
Strengthening geospatial capacities in land degradation and SDG indicator monitoring in Angola
18/10/2021
Due to high population growth, unsustainable natural resources management, landscapes in Central Angola are degraded. The Centre of Tropical Ecology and Climate Change (CETAC), under the Ministry of Culture, Tourism...
Agro-ecological zoning for Smarter Land Management: Trainings on tools and applications for Agro-Ecological Zoning
15/10/2021
Productive land is a foundation to global food security and environmental health, zero hunger, poverty eradication, and energy for all yet this natural resource is under pragmatic threat. Human activities...
ISO Advisory Group 13 on Land Cover and Land Use
20/08/2021
The classification of Land Cover and Land Use (LCLU) are some of the primary measures driving natural resources monitoring, climate science and are critical for addressing many of the United...
FAO launches the Global Agro-Ecological Zoning platform version 4 (GAEZ v4), 17 June 2021, 15:00-16:30 CEST
08/06/2021
As the world population is expected to reach 8.6 billion in 2030, 9.8 billion in 2050, more efforts and innovations are needed in order to sustainably increase agricultural production, improve...
A rapid geospatial assessment of impacts from La Soufrière’s volcanic eruption on infrastructure and cultivated land
28/04/2021
La Soufriere volcano started erupting on the 9th of April 2021. Explosions and accompanying ashfall are occurring since then at various magnitude and intervals. This event poses serious challenges for...
Enhancing national capacities in monitoring land degradation and localizing SDG indicators using geospatial technologies
08/04/2021
There has never been a more urgent need to restore damaged ecosystems than now. About 60% of the global ecosystem services have been degraded during the last 50 years. Restoring...
Rapid remote sensing and geospatial analysis for the flood impact assessment of Cyclone Eloise on crop production in Mozambique
15/03/2021
Category 2 Tropical Cyclone Eloise hit central Mozambique on January 23, 2021 with wind gusts reaching 160 km/h. The cyclone epicenter hit Buzi district and caused flooding, and impacted agricultural...
Analyzing time series climate data for climate-proofing sustainable agriculture future scenarios in Lao PDR
15/02/2021
There has never been a more urgent need to restore damaged ecosystems than now. About 60% of the global ecosystem services have been degraded during the last 50 years. Restoring...
Rapid infrastructure damage assessment after Hurricane Iota in Providencia Island, Colombia
24/11/2020
Unprecedented damages have been recorded after Category 5 hurricane Iota passed over Providencia Island, Columbia between the 15th and 16th of November 2020. Communication to the island was lost for...
A rapid geospatial assessment of flood impact in the West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Chad
15/11/2020
Record rainfall in this rainy season in 2020 has had an impact on West African countries. As of October 10, 2020, floods affected an estimated 2.1 million people in many...