With the increasing availability of multi-temporal and multi-sensor remote sensing imagery, mapping land features is less and less dependent on the existence of satellite information and more on the ability...

The Geospatial Unit organized the "Open House Day" to raise awareness and promote geospatial data and technology.FAO has more than 30 years of experience in the development and use of...

The recent availability of new satellite optical and radar Earth Observation missions, coupled with the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) pattern recognition technologies and  integrated in cloud-based platforms such as...

A new atlas expanding the coverage database of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is providing valuable baseline reference data that will support monitoring of land changes in the future.The atlas,...

Rome – A recent report on the first phase of the project ‘Improve agriculture monitoring systems through satellite imagery for the Islamic Republic of Iran’, reveals how the introduction of multi-temporal...

An agro-climatic atlas of Afghanistan has been developed by The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in close collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock through...

Improving productivity, increasing climate resilience of agricultural production, and making better informed policies in North Macedonia is now easier thanks to the establishment of national agro-ecological zones and an agro-environmental...

Agriculture contributes approximately one-quarter of provincial gross domestic product (GDP) in the Punjab Province. The provincial share is two-third of the total national agricultural output, leading in major commodities meant...

Disasters affect people living, in particular, the most vulnerable communities and weather-driven natural hazards, including storm surges, floods, flash floods, and subsequent mass movements, are the most prominent natural disasters...

The locust upsurge affecting East Africa is a graphic and shocking reminder of this region's vulnerability. The upsurge comes as an exacerbating factor to food insecurity. Indeed, the East and...

The super-cyclone Amphan slammed into the coast of eastern India and Bangladesh on Wednesday 20 May 2020, generating severe winds and heavy rainfalls, bringing heavy gales and the threat of...

Innovative land cover monitoring and change detection applications are being used by the Ministry of Housing, Territorial Planning and Environment of Uruguay (MVOTMA) with technical support from FAO for improved...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...