Geospatial information for sustainable food systems

Publications

There is an increasing necessity to provide timely and updated information about the status of land resources. It is well-known that land degradation not only results in reduced food production but also in reduced environmental...
Three options for the sampling design of the field plot clusters of NAFORMA II biophysical survey are compared in this report. Option 1 consists of re-measuring all NAFORMA I field sample plots (3 205 clusters)...
Mozambique was hit by Tropical Storm Ana on 24 January 2022 and Tropical Cyclone Gombe on 11 March 2022. These extreme weather events caused floods, damages to infrastructure (including roads and electricity poles), the evacuation...
FAO Geospatial Unit (NSL) and FAO Pakistan prepared an Introductory course on Google Earth Engine for land cover classification. The objective of this publication is to document training materials and lessons provided to technicians on operating...
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) target 15.3 strive to achieve a land degradation neutral world. A module is available under the SEPAL platform (https://sepal.io) for monitoring and reporting land degradation in line with the good practice...