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Online Training : Key Curriculums for Ecology and Environmental Sciences in Kazakhstan and Central Asia Academic Institutions

Online Training : Key Curriculums for Ecology and Environmental Sciences in Kazakhstan and Central Asia Academic Institutions

An online training lecture series will be conducted during May 24 – June 11, 2021 to share key curriculums in ecology and environmental sciences with faculty members from Central Asian countries (http://workshopkzusa.tilda.ws/). Nineteen relevant classes will be taught by 9 instructors from 5 universities.  PI Jiquan Chen will coordinate the lectures for >90 registered faculty members.

Call for proposals: Norway to grant advanced access to high resolution satellite data #HighRes4Forests

Call for proposals: Norway to grant advanced access to high resolution satellite data #HighRes4Forests

Is your organization, institution, company or consortium using satellite data to halt deforestation in the tropics?
 
GFOI's leading partner the Norwegian International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI) will grant advanced access to high-resolution satellite data to selected users aiming to help reduce and reverse tropical forest loss to contribute to a stable climate, protect biodiversity and enhance sustainable development.
 

Special Issue of Articles on Forest Land Use/Cover Changes in South/Southeast Asia published in “Forests” journal.

Special Issue of Articles on Forest Land Use/Cover Changes in South/Southeast Asia published in “Forests” journal.

Dr. Krishna Vadrevu (NASA MSFC) along with Dr. Kasturi Kanniah (University of Technology, Malaysia), Dr. Garik Gutman (NASA HQ), and Prof. Chris Justice (University of Maryland College Park), led a special issue, “Forest Land Use Cover Changes (LUCC) and Impacts on Environment in South/Southeast Asian Countries” in the Forests journal. Nine different articles were published by different research teams from the region, including international collaborations.  Forests in South/Southeast Asia (S/SEA) are undergoing rapid changes due to increased population and economic development.

Webinar : NASA Worldview—Explore the Earth from Past to Present with Global Satellite Observations

Webinar : NASA Worldview—Explore the Earth from Past to Present with Global Satellite Observations

Tuesday, May 18, 2021 2:00:00 PM EDT - 3:00:00 PM EDT

In this webinar you will learn how to use NASA’s Worldview, an imagery mapping and visualization tool that provides access to over 900 data imagery layers, many of which are available within hours, even minutes, to explore Earth’s interconnected processes and events.

GLOBE Observer and the GO on a Trail Data Challenge: A Citizen Science Approach to Generating a Global Land Cover Land Use Reference Dataset.

GLOBE Observer and the GO on a Trail Data Challenge: A Citizen Science Approach to Generating a Global Land Cover Land Use Reference Dataset.

GLOBE Observer is part of the GLOBE Program, which is active in thousands of schools across the world, citizen scientists are strengthening science education by providing data for student research.