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Voices from the Mines: Understanding the Socio-Economic Impacts of Small-Scale Mining in Eastern Ghana
SERVIR WA 2 Project Engages Communities on the Environmental and Health Challenges of Unregulated Mining Operations Artisanal mining is considered a significant livelihood source for many in rural Ghana. However, the increase in...
Empowering Community Governance for Sustainable Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration in Zinder, Niger
A Community of Practice to Safeguard the Sustainability of Actions Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) is playing a pivotal role in restoring degraded ecosystems across Niger, with notable successes in the Zinder region....
Empowering Women’s Associations to Combat Land Degradation and Achieve Carbon Market Success
In rural communities, women play a crucial yet often overlooked role in agricultural production and sustainable land management. Women’s associations, if provided with equitable opportunities, are poised to drive significant...
From Trees to Fuel: Monitoring Sustainable Charcoal Production in Ghana
Mapping Sustainability: How GIS and Remote Sensing Are Transforming Charcoal Production Monitoring In sub-Saharan Africa, firewood and charcoal are the primary energy sources for over 80 percent of the population (World Bank,...
Modernizing Agricultural Monitoring in West Africa Using Earth Observation Data
A SERVIR West Africa Community of Practice is Leading the Way Advancing national agriculture monitoring in West Africa through Earth Observation data is now more achievable thanks to SERVIR West Africa, one of the SERVIR Hubs....
Shaping Community Development Planning with Geolocation
SERVIR West Africa Empowers Burkina Faso's Community of Practice Technical experts, youth representatives, and women's groups in Burkina Faso were recently trained to analyze land degradation neutrality and assess its impact on...
How Can AI Help Predict Locust Outbreaks In West Africa?
A data scientist from Mali is part of a team using machine learning to help forecast —and hopefully prevent — devastating locust swarms in West…
Empowering Women’s Associations to Combat Land Degradation and Achieve Carbon Market Success
SERVIR WA to Support Commune-Level Development Planning in Burkina Faso In rural communities, women play a crucial, yet often overlooked, role in agricultural production and sustainable land management. Women's associations, if...
NASA’s Science Coordination Office and SERVIR West Africa’s leadership teams visits CSE in Senegal
As part of the Phase 2 implementation of the SERVIR Program in West Africa, the Director General of the CSE (Centre de Suivi Ecologique) and his team hosted a delegation from NASA's Scientific Coordination Office (NASA/SCO) and...
Championing Sustainable Agriculture in Niger
SERVIR WA Supports Land Restoration Initiatives The journey towards sustainable agriculture and land restoration in Niger has taken a significant leap forward by leveraging SERVIR West Africa's innovative geospatial tool to...
Extending forecasts from days to over a month improves farmer resilience in West Africa
Originally published by Jacob Ramthun, SERVIR Science Coordination Office When irrigation isn't available, it's important to know when to expect rain. But with changes to our climate, farmers in West Africa can no longer count...
Empowering West Africa Against Locust Threats: Harnessing the Expertise of Women Scientists
A Machine Learning Engineer at SERVIR West Africa Program is strengthening the p-Locust platform for better locust risk predictions Safeguarding crops and farmer livelihoods across West Africa from devastating desert locust...
Integrating Satellite Data with Local Knowledge for Community Empowerment
iKON: A Game-Changer for Pastoralists in Senegal A new wave of African researchers is embracing transformative opportunities through the Small Innovation Grants Program (SIGP), implemented by SERVIR West Africa (SERVIR WA), a...
Strengthening Collaboration for Earth Observation Development in Africa
SERVIR West Africa and GMES & Africa Partnership Takes Center Stage SERVIR West Africa (SERVIR WA) took part in an important event, the first Continental Forum for the second phase of the Global Monitoring for Environment...
Community of Practice for temporary surface water monitoring
A workshop discusses the sustainability options for the WENDOU , Ferlo, Senegal SERVIR West Africa, a joint USAID and NASA program is at the forefront of the Ferlo region's inaugural temporary surface water monitoring service....
