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Towards Zero Deforestation with GFW Pro

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Eric Ashcroft | Conservation, Amazon Web Services, ArcGIS for Server, Environment, Infrastructure, Nonprofit/NGO, Supply Management, Sustainable Development Goals

Hundreds of companies around the world have signed on to the United Nations (UC) Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15: Life on Land and pledged to work towards zero deforestation by 2020. However, meeting these commitments requires the ability monitor deforestation throughout their supply chains. Global Forest Watch Pro provides each organization a unique, secure environment… Read More

eMammal – A Citizen Scientist Camera Trapping Project

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Adrienne Allegretti | Environment, Nonprofit/NGO

eMammal is a project where citizen scientists work in collaboration with researchers at the Smithsonian Institution and North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences to document mammals throughout the mid-Atlantic region, and soon, the entire country. Citizen volunteers place “camera traps”, infrared activated cameras, across the landscape in parks and other natural areas to collect photos… Read More