- CALHA NORTE in Brazil
- Land degradation in Mongolia
- XINGU PROJECT in Brazil
- ORION : Observatory on Natural Hazards in Madagascar
- TAÏ NATIONAL PARK Pilot project in Ivory Coast
- Iceland’s glaciers
- Coral Reef bleaching in Guadeloupe
- Extent of glacier disequilibrium North Cascades, WA and Wind River Range, WY
- SYNCHRORED (SYNCROnized RED tides of Alexandrium catenella in the Mediterranean)
- Kutina Pyramid in Bulgaria
- Project GreenHands, India
- SEAHORSE in Philippines
- The Laikipia Elephant Project (LEP)
- Multi-temporal analysis of SPOT images in the “Buenos Aires” Glacier, Hope Bay - Antarctica Peninsula
- BALE Mountain National Park
- SEHP: Saving Elephants by Helping People
- Trobenbos and Kalimantan Forest Protection Management
- Monitoring of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) in Chile
- Bush Heritage
- Firewood-producing forests for Valdivia
- Deforestation on Orangutan Habitat Quality and Peatland Carbon Cycling
- Evaluation of factors related to the decline of Darwin's rhea in Patagonia, Argentina
- Mangrove rehabilitation and community development program in Sumatra
- Forest Land Use and Climate Change in North Sulawesi (FLUCC-Sulut)
- Impact of Climate Change and Human Activities on the Environment in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
- Digital Change Detection of Super cyclone 'SIDR' of the Barguna District using State- of-the art Remotely Sensed Imageries
- Multi-temporal surface velocity measurements of Klinaklini and Silverthrone glaciers, Coast Mountains, British Columbia, Canada
- REDD pilot project (Huila, Colombia)
- Developing a GIS based database on Elephant Habitats of Orissa, Central India
- The Kunene Regional Conservation Initiative
- Influence of Climate Change and Human Activity on LUCC in Loess Hilly Region of China
- Glacial Lake Outbrust Flood Risk Assessment in the Himalayas
- Empowering forest preservation in Venezuela's Sierra de Portuguesa: An Andean bear framework.
- Poyang lake wetland protection project in China
- Thermokarst Lake Change
- A GEOSPATIAL MANAGEMENT OF WATER CATCHMENTS IN THE WESTERN HIGH PLATEAU ECOLOGICAL REGION
- Assessing land-cover change in the Sierra de Manantlan Biosphere Reserve (Mexico)
- Reducing flood risks caused by expected effects of Climate Change in the Eastern Visayas, Philippines
- Results of climate changes in coastal area of Eastern part of the Gulf of Finland
- Image-fusion for spatial mapping of forest-based carbon stocks in deforestation hotspots in Ghana: A case study of Bobiri Forest Area in Ejisu-Juaben District.
- Marine Protected Areas to restore the Oceans
- Inventario de glaciares tropicales de la Cordillera Vilcanota, Carabaya y Apolobamba. Perú
- Impact of Climate Change on Biodiversity of North East India- A proposal for a consultation.
- Snow persistence in alpine areas of the White Mountains of New Hampshire, USA
- Wise use of Burdur Closed Basin water resources to initiate local actions on climate change
- Forest Monitoring of the Dalloo and Surod forest ranges in Somaliland/ Somalia
- Conservation status on Sergipe State coastal zone, Sao Francisco River Estuary
- Monitoring the Evolution of logging Activities in the Moist Tropical Rain Forest
- Climate change Impacts and effects in Antongil Bay
- Nomrog Strictly Protected Area's land cover change and relations habitat of wildlife
- Rare Vegetation Monitoring in the Azerbaijan Republic
- Aménagement de l'aire protégée de Tinerkouk et réalisation du centre de développement des ressources biologiques - wilaya d'Adrar-
- Protection of Bluefin Tuna in the Mediterranean Sea
- The Forest Restoration for Wildlife and Education
- The Green Belt Movement Environmental Rehabilitation and Carbon Projects
- Assessing land-cover change in the Sierra de Manantlan Biosphere Reserve
- Managing the conservation of the California condor and its ecosystem in a changing climate
- Do Carbon stocks increase with FSC certification?
- Conservation and Sustainable Management of Wetland Ecosystem in Nepal
- Programme holistique de conservation des forêts
- Taking the Pulse of the World's Tropical Forests
ON-GOING projects
XINGU PROJECT in Brazil // Brazil
ICV is committed to promoting environmental conservation and sustainable development in the Southern Amazon region. ICV main focus of action is on tackling illegal deforestation and forest degradation and restoring environmental quality through landscape planning and the recuperation of degraded forest areas.
ICV approach integrates monitoring and spatial analysis through remote sensing and GIS techniques, intensive field work, dialogue with relevant stakeholders at the local and regional levels and participation in public environmental policies.
In this context, the satellite data will be used in order to:
1) establish a new and detailed diagnosis of vegetation cover and riparian forest degradation of the Manissauá-Missu and Suia-Missu water catchments;
2) develop and apply a methodology to monitor the recovery of degraded areas at a pilot project level.
EDITORIAL
Spot the impacts, engage in action.
The worldwide mobilization and awareness about climate change is now rapidly rising, spreading among all communities whether scientific, civil, governmental, nongovernmental or business. Faced with this unique challenge, satellite imagery brings the coverage, resolution and agility that is needed to assess and understand the climate change impacts and to prepare, measure and manage adapting strategies.
The Earth Observation industry is rich of more than 30 years of experience and cooperation with users, and environmental organizations, not withstanding its close partnership with the GIS, and more recently, web industries. Therefore, in this context of urgency, there is little doubt that the Earth observation industry and its partners are among the few that can best help both scientifically and practically, with networks and know-how that transcend borders and specialties.
Well aware of the climate change urgency as well as of their own corporate responsibility, Spot Image, together with some key players of the Earth Observation and geographic information industries, has started the Planet Action initiative in June 2007. This initiative will develop in the coming years as an open and non-profit program that fosters and supports local projects which link observations of climate change and local action.
WHAT'S NEW
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