As part of its long-standing partnership with the Global Observation of Forest and Land Cover Dynamics, and with funding from NASA, START is improving developing countries’ access to satellite data, increasing scientists’ capacity to produce and analyze data, and fostering regional networks of scientists.
In 2016, START, together with partners, supported over 400 scientists to participate in knowledge-sharing and training events. Thirty fellows from South and Southeast Asia received a two-week training on accessing and analyzing remote sensing data.
Read how former fellow Wisdom Dlamini used the skills and knowledge acquired during a GOFC-GOLD training to advise the Government of Swaziland on a new fire management policy.
