September 18, 2017
Leaders of Global Observation of Forest Cover and Land Dynamics (GOFC GOLD) regional networks convened in Tbilisi, Georgia, during September 13-16 for the 2017 GOFC-GOLD Regional Network Summit. The Summit assessed past performance of regional networks and their future direction…
September 18, 2017
ESA, the European Space Agency, is launching a free online course on Radar Remote Sensing. Starting on October 9, “Echoes from space” will take you on a journey through the exciting world of Radar Remote Sensing. Learn the basics that will…
September 11, 2017
The GOFC-GOLD Caucasus Network Kick-off Meeting commenced today, September 11 2017 in Tbilisi, Georgia. The meeting brings together 36 participants from 10 countries in the Caucasus region, working with remote sensing on land cover change issues in the Caucasus region.…
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September 05, 2017
In August and September 2017, the Southeast Asia START Regional Center (SEA-START), Chulalongkorn University, in collaboration with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT), and the Asia Pacific Network (APN) and PPTGC organized an international…
July 30, 2017
Together with partners, START organized a forum to discuss Land-Cover and Land-Use Change (LCLUC) and its impacts in South and Southeast Asian countries. The International Regional Science Meeting of the South/Southeast Asia Research Initiative (SARI) of the Global Observation of Forest Cover and…
July 19, 2017
Adaptation Futures 2018 , the world’s premiere international climate change adaptation conference, takes place June 18-21, 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa. Adaptation Futures 2018 aims to progress discussion and learning within the adaptation community on how to move from problem…
June 30, 2017
In June 2017 the Southeast Asia START Regional Center (SEA-START) organized a training workshop on ‘Building transformational leadership towards the Sustainable Development Goals’, a six-day leadership program aimed at building inter-disciplinary skills to lead sustainable development initiatives. Twenty-one participants from…
June 30, 2017
The South Central and Eastern European Regional Information Network (SCERIN) of the Global Observation of Forest Cover and Land Dynamics (GOFC-GOLD) Program held its Fifth Capacity Building Workshop (SCERIN-5 CBW) during June 20-23, 2017 at the facility of the Faculty…
June 29, 2017
The International Center for Climate Governance (ICCG) announced today the 2016 Climate Think Tank Rankings. START International was named 3rd Top Climate Think Tank for North America under standardized ranking, measuring the think tanks’ efficiency in per capita/researcher terms. The ICCG ranking recognizes the…
June 20, 2017
Last week START’s Executive Director Cheikh Mbow and Board Chair Ghassem Asrar met with key organizations working on scientific research, climate and Earth observations. This gallery features photos with leaders and representatives from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the European Space Agency, EUMETSAT (European Organisation for…