Read more at the STREAM website. Water is essential for life on Earth. Over-exploitation of water resources through global population growth and impacts of climate change cause water scarcity and increase the demand for clean water. The shortage of healthy water...

To help countries maintain forest ecosystems, the NASA-funded project, “Maintaining Life on Earth under Land Use and Climate Change Scenarios in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru”, has been working closely with the United Nations Development Program as well as scientific institutions...

Local companies and scientists in Benin are increasing their use of earth science information to manage forests and water resources. The invasive water hyacinth plant grows aggressively in Benin and many countries in Africa, harming local activities in fishing, transportation...

Identifying key biodiversity areas is crucial to understanding how endangered species populations react to changes in climate and urbanization. The project focuses on the fluctuations in occupied and available tiger (Panthera tigris) habitat in relation to key biodiversity areas (KBAs),...

As Earth’s oceans undergo dramatic changes, the spatial distributions of highly migratory species and fishing fleets are shifting in response to climate-driven changes, and there is growing concern of greater ecological and economic disruptions as climate impacts increase. New management...