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The Land Matrix is a global and independent land monitoring initiative. Our goal is to facilitate an open development community of citizens, researchers, policy-makers and technology specialists to promote transparency and accountability in decisions over land and investment. Since 2009, the Land Matrix (a joint independent land-monitoring initiative of civil society, intergovernmental…

The African Drought Monitor uses available satellite remote sensing and in-situ information, a hydrologic modeling platform and a web-based user interface for operational and research use in Africa.The monitor, developed by Princeton University, is available in English, French, Spanish, Arabic and Chinese. Based on macro-scale hydrologic modeling, the system ingests available…

The Aqueduct Global Flood Analyzer is a web-based interactive platform which measures river flood impacts by urban damage, affected GDP, and affected population at the country, state, and river basin scale across the globe. It aims to raise the awareness about flood risks and climate change impacts by providing open access to global flood risk data free of charge. The Analyzer…

DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals. DOAJ is independent. All funding is via donations, 40% of which comes from sponsors and 60% from members and publisher members. All DOAJ services are free of charge including being indexed in DOAJ. All data is freely available. DOAJ operates an education…

Farm and forest producer organizations are of critical importance to the sustainable use of our natural resources, now and into the future. So says the growing consensus of global opinion. And they hold the key to overcoming many issues, from poverty and human rights, to environmental degradation and biodiversity conservation. Producer organizations represent the collective voices of farmers and…

During 25 years of work, the Rural Poverty Reduction Programme (LUCOP) has developed soil and water conservation/soil protection and restoration (SWC/SPR) methods adapted to forest and rangeland on plateaux, slopes, cropland and valley bottoms. Overall, the SWC/SPR measures covered 354,294 hectares of cropland, 165,743 hectares of forest and ranggeland and 8,132 hectares of valley bottoms. Some…