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Cloud-Piercing Satellites Unleash Torrent of New Data, New Insights Into Planet Earth
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An open-source data platform recently launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) is enabling scientists to lift the lid on clouds, allowing for faster and more precise monitoring and mapping of changes to land use in tropical places where clouds are a persistent feature.

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Global Program on Sustainability

GPS

WAVES is now part of the broader World Bank umbrella initiative, the Global Program for Sustainability (GPS).

Resources

Ghana - Green Growth PASA : Heat Stress in Human Labor and Poverty

Technical Report , October 2022

Synthesis Report: Natural Capital Accounts and Policy in Indonesia

Technical Report , July 2019

GPS Annual Report 2020-2021

Publication , January 2022

Unlocking Nature-Smart Development : An Approach Paper on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

Technical Report , August 2021

Cuenta de ecosistemas de Guatemala

Technical Report , December 2021

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