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Have you registered for the 2025 RCMRD Arts and Maps Competition? This year’s theme is “Conserve Nature. Empower Communities” is a call to action for creativity that inspires conservation and community resilience. 📅 Registration Deadline: 31 July 2025. 🖌️ Submit your entries

Last week we were in Nairobi for 2nd annual #NoE Forum, a strategic meeting that defined the strategies and workplans of the Networks of Expertise, particularly through discussions on improving access to funding and enhancing their influence on policy and coordinated action. #DRR

The RCoE-ESA Map Book showcases spatial data and geospatial analysis on biodiversity, forests, and seascapes across 24 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa. It provides visual insights to support evidence-based decision-making for conservation and sustainable ecosystem

Regional Centre for Mapping reaffirms mandate ahead of 50th anniversary undefined/news/africa/2025-06-14-regional-centre-for-mapping-reaffirms-mandate-ahead-of-50th-anniversary via @thestarkenya

Join us for a webinar on GMES, and Africa geoportal happening now▶️shorturl.at/vHopQ

As part of our mandate as a Regional Support Office for the UN-SPIDER, we champion the use of space-based information for disaster risk management (DRM). One of the key advantages of being part of the UN-SPIDER network is knowledge sharing on the best practices in disaster risk

Land degradation is a pressing challenge across many parts of Africa. The gmesgeoportal.rcmrd.org offers valuable insights thru' its Land Degradation Statistics Dashboard, providing essential data 2 understand the extent of degradation & inform effective restoration measures

We were honoured to host Prof. Cheikh Mbow, the Director General - Centre de Suivi Écologique (CSE-Senegal), for a courtesy visit to our Director General Dr Nkurunziza. Discussions focused on strengthening collaboration ahead of the upcoming #AfriGEO Symposium and advancing the

Today, RCMRD 🇰🇪 🇺🇬 🇸🇴 🇹🇿 🇲🇼 🇰🇲 🇿🇲 🇱🇸 🇸🇿 hosted 𝟔𝟎 𝐃𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 from The kabete National Polytechnic for an academic excursion. They explored real-life #𝐆𝐈𝐒, #𝐈𝐂𝐓, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 #𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, toured various departments, and learned about the

Discover the power of Earth Observation with the RCMRD GMES project Geoportal! 🌍 Visit gmesgeoportal.rcmrd.org for GIS data and innovative tools, analyse and combine datasets using maps, to develop new web and mobile applications.

“In many ways, mangroves are the poster child of the interdependence between people and nature.” – Ms.Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the UN Biodiversity (UNCBD). #Mangrove forests in Eastern and Southern Africa are more than coastal vegetation, they are lifelines.

RCMRD, in collaboration with NEMA Kenya with funding from Geoscience Australia is conducting a training workshop on Wetlands Inventory #Mapping under the Digital Earth Africa program this week in Naivasha. The project utilizes the DE Africa Sandbox, a cloud-based platform that provides free

Here’s a #puzzle for you! The Biodiversity Plan Puzzle isn’t just fun and colourful; it’s a bold call to action. Each piece you match helps you understand KMGBF targets, a roadmap for global biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. Think you’ve got all the answers?

RCMRD is pleased to participate in a 3-day Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) Workshop organized by ICPALD in Nairobi, Kenya, under the PASSAGE -Strengthening pastoral livelihoods The workshop aims to enhance partners’ understanding and application of gender equality, inclusion, and safeguarding

Today, RCMRD was honoured to receive a delegation from the European Union In Kenya and the European Union to Somalia for a familiarization visit. The visit aimed to showcase innovations and solutions developed through funding support from the European Union and other development partners.

Does your child love drawing maps, nature scenes, or exploring geography? Or are you a teacher who sees a budding artist in your class with a passion for conservation? 🎨🌍 The 2025 RCMRD Arts & Maps Competition is now open for entries! 🖌️ Theme: Conserve Nature. Empower

ℹ️Today, #ICPAC hosted a delegation from RCMRD 🇰🇪 🇺🇬 🇸🇴 🇹🇿 🇲🇼 🇰🇲 🇿🇲 🇱🇸 🇸🇿. Discussions focused on #partnership and collaboration opportunities, with a strong emphasis on project co-development, data sharing, #research and capacity building initiatives.

Today, we held a strategic meeting with the ICPAC to explore opportunities for enhanced collaboration. The two organizations share strong synergies across several ongoing initiatives, including Disaster Risk Reduction #DRR, the RCMRD GMES project Programme, and the PASSAGE -Strengthening pastoral livelihoods

The #EsriUC2025 is officially underway in San Diego, California, USA! We’re proud to share that two maps developed under the RCoE-ESA programme were featured during the Plenary Address by Esri President Jack Dangermond, showcasing the power of geospatial data in biodiversity,