NASA Joins; to Conserve Chimpanzee Habitats

Satellites such as Landsat have observed the decline of chimpanzee habitat in Africa's equatorial forest belt. By developing habitat suitability maps for chimps, the Jane Goodall Institute uses Landsat and other satellite data to empower local communities to drive conservation on their own property.

Smartphone apps also collect data in real time, allowing communities to safeguard village forest reserves and develop land use plans for watersheds, people, and chimps. Following years of forest loss, habitats have recovered in the last few decades.

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Conservation dashboards were developed with the assistance of NASA, the University of Maryland, Esri, Maxar, and the United States Agency for International Development.

Jane Goodall Institute/Lilian Pintea video clip