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The data collected by the team and the satellites will be used by the Liberian government and the global non-profit Conservation International to factor the country s natural resources and ecosystems into its economic planning. This process is known as ecosystem accounting and helps to meet the standards outlined in the United Nation s System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA).
This project supports the goals of the Gaborone Declaration for Sustainability in Africa that includes 18 African countries, including Liberia, committed to ecosystem accounting for their natural resources and ecosystems. The project is a joint effort between NASA, Conservation International, and the Liberian Government through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to pilot an innovative and replicable approach to more accurately map ecosystems to support effective planning and sustainable decision-making. NASA s satellite data and expert analysis will provide a country-wide picture of Liberia s