For years, community leaders have been turning to outside help to fix local problems. The process begins by looking at the community's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, better known as ...

Heatwaves claim tens of thousands of lives each year. Now a US mapping project is revealing those most at risk so they can get the help they need. On a hot evening in August, when temperatures in ...

Participatory community mapping played a significant role in the planning and development of the Kayan Mentarang National Park. It was instrumental in proving that a community-based management of the ...

Participatory community mapping played a significant role in the planning and development of the Kayan Mentarang National Park. It was instrumental in proving that a community-based management of the ...

In the lush rainforests of Africa’s Congo Basin, hundreds of thousands of indigenous people live as hunter gatherers, depending on the forest’s natural resources for their survival. Yet most have no ...

At “Let's Shake Your Community: Earthquake Hazard Mapping Approach for Community Resilience”, panelists and participants shared experiences bringing accurate scientific information to hazard mapping, ...

MANILA, Philippines—Looking for a community pantry near you to get involved in? A group of Filipino geographers has created a crowdsourced map showing the locations of all the community pantries ...

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