SatSummit 2024
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Jacob Abramowitz

Research Associate at University of Alabama in Huntsville / SERVIR. He/Him.

About

Jacob is a Research Associate at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, serving on the Ecosystems & Carbon Management thematic team at the SERVIR Science Coordination Office. SERVIR is a NASA and USAID partnership that supports locally led efforts to strengthen climate resilience, food and water security, forest and carbon management, and air quality. He supports the work of SERVIR West Africa and the Forest Data Partnership. He holds an MS in Earth System Science from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and a BA in Geography from Binghamton University. His research interests include using Earth observation data to track land use / land cover change, map commodity agriculture, and monitor deforestation-free agricultural supply chains.


On the agenda

  1. Sustainable Agricultural Supply Chains

    May. 17, 10:15am
    Session
    The South Hub

    As agriculture continues to be a leading driver of global deforestation, we are seeing a shift from voluntary company commitments to mandatory regulatory compliance to remove deforestation from supply chains. The landmark European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is currently spurring activity across the sector. How can we use this moment as an opportunity to improve sustainable sourcing and forest conservation? EO and geospatial data have a huge role to play in solving this complex challenge. We will discuss the current state of work in this space and the remaining gaps to be filled, as the community works towards feeding the planet without destroying the planet.

    Moderators

    1. Jacob Abramowitz

    Speakers

    1. Craig Mills
    2. Jackson Harris
    3. Davide Ceper
    4. Evan Notman
    5. Bryce Cronkite-Ratcliff

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Sponsors

Platinum

  1. NASA Lifelines

Bronze

  1. Element84

  2. Esri

  3. Impact Observatory

  4. United States Agency for International Development (USAID)