High-resolution land cover data is now available through NOAA’s Digital Coast. This data provides communities with the foundational data needed to assess coastal resources, analyze land use, prepare for disaster risks, and adapt to a changing climate.

Land cover is a foundational data set that provides valuable information for a range of applications, including natural resource management, land use planning, disaster risk reduction, and climate adaptation. By comparing one year to another, people also use the information to document how the landscape has changed over time.

NOAA, in conjunction with several partners, released a high-resolution version of this data product, moving from 30-meter resolution to 1-meter.

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This platform utilizes public data from leading climate scientists to provide a comprehensive depiction of Florida's future climate challenges and economic impacts. Utilizing public data, this tool serves policymakers, researchers, and the public, actively contributing to fostering informed decision-making and proactive measures in the middle of Florida's evolving climate landscape.

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The University of Florida (UF) Student Senate passed a Green New Deal (GND) resolution Tuesday, with supporters saying they were the first public college in the country to do so.

The student government is calling for the university to implement the school’s Department of Sustainability climate plan, more transparency in investments that UF has in the private sector, the cutting off of any additional funding from the fossil fuel industry for research, divesting the school’s endowment from the fossil fuel industry and including groups in the plan that have been most impacted by climate change.

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University of Florida students from several colleges/disciplines including Architecture, Geography, Anthropology, Statistics, Journalism, Forestry and Conservation, and Plant Sciences  presented their findings from their year-long fellowship funded by the FCI. Many thanks to these students for their hard work and to their mentors for their inspiration!

Deadline to apply for 2024-25 Fellowship at UF is March 22!

See details & application information here.

 

 

 

Invasive species are a serious threat in Florida. Invasive species are defined as non-native or exotic organisms, which cause ecological or economic harm or negatively affect human health in a new environment where they are not historically found (United States Fish and Wildlife Service [USFWS] 2012b). An invasive species can be a plant, animal, or other type of organism (Evans 2012). Because invasive species' natural predators and parasites usually are not present in the new environment, their populations can grow unchecked causing significant impacts in the new environment 

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