EcoMap
Liza Goldberg, 10th Grade Intern at NASA Goddard Biospheric Sciences Lab Project Summary: In order to address the need for a unified risk management system for mangrove loss, the Electronic Coastal Monitoring and Assessment Program (EcoMap) was developed to identify the locations and drivers of mangrove degradation worldwide, as well as project future areas of stress or loss. Time series and disturbance metrics were used in generating both individual losses driver maps and total vulnerability maps for mangroves on a global scale, and country-based vulnerability statistics were calculated for all mangrove-holding nations to inform the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In the future, we aim to bring EcoMap to coastal communities and stakeholders worldwide, in order to create a network of global mangrove monitoring and informed decision-making efforts. Biography: Liza Goldberg is a 10th-grade intern for the NASA Goddard Biospheric Sciences Lab, a