Welcome to RSENSUS!
We study changes in the biosphere as mediated by climate and people’s use of the land with the aim of identifying avenues to align nature conservation and people’s well-being. We use data from remote sensing, geospatial modeling and embrace extreme inter- and trans-disciplinarity to achieve this goal.
OUR VALUES
1. People’s well-being is inextricably linked to the preservation of all forms of life on Earth.
2. Climate change, biodiversity loss, and social inequities can only be addressed together.
3. Understanding and addressing human-nature complex problems can only be possible through the convergence of diverse knowledge.
RECENT NEWS
- November 2024: Dr. Gutiérrez-Vélez along with Jeronimo Rodriguez and Angela Mejía published a paper in the journal GIScience and Remote Sensing that demonstrates the need to advance forest change monitoring capabilities towards the mapping of forest cover and change as continuous rather than discrete variables.
- November 2024: Dr. Gutiérrez-Vélez organized a workshop in Bogotá, hosted by the von Humboldt Institute for Biological Resources, to evaluate the impact of NASA investments to support biodiversity decision making in Colombia.
- October 2024: Dr. Gutiérrez-Vélez participated as coauthor in a publication in the journal Regional Environmental Change.
- June 2024: Dr. Gutierrez-Velez presented at a Biodiversity Workshop organized by the Canadian Space Agency on the contribution of Earth Observations to building capacity for biodiversity monitoring and decision-making in Colombia
- May 2024: Congratulations to Victoria Sarmiento and Angela Mejía for their successful proposal dissertation defense and becoming PhD candidates.
- February 2024: Congratulations to Matt Marcus on earning his PhD and for his graduation!
- February 2024: Congratulations to Matt Marcus for his recent publication in the Journal of Environmental Management
- December 2023: Dr. Gutiérrez-Vélez and Matt Marcus participated In AGU 2023
- November 2023: Dr. Gutierrez-Velez received support from NASA to evaluate the impact of NASA’s investments to inform biodiversity decision-making in Colombia.
- October 2023: Dr. Gutiérrez-Vélez recent participation as presenter and panel participant in GEOBON global conference