--- title: News url: "https://www.mapme-initiative.org/news/" date: 2023-05-02 modified: 2026-01-23 lastUpdated: 2026-01-23 --- # News News ------ - [ ![](https://www.mapme-initiative.org/_assets/processed/vqL4g9BeOAXH2v1vewlBPC38cXHhx9s1XYIEvAOMqMA/q:85/c:1738:976.40449438202:fp:0.5:0.5/rt:force/w:400/h:225/fn:Y3NtXzAyX0Jyb3duc1Rvd25fTWFwc19kYXRhXzE4MGMyMWI4ZGE:t/cb:8233016acd4655d54aec59321b8efc50caf36f2a/bG9jYWw6L2ZpbGVhZG1pbi91c2VyX3VwbG9hZC8wMl9Ccm93bnNUb3duX01hcHNfZGF0YS5qcGc) ](https://www.mapme-initiative.org/blog/gems-and-cdb-advancing-monitoring-in-the-caribbean/) ### [ GEMS and CDB Advancing Monitoring in the Caribbean ](https://www.mapme-initiative.org/blog/gems-and-cdb-advancing-monitoring-in-the-caribbean/) 2026-02-23 [ More ](https://www.mapme-initiative.org/blog/gems-and-cdb-advancing-monitoring-in-the-caribbean/) - [ ![](https://www.mapme-initiative.org/_assets/processed/1ebkl7uuKG4QBV7DnnW-PzjJQdGFCgYgtuwvGji__zo/q:85/c:1071.56:602:fp:0.5:0.5/rt:force/w:400/h:225/fn:Y3NtX0NhcHR1cmVfZF9lY3Jhbl8yMDI2LTAyLTEyXzIwMDkxOV9lNGQ0MTE0Mjlk:t/cb:cf266255eada5f13e8efbbc83b23346859b5abe1/bG9jYWw6L2ZpbGVhZG1pbi91c2VyX3VwbG9hZC9DYXB0dXJlX2RfZWNyYW5fMjAyNi0wMi0xMl8yMDA5MTkucG5n) ](https://www.mapme-initiative.org/blog/mapme-workshop-2-project-location-mapping/) ### [ MAPME Workshop II: Project Location Mapping ](https://www.mapme-initiative.org/blog/mapme-workshop-2-project-location-mapping/) 2026-02-05 [ More ](https://www.mapme-initiative.org/blog/mapme-workshop-2-project-location-mapping/) - 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[ News ](https://www.mapme-initiative.org/blog/kategorie/news/) [ More ](https://www.mapme-initiative.org/blog/mapmebiodiversity-package/) - [ ![](https://www.mapme-initiative.org/fileadmin/_processed_/6/3/csm_1600x850-LinkedIn2_3aeaeda4ee.jpg) ](https://www.mapme-initiative.org/blog/unlocking-the-potential-of-geospatial-analysis/) ### [ Unlocking the Potential of Geospatial Analysis for Evaluation ](https://www.mapme-initiative.org/blog/unlocking-the-potential-of-geospatial-analysis/) 2023-10-27 Melvin Wong and Ingrid Dallmann presented “Geospatial impact evaluation of the KfW and the AFD conservation portfolio on forest cover loss” in the Symposium organised by the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) of the World Bank, on April 11, 2024. [ News ](https://www.mapme-initiative.org/blog/kategorie/news/) [ More ](https://www.mapme-initiative.org/blog/unlocking-the-potential-of-geospatial-analysis/) - [ ![](https://www.mapme-initiative.org/fileadmin/_processed_/2/c/csm_Ravenala_madagascariensis_Marojejy_National_Park_Madagascar_1-768x576__1__817668ac37.jpg) ](https://www.mapme-initiative.org/blog/betsaka-project/) ### [ Launch of BETSAKA Project to Access Madagascar's Protected Areas ](https://www.mapme-initiative.org/blog/betsaka-project/) 2023-10-27 We are excited to announce the launch of the BETSAKA project, an initiative to assess the environmental and socio-economic impacts of protected areas in Madagascar from 2000 to 2024. 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