NASA and UNESCO Sign Agreement

NASA has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to improve global use of NASA Earth science research and remote sensing data. The agreement calls for the validation of NASA Earth observations through comparisons with ground information. Under the agreement, the NASA-supported GLOBE education programme and UNESCO's World Heritage Centre will further an existing partnership to train teachers in UNESCO-member states. The teachers will learn to work with UNESCO's Natural World Heritage Site managers to carry out collaborative conservation programme activities. The GLOBE programme is a NASA-supported co-operative effort of schools to extend the benefits of NASA Earth science research. GLOBE is a partnership among the US and more than 100 other countries.