WITH THIS PROPOSAL WE REQUEST FUNDING FROM THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS&SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) LAND COVER/LAND USE CHANGE (LC/LUC) PROGRAM FOR 2019-2021 TO ORGANIZE MEETINGS TRAININGS AND SYMPOSIA TO ENHANCE LC/LUC SCIENCE THROUGH IMPROVED ACCESS TO EARTH OBSERVATION DATA PRODUCTS AND BUILDING COLLABORATIONS. ADDRESSING LC/LUC ISSUES SPECIFIC TO FORESTRY FIRE DISTURBANCE AGRICULTURE AND THE CARBON CYCLE DYNAMICS WILL BE OUR MAIN FOCUS. THROUGH MEETINGS TRAININGS AND SYMPOSIA WE AIM TO PROMOTE NASA LAND USE CHANGE SCIENCE ACROSS THE DEVELOPING WORLD HELP FOSTER REGIONAL SCIENCE NETWORKS AND INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE BETWEEN AND AMONG US AND DEVELOPING COUNTRY SCIENTISTS. WE WOULD LIKE TO IMPLEMENT THIS PROJECT THROUGH THE WELL-ESTABLISHED GLOBAL OBSERVATIONS OF FOREST AND LAND COVER DYNAMICS (GOFC-GOLD) PROGRAM THAT IS AIMED AT REFINING AND ARTICULATING THE INTERNATIONAL OBSERVATION REQUIREMENTS AND MAKING THE BEST POSSIBLE USE OF SATELLITE PRODUCTS FROM THE EXISTING AND FUTURE SATELLITE OBSERVING SYSTEMS FOR LAND USE COVER CHANGE MANAGEMENT POLICY DECISION-MAKING AND GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH.