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Invitation to Tender: “EO FOR ESSENTIAL BIODIVERSITY VARIABLES GBF INDICATORS”

This activity is designed to directly support Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) by developing Earth Observation (EO)-integrated workflows for the development of key Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) and their transformation into selected indicators of the Global Biodiversity Framework’s (GBF) monitoring framework. By integrating EO data and providing practical monitoring and assessment tools, …

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Scientists

Amazon wildfire emissions up to three times higher than estimated

A recently published paper, outcome of the Sense4Fire project, highlights a significant gap in how we understand the climate impact of Amazon wildfires. Using combined observations from the Copernicus Sentinel-2, Sentinel-3 and Sentinel-5P missions, scientists have discovered that emissions from the 2024 fire season may have been up to three times higher than previously estimated. …

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Scientists

AI meets climate forecasting: a new era for seasonal predictions

Predicting climate conditions months in advance remains one of the most difficult problems in Earth science. A recent study, published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science proposes a new approach, combining artificial intelligence with probabilistic modelling to improve seasonal forecasts. Traditional methods rely on general circulation models (GCMs), which simulate atmospheric and ocean dynamics. While …

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Scientists

Tracking Arctic freshwater flow from space

Satellites are transforming the monitoring of freshwater flows into the Arctic Ocean, a critical but poorly observed component of the climate system. Vast amounts of freshwater from rivers, melting ice and runoff influence ocean salinity, sea-ice formation and global circulation, yet ground-based measurements in the region are declining and remain incomplete. By using Earth observation …

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Capacity building EO Africa Invitations to Tender Partnership R&D Scientists

African Research Fellowships: Call 2026

Shape the future of Earth Observation for Africa The African Research Fellowship (ARF) programme—part of the EO AFRICA flagship initiative of the European Space Agency (ESA), in partnership with the African Space Agency (AfSA), an organ of the African Union, and in coordination with the African Union Commission (AUC)—empowers the next generation of African Earth …

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Scientists

Building a long-term view of the mesosphere

Understanding how Earth’s upper atmosphere is changing is essential for reliable climate assessment. Yet for decades, scientists have lacked a consistent, long-term record of ozone and temperature in the mesosphere, the atmospheric region between roughly 50 and 100 km altitude. This layer plays a key role in atmospheric chemistry, solar interaction, and vertical coupling with …

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Scientists

Closing a critical climate knowledge gap: how EC and ESA are tackling aerosol-cloud uncertainty

An EC-ESA coordinated effort is bringing together satellites, models and scientific expertise to resolve one of the largest remaining uncertainties in climate prediction: how aerosols interact with clouds. Europe’s ability to forecast near-term climate trends over the next 10-30 years – a key timeframe central to policy and investment decisions – depends on resolving this …

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EO Industry Users

Listening to motion from space

  For decades, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites quietly transformed how we observe Earth. From early defence missions to flagship Earth-observation platforms like ERS, Envisat, and Sentinel-1, SAR has been valued for its ability to see through clouds, darkness, and adverse weather. Today, a new chapter has begun. Small satellites, flying in coordinated constellations and …

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Scientists

Get ready for new coordinated EU-ESA science actions with recently launched Horizon Europe 2026 Call

The European Commission has launched the Horizon Europe 2026–2027 Work Programme, opening for a new set of calls that reinforce Europe’s ambition to lead the global green transition through science, innovation and strategic partnerships. A key feature of the new work programme is the strengthened coordination between EC and ESA across Clusters 5 (Climate, Energy …

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