In mountainous regions such as the Alps, snow cover plays a crucial role in the hydrological cycle. Precipitation in these areas in winter, particularly above 1,000 metres altitude, remains stored as a snowpack until the spring melt season, when water is released back into rivers and reservoirs. This seasonal water reserve is critical for water …
Convened under the theme Peace with Nature, the 16th Conference of the Parties of the CBD (CBD COP16) held in Cali (Colombia) on 21 Oct – 1 Nov 2024, was the first COP since the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF) at COP15 in Montreal where delegates agreed on an ambitious pathway to …
A recent study, outcome of the research under the Carbon-RO1: NRT Extremes project, highlights a significant decline in the land carbon sink in 2023, a year marked by record-breaking global temperatures and severe climate events. The research team found that the CO₂ growth rate soared to 3.37 parts per million (ppm) at Mauna Loa Observatory, …
The African Research Fellows join ESA through the Earth Observation for African Framework for Research, Innovation, Communities and Applications Initiative (EO AFRICA), a program dedicated to advancing sustainable Earth Observation (EO) and space technology across Africa in collaboration with the African Union Commission. Through this unique opportunity, fellows are equipped to tackle Africa’s pressing food …
Building on the success of Austria’s first Green Transition Information Factory (GTIF) demonstration last year, this pioneering concept is advancing its mission to support national priorities in their Net Zero journey. The initiative is set to broaden its impact by fostering open innovation and scalability across diverse regions and sectors while empowering stakeholders to drive …
The Earth Observation (EO) community commonly depends on specialised software solution such as so called EO toolboxes which provide specialised and often unique functionality to carry out specific analytics or sensor-specific data manipulations. Several of these EO toolboxes have been successful in providing critical functionality and in terms of adoption and uptake in the user …
A new study published in Geophysical Research Letters, and outcome of the CAREHeat project research, reveals how winter marine heatwaves (MHWs) in the North-Western Mediterranean Sea inhibit the spring bloom of phytoplankton, a critical element of the ocean’s ecosystem. Conducted by a team from the National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISMAR) and other international collaborators, …
The European Space Agency (ESA) is calling on universities offering Master’s or PhD programs in Earth Observation, Environmental Science, Remote Sensing, and related fields to apply for Science Challenges 2025 at ESA’s ESRIN facility in Frascati, Italy. Selected students will experience a 1-week, hands-on workshop, exploring cutting-edge EO technologies, collaborating with ESA experts, and showcasing …
Broad scope effort, under the umbrella of the EC-ESA joint Earth System Science Initiative (ESSI), to address specific activities in the land-ocean interface, with a specific interest on coastal carbon and dynamics, and also on the deposition of pyrogenic aerosols and their impact on ocean biology. Distinctive focus on high-resolution and multi-modal (EO, modelling, in-situ …
Global efforts to improve forest monitoring took a significant step forward at the recent Informed use of biomass maps in MRV procedures workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, from 23 to 25 October 2024. Organized by the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) and hosted by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ-Potsdam) with support from the European …
