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The new Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) report for Earth Observation has been published, providing a longer-term perspective for Research & Innovation, with the purpose to inform...

The ESA Agriculture Science Cluster was recently launched to promote networking, collaborative research, and international collaboration in the domain of Earth Observation and Agriculture. It involves several...

The world is becoming increasingly urban. Driven by climate change, inequalities and conflict, urbanisation is a phenomenon seen around the globe. However, it is particularly prominent in Europe and North...

Capable of absorbing and storing vast amounts of CO 2, forests are our secret weapon in the fight against climate change. According to some estimates, trees...

Air pollution is the largest environmental health risk in Europe and significantly impacts the health of the European population, particularly in urban areas. Following on from the Sentinel-5P satellite– the first Copernicus...

Radar data from Copernicus Sentinel-1 are supporting a bespoke monitoring service for cement operations, nuclear waste, mining and disaster management in Hungary. Interferometric Synthetic Aperture...

Climate change exacerbates droughts by making them more frequent, longer, and more severe. This can have a wide range of impacts on the environment, agriculture, ecosystems and communities...

The workshop will review challenges and opportunities for climate adaptation across Copernicus, Earth observation and the policy landscape. It will also include a stakeholder engagement on climate...

The Copernicus Central America Initiative is an EU initiative which supports the development of local capabilities. The project developed and animated networks of regional experts, providing valuable training...

In 2022 Europe experienced its hottest summer and second warmest year on record, according to the last edition of the European State of the Climate (ESOTC) report released by C3S.