Kick-Off World Ecosystem Extent Dynamics project

The World Ecosystem Extent Dynamics (WEED) project is pleased to announce it has officially kicked-off as of September 2nd, 2024 at ESA ESRIN in Frascati, Italy. 

The World Ecosystem Extent Dynamics project will develop a globally applicable open-source toolbox, leveraging existing datasets and tools while applying creative and novel methods to use Earth Observation, to enable users to generate comprehensive maps of the extents of terrestrial, freshwater, and coastal ecosystem types and their temporal variations according to different ecosystem typologies.

The project team is composed of 4 core partners: VITO, iDiv, BC3 and IIASA, supported by 4 thematic experts and 6 Champion Users in phase 1. 
Phase 1 will wrap up in November, 2025.