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WEED at Biospace25 Conference

Biospace25 is the first international conference dedicated exclusively to the application of Satellite Remote Sensing (SRS) for biodiversity.

Introduction of WEED at COP16 Colombia

ESA's World Ecosystem Extent Dynamics (WEED) project recently presented their solution to support countries and other users in generating ecosystem extent maps in the CDB COP16 in Colombia.

Mapping ecosystems distribution in Colombia

On October 26, we met 16 representatives from several Colombian ministries, IDEAM, SINCHI, INVEMAR, DANE and the Humboldt Institute to align activities around ecosystem mapping. 

WEED session at 2024 UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16)

October, 28, GEO, ESA and VITO will organise a presentation on 'Building capacities in countries to map and monitor ecosystem distribution' at COP16.

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.