The GlobDiversity team presented the results of the project at the GEO BON Open Science Conference 2020. The recordings of the presentations are now available to watch here.
Watch: GlobDiversity Final Meeting
The final meeting of GlobDiversity took place on 4 September, with an open session in the afternoon when the project team presented the results of the project. Over 50 people attended to hear presentations about the overall project achievements, users handbook, four use case demonstrations, upscaling activity, and a roadmap for building on the work on RS-enabled Essential Biodiversity Variables in the future. A recording of these presentations is available here.
Join us in the GlobDiversity Final Meeting Public presentations
14:00-15:00: Presentation of GlobDiversity results
15:00-16:00: Open discussions on lessons learnt and outlook
In support of the collaborative efforts of CBD, IPBES and GEO BON to build a knowledge system on the state of and changes to biodiversity, the ESA-funded GlobDiversity project engineered retrieval algorithms of remote sensing variables on the structure and function of terrestrial ecosystems, referred to as Remote Sensing enabled Essential Biodiversity Variables (RS-enabled EBVs).
The project developed 3 RS-enabled EBVs (Land Surface Phenology, Canopy Chlorophyll Content and Ecosystem Fragmentation) with testing on 10 pilot sites selected in key terrestrial biomes, and a scaling-up demonstration on EO exploitation platforms at country scale.
We would like to invite you to the public presentation and share results and experiences with you. Please join our virtual meeting which will take place on 4 September 2020 – 14:00-16:00 CEST on Zoom.
Download invitation: GlobDiversity Invitation: Public Final Presentation
Our fifth newsletter has been issued!
In this August 2020 issue of our GlobDiversity newsletter you will find out about the latest events and news from the project, a profile of our tropical forests, and a spotlight on habitat fragmentation. You can find previous issues of our newsletter here. !
Our fourth newsletter has been issued!
In this January 2020 issue of our GlobDiversity newsletter you will find out about the latest events and news from the project and a profile of our tropical and subtropical grassland, savanna and shrubland sites. You can find previous issues of our newsletter here. !
Can EBVs be useful for vegetation models?
GlobDiversity hosted a virtual workshop with global experts in dynamic vegetation modelling to explore the utility of EBVs in vegetation models and more broadly on how EBVs fit in their modelling frameworks. !
GlobDiversity webinar #3
Our third newsletter has been issued!
In this November 2018 issue of our GlobDiversity newsletter you will find out about the latest events and news from the project and a profile of our wetland pilot sites. In addition we present the first results from our RS-enabled EBV, Land Surface Phenology, and provide a summary of phase 1 of the project. You can find previous issues of our newsletter here. !
Special session on RS-enabled EBVs and biodiversity at the IGARSS 2018 conference
There will be a special session on RS-enabled EBVs and biodiversity at the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) 2018 conference, co-chaired by Prof. Andrew Skidmore, Dr. Nicholas Coops, Dr. Uta Heiden and Dr. Allison Leidner. !
Workshop report
From the 7th to the 9th of February, 2018 a group of international experts discussed definitions and specifications of the four studied RS-enabled EBVs at the University of Zurich !