GlobDiversity results available here
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.
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 … Continued
GlobDiversity webinar #3
Our third project webinar was broadcast on the 12th January 2019.
Post-2020 timeline
UNEP-WCMC, a GlobDiversity core partner, has produced an interactive timeline which provides information on the various events leading to the adoption of a post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
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, … Continued
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
32 NASA GEO projects announced
The abstracts for the 32 funded NASA GEO projects are now available.
Project brochure launch
The GlobDiversity project brochure has been launched!
Our first newsletter has been issued !
In this December 2017 issue of our GlobDiversity newsletter you will find summary information about the EBVs that the project is engineering from satellite remote sensing observations, the latest events and news from the project and a profile of one … Continued
NASA announces 32 remote sensing projects supporting the Group on Earth Observations
NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the European Commission (EC) are now funding several remote sensing research projects in support of the Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON).
UN-CBD SBSTTA 21 Information Note on RS-enabled EBVs
An information note on RS-enabled EBVs has been submitted to the twenty-first meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) of the CBD, taking place in Montreal in December 2017.
GlobDiversity webinar #1
Our first project webinar was broadcast on the 9th November. In this webinar, the objectives of the project are introduced and a welcome given by the project coordinator, Michael Schaepman, at the University of Zurich. Panelists featured in the webinar … Continued
Invitation to submit papers to IGARSS 2018
Invitation to submit biodiversity related papers to a regular IGARSS 2018 session The IGARSS 2018 conference will be held in Valencia Spain from 22 Jul – 27 Jul 2018.
Workshop on selection and prioritization of RS-enabled EBVs
An expert workshop for prioritization and selection of remote sensing based Essential Biodiversity Variables (RS-enabled EBVs) took place on 7-8 September in Enschede, The Netherlands.
New Webpage!
Check out our webpage of the GlobDiversity project. More information about the project can be found in the menu under “The Project”.
Kick-off Meeting at University of Zurich
On May 2, 2017, the kick-off meeting of the GlobDiversity project was hold at the University in Zurich. The consortium that consists of 9 partners met with ESA in Zurich to start the project. Check out the consortium on our … Continued