🌿 Natural grasslands make up around 30% of Europe 🇪🇺 & are among its most threatened ecosystems With data from the @CopernicusLand, #EUGW makes it easier to track change, assess condition & support conservation across #Natura2000 sites Explore how 👇 land.copernicus.eu/e...

#ICYMI We recently published an article exploring the dual role of 🛰️ Earth Observation (#EO) and #Copernicus Rather than seeing defence and environment as competing priorities, the piece argues they should be viewed as complementary

Marshy #blueskymonday #photography #water #marsh #nature #blue

Loads of the fantastic Marsh Dock Rumex palustris seen today at Port Meadow, Oxford. I completely missed the MASSIVE population in one wet ditch the other week 😅. @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Mair, L. Threat explains why targeted recovery programmes are likely needed to prevent extinctions & preserve ecosystem functioning, citing the IPBES #GlobalAssessment as reference. 🐦🌱 Read more: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-025-02760-1

📢 Highlight at the EuroGEO Workshop in #TheHague 🇳🇱: Mark Dowell (DG JRC) mentioned the #EUGW service and indicated that DG Environment was considering setting up a similar project for the monitoring and preservation of European 🇪🇺 wetlands 💧 Stay tuned❗️

Food concerns everyone, and so do the rules that protect it. If the EU rolls back food and pesticide laws, we all lose: our health, nature, clean water. We built these protections together over time. Now let’s defend them. Speak up now: www.pan-europe.info/ban-toxic-pe... #HandsOffNature

Dive into @drgeoffsmith.bsky.social op-ed exploring how the #EO & Copernicus 🛰️ communities are evolving to meet growing challenges by integrating environmental & security priorities, rather than separating them, to deliver shared, interoperable services that support both policy & defence needs

Dive into @drgeoffsmith.bsky.social op-ed exploring how the #EO & Copernicus 🛰️ communities are evolving to meet growing challenges by integrating environmental & security priorities, rather than separating them, to deliver shared, interoperable services that support both policy & defence needs

"Nature is not a luxury. It is a must-have for Europe. It underpins everything we hold dear. When we undermine our natural systems, we also erode the systems that sustain our economies and societies. And we are seeing this happen, right now. Now we need to maintain focus, stay the course, and [...]

#ICYMI The #EUGW team presented at the 6th Eurosite #Natura2000 Monitoring Workshop❗ During the 'Monitoring Habitat Management & Restoration' session, @drgeoffsmith.bsky.social, presented our near-operational #EO service to experts & discussed the coverage we have in terms of grassland information

It is great to be at the #Eurosite 6th #Natura2000 Monitoring Workshop in Umea, Sweden. Come & speak to me about @esa.int Stakeholder Engagement Facility (esa-sef.eu/about/), EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social & EAGLE (land.copernicus.eu/en/eagle). @bmd-project.eu #Copernicus #EO #eochat

Did you know that the 6⃣th #Natura2000 Monitoring Workshop is taking place next week? And we'll be presenting❗️ 🗓️ 2 October 🕚 11:00 - 12:00 ➡️ Session 12: 'Monitoring Habitat Management & Restoration' Check out the event programme 👇 www.eurosite.org/event/6th-na...

At the recent Eurosite Annual Meeting in #Vilnius 🇱🇹, George Catean (Fundatia ADEPT), highlighted how #EUGW can help better map and monitor the evolution of grasslands in #Romania 🇷🇴 He selected site Târnava Mare (ROSCI0227) as an example for evaluating ploughing and mowing events through time

#DYK that we are taking part in the Eurosite Annual Conference 2025 in #Vilnius 🇱🇹? The session 'Grasslands 🌱 as biodiversity hotspots' recently started and will go on until the end of the day If you are on site, come listen to our colleagues❗️

@bigbiodataaeet.bsky.social attends the #IALE Europa congress with Bruno Combal fron DG Environment et al presenting @eugrasslands.bsky.social. A quite related project for Protected Areas service from @eea.europa.eu. Very interesting week in front of us!

#DYK that we attended #IALE2025 in #Bratislava 🇸🇰 this week❓ Our team demonstrated the latest functionalities of our web platform 🗺 and presented the progress achieved over the last few months. The #EUGW platform currently maps over 1️⃣6️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ #Natura2000 sites 🌾

Grow more teasels! Teasels flower in summer and autumn, and bumblebees love the nectar-rich blooms. And in winter, the seed heads and stems provide shelter for hibernating insects. More native plants to grow to help wildlife: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/nat... #nature #biodiversity

📍Ile Grande, in North-West #Brittany 🇫🇷 As part of the #Natura2000 network & protected under the Habitats Directive since April 2002, this #coastal dune grassland represents one of the 10 habitats of the Pink Granite 🪨 Coast, which hosts over 10 🇪🇺 protected species, including the shore dock

Our latest newsletter is out❗️ This edition features how the EAGLE concept is reshaping land characterisation, capturing the complexity of grasslands beyond fixed labels We also explore how #EUGW applies EAGLE’s approach to describe land based on its real characteristics www.linkedin.com/pul...

For #WildflowerHour #PollinatorPals, Water Chickweed with its Sphaerophoria species hoverfly pal.

Trichius fasciatus, the Bee Beetle, feeding on Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis at Balmoral, Aberdeenshire this week. @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour #PollinatorPals

Toadflax? I'll give you Toadflax. Common Toadflax, Linaria vulgaris, doing very well on Mitcham Common. Must be those creeping rhizomes. #WildflowerHour

Busy with my wonderful son so little time and no luck hunting #pollinatorpals last few days but here’s a very popular Knapweed for #WildflowerHour - and so back to the dutiful food and wine excesses 🥳

📍Marais de la Haute-Semois et Bois de Heinsch, in southern #Belgium 🇧🇪 at the border with #Luxembourg 🇱🇺 As part of the #Natura2000 network, this area is home to a variety of habitats, ranging from meadows 🪻 to wetlands & provides refuge for many species, including bats 🦇, birds 🐦, & more

📢 Our latest newsletter is out❗️ This edition highlights: 🟢 The EAGLE concept 🟢 A selected #Natura2000 site 🗺️ 🟢 Past and upcoming events 🟢 and more 🌱 Read it now 👇 www.linkedin.com/pulse/eugw-n...

🌍 Today is #WorldOvershootDay, the date when humanity’s demand for natural resources exceeds what the planet can regenerate in a year. Europe’s material footprint is above the global average: www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/... Time to use resources wisely. ♻️ #CircularEconomy

Dear councils, 97% of meadows are gone. So please, value our wildflowers. If you are lucky enough to have them growing in verges and public spaces, don't poison or over-mow them. Let them grow as a lifeline for bees, butterflies and hoverflies 🐝

#EUGW 🌱 builds on the EAGLE concept to provide richer, more flexible descriptions of #grasslands, going beyond fixed land cover classes The approach, now adopted by #EEA and #CLMS, is detailed in a new paper just published in Land: 📰 www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14...

We've had a busy half year so far❗ As summer 🌻 approaches, it is fun to look back at our achievements & our growing community It has been a great joy meeting all of you, scientists & professionals Keep up to date with our latest developments 👇 dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/541652...

We had a great time at @esa.int's #LPS25❗️ It was a pleasure meeting so many people passionate about #EO🛰️ If you were present, we hope you had the opportunity to talk to us & ask us questions🌱 If you missed us, you can still join our mailing list for updates & information about #EUGW 👇

1.5 ha of natural colonisation next to small wood. Mostly willow, hawthorn, blackthorn pioneers, some oak, dogwood, apple. Mosaic colonisation towards natural open shrub/woodland leaves lots of rich flowery grassland, full of Lady’s Bedstraw, scabious, Knapweed. Smells amazing, teeming with insects.

Northern peatlands could seriously complicate efforts to cool the planet, especially after a temporary overshoot of the 1.5°C global warming limit, according to new IIASA-led research just published in @cp-oneearth.bsky.social. Learn more 👉 iiasa.ac.at/news/jul-202...

Our #IrreplaceableMeadows are vanishing fast. 🌾 Only 1% of the UK is covered by species-rich grassland — a huge blow to biodiversity and the climate. You can help save what's left by donating today 👇 https://joinplantlife.org/4ns8C1q?utm_source=Bluesky&utm_campaign=Save%20the%20last%20meadows

European citizens are feeling the impact of climate change. Today we will show that we stand firmly by our commitment to net zero by 2050. Stay tuned ↓

The #EUGW team had a blast at @esa.int's #LPS25 this week❗ We are grateful for the insightful discussions, new connections, and shared passion for #EO and land monitoring 🌱 A big thank you to everyone who attended our presentation, we appreciate your interest and enthusiasm 🌾

At @esa.int's #LPS25, our colleague Jan Misurec (Gisat) discusses #EUGW's 3⃣ thematic components/characterisation: 🟢 Grassland Type 🟢 Grassland Management 🟢 Grassland Productivity #Biodiversity

Looking for souvenirs from #LPS25 for family and friends? 🎁📬 Stop by the EU Commission #Copernicus area for an #EUGW 🌿 postcard❗ #Biodiversity

Couldn’t wake up early enough to catch our presentation at #LPS25❓ No problem! Watch the recording 🎥 here 👇 youtu.be/ELPZ4c2uvqQ?... #EUGW #Copernicus #Biodiversity

It’s in one hour! ⏰ Don’t miss the presentation on our project at #LPS25. 🕣 8:30 📍 Room 1.34 A great chance to learn more about #EUGW and chat with the project team! #Copernicus #Biodiversity

Don't forget that our colleagues participate in @esa.int's #LSP25's session tomorrow: 'A Modular and Operational Satellite-based Monitoring Service to Support the EU Biodiversity Policy'❗️ Come & learn about our project & the role of grassland monitoring using #Copernicus data 🛰️ 📍 Room 1.34 🕣8:30

Stop by our poster about drought monitoring in orchard meadows today at #LPS25 at B37

At #LPS25, today’s session on the Nature Restoration Regulation stressed the need for co-design, standardisation, and interoperable platforms to support monitoring 🛰️ and reporting. These are the challenges we aim to address through the #EUGW platform 🌱 #Biodiversity #Copernicus

Day 3 at #LPS25. Focus on Nature Restoration Law. Gebhard Banko @umweltbundesamt-at.bsky.social - importance of standardisation and harmonisation. Consistent technical descriptions with EAGLE concepts are vital. @copernicusland.bsky.social @esaearth.esa.int @eea.europa.eu @eugrasslands.bsky.social

Another morning, another day at #LPS25! And a reminder that even small patches of urban #grassland can support remarkable wildlife. Spotted this European brown hare just minutes from the conference venue, right here in Vienna. #EUGrasslandWatch #EUGW #Biodiversity #Copernicus

Plenty of interesting studies using #Copernicus data in today’s Terrestrial and Freshwater Biodiversity session at #LPS25❗ @drgeoffsmith.bsky.social co-chaired and highlighted the importance of #EO 🛰️ data for long-term biodiversity monitoring 🌾

And we're off with day 2️⃣ at #LPS25 starting with a #Copernicus4Regions breakfast with @nereusaisbl.bsky.social❗ Margarita Chrysaki (@nereusaisbl.bsky.social), Policy Communication and Project Officer, welcomes the #EO 🛰 community

Day 2 at @esa.int Living Planet Symposium, I'll be focusing on #biodiversity! #LPS25 @esaearth.esa.int @eugrasslands.bsky.social

In the opening session at #LPS25, @esa.int's Simonetta Cheli warned of the triple planetary crisis: climate, #biodiversity and pollution❗️ She stressed EO’s 🛰️ role in tackling drought, crop loss and land use change 🚜 #EUGrasslandWatch #EUGW