Next week, the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) will organize the second edition of the conference on Earth Observation for Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of Carbon Removals (EO4MRV). Held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on the 7-10 October 2025, the conference will bring together experts from across disciplines (scientific research, national GHG inventories, policy, and the private sector) to share insights, innovations, and experiences that support robust MRV (Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification) systems for carbon removals in the EU.
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Over the past years, the Forest Carbon Monitoring project (FCM) has been pioneering remote sensing-based, user-centric approaches for monitoring forests. By combining satellite imagery with reference data and scientific rigor, the project has been shaping a new era of forest carbon monitoring that is not just innovative, but practical and scalable.
At the Living Planet Symposium 2025, a packed Room 0.14 came to life early Thursday morning as stakeholders from across the forest, climate, and remote sensing sectors gathered for a networking session titled “Unlocking the Power of EO for Forest Carbon Monitoring.” Hosted by the European Space Agency’s Forest Carbon Monitoring (FCM) project, the session combined expert presentations, dynamic panel discussions, and audience engagement, showcasing how Earth Observation (EO) is transforming forest biomass and carbon monitoring.
Forests play a vital role in regulating our climate, but monitoring their health and carbon storage is no simple task. In a new video from the Forest Carbon Monitoring (FCM) Project, users from two very different regions — Catalonia in Spain and the Colombian Amazon — share how they are working with the project’s Earth Observation tools to improve forest management and support climate action.
Join us at the upcoming Living Planet Symposium (LPS 2025) for a dynamic networking session showcasing our European Space Agency’s Forest Carbon Monitoring (FCM) project and our versatile toolset for Earth Observation (EO)-based forest biomass and carbon monitoring. Designed to support a wide spectrum of forestry stakeholders, our FCM tools address key needs from policy compliance reporting (e.g. CRCF, LULUCF), voluntary private-sector reporting, to scientific applications including digital twins and ecosystem analysis.
The Winter Satellite Workshop (WSW) is one of the largest annual Earth Observation events in Finland and the biggest New Space meeting in Scandinavia and the Baltic countries. It brings together over 500 space technology specialists, scientists and students to discuss current topics in a rapidly developing space field.
With all the challenges that the world is facing nowadays, it is increasingly important that science is closely integrated into our thinking and our everyday lives to support the choices we make. To highlight the significant role of science in society and the need to engage the wider public in debates on emerging scientific issues, the United Nations celebrates the annual World Science Day for Peace and Development on the 10th November. The day aims to underline the importance and relevance of science in our daily lives.
Last week, the FCM consortium had the opportunity to participate in the ‘Second Forum on Earth Observation for Carbon Markets’. This year, the forum was held in conjunction with the ‘EO for improving LULUCF Monitoring, reporting and verification’ meeting.
Perhaps one of the most exciting demonstrations to be conducted during the FCM continuation is the Colombian use case. The overall aim is to highlight the feasibility of the FCM methods to meet the requirements of the new Verra Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) for REDD+ projects.
As unbelievable as it sounds, two years have passed since the Forest Carbon Monitoring started. This means that we are reaching the end of the current project. The project set out to implement a prototype of an operational remote sensing-based monitoring platform offering a cloud processing system for forest biomass and carbon monitoring. The platform...