ESA call:
In partnership with GEO BON and the European Biodiversity Observation Coordination Centre (EBOCC), this activity will study how Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) enabled by satellite remote sensing can be integrated in the monitoring framework of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF) adopted at COP 15 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in December 2022.The objective is to develop state-of-the-art EO solutions to produce EBVs in terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems addressing different EBV classes (e.g., ecosystem structure and function, community composition, species population). The project aims to support the integration of EBVs, enabled by satellite remote sensing, into the GBF monitoring framework and its indicators. The activity will leverage existing EBV initiatives conducted by European and international partners, including GEO BON, EUROPABON, the European Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity (KCBD), the European Biodiversity Partnership (Biodiversa+) and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).