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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 5d

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 5d

🌿 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 👇
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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 12d

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Copernicus Monitoring for Environment and Security

In a changing world, reaffirming Copernicus’ dual mission matters more than ever By Geoff Smith In May and June of this year, I attended three events that brought into focus the challenges now facing ...

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 12d

#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

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Landguy @landguyminor.bsky.social · 15d

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

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Tristan Norton @trisnorton.bsky.social · 15d

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

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IPBES @ipbes.net · 15d

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

Figure showing two vulnerable bird species. Image (a) shows two Blue-throated Macaws perched on bare branches, displaying their distinctive green plumage with bright yellow-orange underparts and blue throat patches. Image (b) shows a Blue-headed Quail-Dove, a plump ground-dwelling bird with brown body plumage, blue-gray head markings, and reddish feet, standing on rocky ground. The caption explains these are endangered species with different responses to threat abatement measures, with photo credit to Joe Tobias. The images are labeled 'a' and 'b' and appear to be from a scientific publication about species conservation.

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 19d

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 19d

📢 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❗️

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BirdLife Europe & Central Asia @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social · 26d

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

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 29d

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

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 29d

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 29d

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

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · Sep 29

"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 [...]

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · Oct 3

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · Oct 3

#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

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Geoff Smith @drgeoffsmith.bsky.social · Sep 29

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

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · Sep 26

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · Sep 26

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...

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · Sep 19

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · Sep 19

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

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · Sep 9

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Eurosite Annual Meeting 2025 - Eurosite

Nature supports all life on earth. The healthier our ecosystems are, the healthier the planet – and people. We are halfway through the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration. Time flies!...

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · Sep 9

#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❗️

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Jose M Álvarez-Martínez @jozemanu.bsky.social · Sep 2

@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!

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · Sep 4

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