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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 2d

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 · 9d

"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 · 5d

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

#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 · 10d

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 · 12d

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

Did you know that the 6⃣th #Natura2000 Monitoring Workshop is taking place next week? And we'll be presenting❗️

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🕚 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 · 19d

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

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

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

#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 🌾

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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · Aug 27

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

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · Aug 28

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · Aug 28

📍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

EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · Aug 14

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EUGW Newsletter - Edition 7 (2025)

EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · Aug 14

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

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Rob Stephens @tillingtonchum.bsky.social · Aug 10

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

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Tristan Norton @trisnorton.bsky.social · Aug 10

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

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Moira O'Donnell @naturelark.bsky.social · Aug 10

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

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Fran Sinclair @notfrangible.bsky.social · Aug 10

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 🥳

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · Aug 7

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‪@copernicusland.bsky.social‬ @euclimateaction.bsky.social‬ ‪@birdlifeeurope.bsky.social‬ @eea.europa.eu‬

Hello and welcome to the seventh edition of the EU Grassland Watch (EUGW) Newsletter, arriving at the height of summer in Europe. Many of you are likely preparing for or already enjoying your summer break, visiting a variety of landscapes and environments.

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