EU Grassland Watch
@eugrasslands.bsky.social
EU Grassland Watch uses @CopernicusEU data to monitor grassland dominated Natura 2000 sites. @EU_Commission @EU_ENV
🗺 Copernicus Land Service High-Resolution Layers updates are live!
➡ New Croplands product and improved #Grasslands layers
For #EUGW, this means:
🟢 More precise grassland management signals
🟢 Better annual trend tracking
🟢 Stronger support for #Natura2000 conservation
➡ New Croplands product and improved #Grasslands layers
For #EUGW, this means:
🟢 More precise grassland management signals
🟢 Better annual trend tracking
🟢 Stronger support for #Natura2000 conservation
December 5, 2025 at 9:34 AM
🗺 Copernicus Land Service High-Resolution Layers updates are live!
➡ New Croplands product and improved #Grasslands layers
For #EUGW, this means:
🟢 More precise grassland management signals
🟢 Better annual trend tracking
🟢 Stronger support for #Natura2000 conservation
➡ New Croplands product and improved #Grasslands layers
For #EUGW, this means:
🟢 More precise grassland management signals
🟢 Better annual trend tracking
🟢 Stronger support for #Natura2000 conservation
🌿 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...
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...
October 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🌿 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...
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
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
October 23, 2025 at 8:04 AM
#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
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
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
October 6, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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
#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
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
October 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
#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
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
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...
🗓️ 2 October
🕚 11:00 - 12:00
➡️ Session 12: 'Monitoring Habitat Management & Restoration'
Check out the event programme 👇
www.eurosite.org/event/6th-na...
September 26, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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...
🗓️ 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
He selected site Târnava Mare (ROSCI0227) as an example for evaluating ploughing and mowing events through time
September 19, 2025 at 11:09 AM
#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 🌾
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 🌾
September 4, 2025 at 11:02 AM
#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 🌾
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 🌾
📍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
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
August 28, 2025 at 7:30 AM
📍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
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...
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...
August 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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...
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...
📍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
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
August 7, 2025 at 7:30 AM
📍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
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...
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...
August 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
📢 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...
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...
#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...
The approach, now adopted by #EEA and #CLMS, is detailed in a new paper just published in Land:
📰 www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14...
July 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
#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...
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...
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...
July 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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...
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 👇
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 👇
July 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
At @esa.int's #LPS25, our colleague Jan Misurec (Gisat) discusses #EUGW's 3⃣ thematic components/characterisation:
🟢 Grassland Type
🟢 Grassland Management
🟢 Grassland Productivity
#Biodiversity
🟢 Grassland Type
🟢 Grassland Management
🟢 Grassland Productivity
#Biodiversity
June 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
At @esa.int's #LPS25, our colleague Jan Misurec (Gisat) discusses #EUGW's 3⃣ thematic components/characterisation:
🟢 Grassland Type
🟢 Grassland Management
🟢 Grassland Productivity
#Biodiversity
🟢 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
Stop by the EU Commission #Copernicus area for an #EUGW 🌿 postcard❗
#Biodiversity
June 27, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Looking for souvenirs from #LPS25 for family and friends? 🎁📬
Stop by the EU Commission #Copernicus area for an #EUGW 🌿 postcard❗
#Biodiversity
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
No problem! Watch the recording 🎥 here 👇
youtu.be/ELPZ4c2uvqQ?...
#EUGW #Copernicus #Biodiversity
June 27, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Couldn’t wake up early enough to catch our presentation at #LPS25❓
No problem! Watch the recording 🎥 here 👇
youtu.be/ELPZ4c2uvqQ?...
#EUGW #Copernicus #Biodiversity
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
🕣 8:30
📍 Room 1.34
A great chance to learn more about #EUGW and chat with the project team!
#Copernicus #Biodiversity
June 27, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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
🕣 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
Come & learn about our project & the role of grassland monitoring using #Copernicus data 🛰️
📍 Room 1.34
🕣8:30
June 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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
Come & learn about our project & the role of grassland monitoring using #Copernicus data 🛰️
📍 Room 1.34
🕣8:30
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
These are the challenges we aim to address through the #EUGW platform 🌱
#Biodiversity #Copernicus
June 25, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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
These are the challenges we aim to address through the #EUGW platform 🌱
#Biodiversity #Copernicus
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
Spotted this European brown hare just minutes from the conference venue, right here in Vienna.
#EUGrasslandWatch #EUGW #Biodiversity #Copernicus
June 25, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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
Spotted this European brown hare just minutes from the conference venue, right here in Vienna.
#EUGrasslandWatch #EUGW #Biodiversity #Copernicus