EU Grassland Watch
@eugrasslands
EU Grassland Watch uses @CopernicusEU data to monitor grassland dominated Natura 2000 sites. @EU_Commission @EU_ENV
📍 Featured Natura 2000 site: Boletice [CZ0314123], Czechia 203 km², partly within an active military training area. Home to the Lynx and 12 protected habitats, beech forests, hay meadows & species-rich Nardus grasslands. Read more: www.linkedin.com/pulse/eugw-n...
🖥️ First look at the redesigned EU Grassland Watch platform. Map response times: 30+ sec → ~1 sec, letting users seamlessly explore thousands of Natura 2000 sites. New: external data import, swipe tool, smart search, shareable links & full mobile support. More soon: linkedin.com/pulse/eugw-n...
🌱 EUGW has processed hundreds of thousands of satellite images, to deliver products for 16,500+ Natura 2000 sites across Europe. Sentinel-era Land Cover data now covers all environmental zones. Read more: linkedin.com/pulse/eugw-n...
☀️🌱 The #EUGW service is moving towards its Q4 2026 launch❗ In our latest newsletter, we share a full project update, including recent improvements to the service platform: linkedin.com/pulse/eugw-n...
❄️🌱 Season’s greetings from #EUGW 🌱❄️ As grasslands across Europe enter winter dormancy, our team has been hard at work preparing the service for its 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ launch! Check out recent highlights, policy developments shaping grassland monitoring, key events, & more: www.linkedin.com/pulse/eugw-n...
🗺 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
🌿 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...
#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
#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
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...
#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 🌾
📍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
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...
📍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
📢 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...
#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...
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...
At @esa.int's #LPS25, our colleague Jan Misurec (Gisat) discusses #EUGW's 3⃣ thematic components/characterisation: 🟢 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
Couldn’t wake up early enough to catch our presentation at #LPS25❓ 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
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
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
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
Plenty of interesting studies using #Copernicus data in today’s Terrestrial and Freshwater Biodiversity session at #LPS25❗ @drgeoffsmith.bsky.social co-chaired and highlighted the importance of #EO 🛰️ data for long-term biodiversity monitoring 🌾