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Be part of the new IMDOS Steering Committee and directory

September 25, 2024

Watch Replay : Contributions of Indigenous People’s EO to Water Quality Monitoring

August 8, 2024

New opportunities with the GEO Blue Planet EU Office

June 21, 2024

The GEO Blue Planet June 2024 Update is out now!

June 14, 2024

Executive Director Emily Smail moves on to new adventures!

June 14, 2024

The FAO releases “The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2024”

June 12, 2024

GEO Blue Planet – UNEP workshop on Earth obserations for coastal resilience and sustinable development in Africa

March 27, 2024

GEO Blue Planet 2024 monthly webinar series

January 11, 2024

GEO Week and Ministerial Summit 2023 – towards Earth Intelligence for all

November 24, 2023

Ocean Observations and the future of the Atlantic: let’s hear the ECOPs’ say

August 25, 2023

Building a global observing system for marine debris: the IMDOS initiative

July 12, 2023

The marine pollution problem may have only started in the 1950s, but it is already impacting every part of our ocean. Now, by harmonizing data, standardizing monitoring methods, leveraging technology, and harnessing the power of a global community, the newly created Integrated Marine Debris Observing System aims to support and strengthen marine debris research.

Using Earth observations to help address challenges in small island nations

July 10, 2023

Sitting at the forefront of climate change impacts, developing coastal resilience and adaptation plans is essential for small island nations. Good plans need good data, which is why the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) is working with small island stakeholders to harness Earth Observations for early warning systems, monitoring systems, and more.

Ocean observation and prediction to support coastal sustainability and resilience

June 15, 2023

The GEO Blue Planet workshop on ocean observation and prediction to address coastal sustainability in Africa took place online on 6 June 2023. The 3-hour workshop brought together 44 participants from 14 countries, representing UN bodies, regional organisations, coastal stakeholders, and practitioners and national groups working on coastal monitoring and management.

The Sargassum Information Hub: A collaborative approach to a common problem

May 23, 2023

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Korea Maritime Institute opens GEO Blue Planet Asian Office

January 18, 2023

Call to develop Earth Observation value chain case studies

January 6, 2023

OVERVIEW OF GEO BLUE PLANET ACTIVITIES 2022

January 2, 2023

Earth Observation value chain case study on Sargassum

December 20, 2022

GEO Blue Planet 5th Symposium in a nutshell

December 19, 2022

Registrations for the GEO Blue Planet Symposium 2022

August 26, 2022

Call to expand European SMEs using Copernicus based products in Ghana

July 26, 2022

UN Ocean Conference side event on Marine Litter Monitoring to Inform Action

July 13, 2022

In the backdrop of the UN Ocean Conference 2022 in Lisbon, GEO Blue Planet together with the Atlantic International Research (AIR) Centre, the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) and the UNEP Global Partnership on Marine Litter (GPML) organised an event to promote international action on monitoring marine litter.

GEO Blue Planet Symposium – Call for Sponsors & Trainers

June 8, 2022

The 5th GEO Blue Planet Symposium will take place from 24 to 28 October 2022 in Accra, Ghana. This face-to-face symposium is co-organised by the GEO Blue Planet Secretariat (Mercator Ocean International, NOAA and the University of Maryland) and the AIR Centre, and hosted by the University of Ghana and University of Energy and Natural Resources in Ghana.  

GEO Blue Planet’s Governance and Operations Plan

December 10, 2021

Approval of GEO Blue Planet’s Governance and Operations Plan, which provides an overview of the governance and operations procedures of GEO Blue Planet.

GEO Symposium 2021

June 25, 2021

More than 100 organisations joined GEO’s annual symposium to strengthen partnerships and advance Earth observations that effectively contribute to the Ocean Decade.

Marine Debris and Sargassum side events at All-Atlantic 2021 Conference

June 18, 2021

The GEO Blue Planet EU Office was part of an event that gathered high-level representatives and marine stakeholders to advance R&I cooperation for a sustainable Atlantic Ocean.

Ocean Visions 2021 Summit

May 27, 2021

The Ocean Visions Summit brought together key international stakeholders to find solutions for the unprecedented challenges and threats our oceans face.

The Blue Wave: Investing in BlueTech Clusters

May 13, 2021

TMA BlueTech and The Ocean Foundation co-sponsored a White Paper entitled “The Blue Wave: Investing in BlueTech Clusters” has been published.

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Using machine learning analysis of satellite-derived climate data to predict cholera risks in coastal India

March 12, 2021

A recent study investigates a novel use of machine learning analyses of satellite-derived Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) to forecast environmental cholera risk in coastal India, home to more than 200 million inhabitants and a region affected by recurrent cholera outbreaks.

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