2022 Workshop on Earth Observation for Ecosystem Accounting
28 November - 1 December 2022 | Virtual
Objective
The objective of the 2022 Workshop on Earth Observation for Ecosystem Accounting was to bring together experts in Earth Observation and experts in Ecosystem Accounting to jointly discuss the key challenges that need to be addressed in order to use Earth Observation in compiling national ecosystem accounts to support national policies.
On 29 November, the Africa Community of Practice gave a presentation titled ‘Assessing the Condition of Blue Carbon Ecosystems through Earth Observation – An Overview’ during the session Case studies on the role of EO data to compile condition accounts.
The 2022 Workshop on Earth Observation for Ecosystem Accounting (EO4EA 2022) was organized by the European Space Agency in collaboration with the Environmental-Economic Account section of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) and the Earth Observations for Ecosystem Accounting initiative of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO EO4EA).
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