The Mediterranean Wetlands Observatory (MWO) participated in the Living Planet Symposium 2016 (LPS-2016) that was organized by the European Space Agency (ESA) from 9 to 13 May in Prague, Czech Republic.
The objective of this conference, which brought together over 3,300 participants from around the world, was to present the latest innovations in studying and monitoring of various environmental and human phenomena in the Earth observation tools (Terrestrial and aquatic environments, agriculture, urban, geology, oceans, atmosphere and climate…).
The SWOS Team, of whom Anis Guelmami as a representative from the MWO
The MWO, with other SWOS “Satellite-based Wetland Observation Service” team members (Jena-Optronic, RSS, University of Bonn, University of Malaga and UNEP-WCMW) presented the SWOS products and services, welcoming the public at the project’s booth, and presented a special event “Wetlands and Earth observation tools“.
This event was also an opportunity to meet other stakeholders working in the field of wetland monitoring with satellites images, especially the GlobWetland-Africa project coordinator and the Biodiversity and Ecosystems expert of GEO group (Group on Earth Observation), which has just launched GEO-wetlands (a group specifically dedicated to wetlands and Earth observation).
During these meetings, the strengthening of links between these initiatives was discussed, with the development of synergies to enable the integration of Earth observation tools in wetlands monitoring and study.