Biodiversity, Ecosystems and Natural Capital EU Agency for the Space Programme

Biodiversity of ecosystems are representing natural assets essential for the development of our environment. Long used to monitor land and marine environments, Earth Observation offers numerous products and services for protecting – even restoring – ecosystems and preventing further biodiversity loss. These include forecasting the impact climate change will have on essential ecosystems, providing environmental monitoring, analysing the effectiveness of EU policies and managing resources. GNSS, on the other hand, supports biodiversity and ecosystems by providing data collected by tracking animals displaced by habitat loss. National authorities also rely on GNSS when conducting forest inventories, a process that involves quantifying and describing forest resources and health.

Biodiversity, Ecosystems and Natural Capital In Action

Ilustrative image for the World Water Week

Protecting water from space

This World Water Week, discover how the EU Space Programme helps monitor water quality, track climate impacts and detect pollution, helping protect one of Earth’s most precious resources.

26 Aug 2026

The new EUSPA market report is here!

The report reflects how global space downstream sector has expanded beyond Earth Observation and Global Navigation Satellite System to include emerging areas like Secure Satellite Communication and Space Situational Awareness.

27 May 2026

Tracking textile supply chain biodiversity indicators with Copernicus data

GANNI and EUSPA join forces in a pilot project leveraging Copernicus Earth observation data to monitor ecological changes and identify drivers of biodiversity loss linked to garment production in Portugal and Italy.

08 Dec 2025

Galileo HAS Transforms Galápagos Tortoise Reintroduction Studies

Reviving Ecosystems: How Galileo High Accuracy Service aids Galápagos tortoise reintroduction

Using the Galileo High Accuracy Service (HAS), ecologist Charles Lehnen achieves unprecedented precision in ecological monitoring on Santa Fe Island, enhancing conservation strategies and the understanding of the reintroduced Española Island tortoise ecosystem dynamics.

05 Jun 2024

EU Space plays a key role in the restoration and preservation of healthy soils as part of the fight against climate change.

Getting dirty – from space

As we celebrate World Soil Day, EUSPA takes a look at how EU Space is helping protect and restore our dirt.

08 Dec 2023

I/NAV improvements are now available to all Galileo Open Service users

Galileo Open Service (OS) has been upgraded with three I/NAV improvements. It will result in faster availability and increased robustness

18 Aug 2023

The Colosseum, Rome, as captured by Copernicus Sentinel-2 Satellite. Credit: European Commission

EU Space technologies and development tools revolutionize archaeological research

While the archaeology of the movies tends to focus on the fedoras, whips and last crusades, actual archaeologists depend on space technologies like GNSS and Earth Observation.

18 Jul 2023

A new report by UNOOSA & EUSPA looks at how Copernicus, Galileo, EGNOS and GOVSATCOM can address such population-related challenges as food security, water management, climate change and the environment.

Sustainably supporting 8 billion people with EU Space

A new report by the EUSPA and United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) highlight the many ways the EU Space Programme helps balance sustainable development with a rapidly growing population.

08 Jun 2023

While EU Space and the data and services it provides are important assets to supporting the Green Deal, businesses stand to benefit too.

How EU Space supports Europe’s environmental policies

While EU Space and the data and services it provides are important assets to supporting the implementation of the Green Deal, businesses stand to benefit too.

01 Jun 2023