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Assessing and mapping wetland ecosystem condition and services
More than 80 experts including representatives of different units of DG Environment, regional stakeholders and Member State representatives met on 27-28 June 2017 in Brussels for the Mapping and Assessing Ecosystems and their Services (MAES) worksh...
SWOS Portal Release Notification
On 19th of June 2017 the first version of the SWOS Geoportal has been launched and made available to the public on portal.swos-service.eu. The SWOS Geoportal acts at the same time as the Community Portal of the GEO-Wetlands Initiative. GEO-Wetlands i...
European Earth observation satellites observe forest fire in Doñana National Park in Spain
On 25th of June 2017 a huge forest fire entered Doñana National Park, one of Spain's most important nature reserves, a tourist attraction and a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1994. The Doñana wetlands consist of marshes, shallow streams, and sand...