Community Event Session 6: EO for Land: The Power of Collaboration for Country Impact

05 May 25, 16:00 - 17:30
Room A

Community Event Session 6: EO for Land: The Power of Collaboration for Country Impact

Objectives

This event aims to identify ways to strengthen collaboration and impact on the ground to enhance land health and sustainability. By showcasing successful partnerships and innovations, it will highlight how GEO Flagships, such as GEO LDN, act as a vital link, ensuring that EO solutions are aligned with country needs. A key focus will be on how EO data supports integrated land use planning, reporting on SDG 15.3.1, and synergies between UN Conventions like the UNCCD and CBD. The session will also examine whether EO innovations effectively address country priorities and what is needed to scale up successful approaches. Through presentations and panel discussions, participants will explore concrete ways to enhance coordination among GEO Flagships, improve data standards and interoperability, and provide more impactful support to countries. The session will go beyond affirming the need for collaboration, aiming to identify actionable steps for a stronger, more sustainable impact of EO on land management and decision-making.

Agenda

  • Opening and Introduction (5min): Collaboration for synergies on land – a global perspective (Johns Kharika, UNCCD);
  • Presentations (40min): EO innovations for healthy land - are we meeting the country needs?
    • Collaboration on Land Use Land Cover Standards for SDG reporting (Matieu Henry),
    • Collaboration on high resolution land productivity data for challenging environments (Andreas Brink),
    • Collaboration on glocal aspects: Examples from the Mediterranean (Paolo Mazzetti),
    • Collaboration on decision support: Country examples (Ingrid Teich).
  • Panel (40min): Enhancing the collaboration among the GEO Flagships (40min):
    • GEO-LDN (Ingrid Teich),
    • GEOBON (Rubén Valbuena),
    • GEOGLAM (Sven Giliams),
    • GFOI (Julian Fox),
    • DEA (Lisa Rebelo),
    • DEP (Andiswa Mlisa)
  • Closing (5 min).

Speakers, Moderator

Andreas Brink
Andreas Brink
Speaker,JRC
Sven Gilliams
Sven Gilliams
Speaker,GEO Secretariat
Antje Hecheltjen
Antje Hecheltjen
Moderator,GIZ
Matieu Henry
Matieu Henry
Speaker,FAO
Johns Muleso Kharika
Johns Muleso Kharika
Speaker,UNCCD
Paolo Mazzetti
Paolo Mazzetti
Speaker,CNR
Katie Millette
Katie Millette
Speaker,McGill
Andiswa Mlisa
Andiswa Mlisa
Speaker,SPC
Lisa Rebelo
Lisa Rebelo
Speaker,DE Africa
Ingrid Teich
Ingrid Teich
Speaker,University of Bern