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17 - 18 May 2023
WMO, Geneva, Switzerland
1st Global Ecosystems Atlas Convening Meeting
The Global Ecosystems Atlas First Convening Meeting, held on the 17th and 18th of May in Geneva, Switzerland, brought together stakeholders to kick off the development of the Global Ecosystems Atlas – a new initiative aimed at comprehensively mapping and assessing the world’s ecosystems based on integrated, demand-driven, co-designed, innovative Earth observations (EO) solutions and novel partnerships.10
Organized by the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), the two-day meeting brought together 70 participants from, inter alia, governments, space agencies, commercial satellite and geospatial companies, technology providers, conservation organizations, philanthropic foundations, UN bodies, multilateral environmental agreements and regional organizations. Overall, the meeting hosted 70 participants, with 37 in-person attendees and 33 online; 41 total organizations were represented, of which 27 attended in person.
