From satellite science to practical forest action: what WorldForest worked on in Phase 1
Forests are central to climate action, biodiversity, livelihoods, and sustainable development — but the institutions responsible for protecting and managing them often lack the timely, accurate, and locally relevant information they need to make decisions and meet growing reporting obligations. Global commitments are increasing the demand for better data on forest cover, degradation, biomass, restoration, […]
WorldForest tackles the forest reporting gap at StatEO
From 5 to 7 May, StatEO26 was held at ESRIN in Frascati. This event brought together national statistical institutes, UN bodies, Earth observation experts and policymakers to address the question: How do we make satellite data useful for official statistics? Eurostat, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) […]
WorldForest Brochure #1 released
Our latest brochure presents Earth Observation methodologies, use cases, and policy applications for forest monitoring. Download it here.
Advisory Board Meeting
On 22 January 2026, ESA World Forest had a first convening of the project Advisory Board comprising members from the EUs Joint Research Centre-Land & Climate Unit (JRC), the World Resources Institute (WRI), the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) Secretariat, the Food and Agriculture Organisation and a visiting scientist from the MIT Media Lab. The […]
WorldForest: Turning Satellite Science into Action for Sustainable Forest Management
Launched in 2025 under the European Space Agency’s FutureEO-1 Programme, the WorldForest project develops innovative EO-based methodologies and tools to support adaptive and sustainable forest management. It brings together scientists, policymakers, and practitioners to co-develop open, actionable information products on forest types, structure, biomass, disturbances, and restoration.By involving Early Adopters from the outset, WorldForest ensures […]
Project Kick-Off
The WorldForest Kick Off meeting was successfully conducted on the 12.05.2025.
GAF AG awarded
GAF AG, an e-GEOS (Telespazio/ASI) company, has been selected as the