Interconnect Earth Observation research for addressing environmental policies

Expected Outcome:Successful proposals should contribute to the expected impact of this Destination on competitiveness, sustainability and resilience of the economy enabled by more accessible and interoperable environmental observations and improved Earth Intelligence.Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:a single-entry point linking European research and policymaking embedded in the European Commission's Knowledge Centre on Earth Observation (KCEO)[1] as ‘scientific pillar’, with the objective to collect and organise knowledge resulting from science that is relevant for European and international environmental policies and conventions (notably those related to biodiversity), in particular knowledge generated from EU-funded R&I projects, relevant infrastructures and platforms;a strengthened and structured EuroGEO EO Community building on the competences of its Action Groups and the Member States’ uptake actions (e.g. as through the Copernicus National Collaboration Programme) offering to its members services reflecting Europe’s EO vision for Earth Intelligence in the post-2025 global GEO;the timely contribution to the update, under the guidance of the KCEO of a policy driven Earth observation R&I Roadmap for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda). Scope:Earth Observation (EO) research is interconnected across Europe, supporting and enhancing the ambition of national, European and international policies and conventions. Contributing to Europe’s competitiveness and the European Green Deal, the topic aims to give support to the development and implementation of EU policies, including environmental policies (notably those related to biodiversity) through knowledge generation, to guide governance, and help implementing the simplification agenda. It supports the evolution of the long-term strategic research agenda for earth observation by engaging with EO stakeholders.This c