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Multimedia Aug. 26 2022

Broadcast on sand for kids

GRID-Geneva's director has been invited to answer questions from kids about sand in the RTS broadcast "Brouhaha".

Multimedia Jun. 14 2022

UNEP/GRID-Geneva's director Interview about sand shortage on the planet on Radio-Canada

As a follow-up of the UNEP publication "Sand and Sustainability: 10 strategic recommandations to avert a crisis", UNEP/GRID-Geneva's director, Prof. Pascal Peduzzi, was interviewed by Radio-Canada (in French) on 29th of April 2022 about sand shortage.

Multimedia May. 3 2022

GRID-Geneva's director interview about the launch of the "Sand & Sustainability" report in the Radio Cité Geneva

Publications Apr. 26 2022

Sand and Sustainability: 10 strategic recommendations to avert a crisis

The UNEP publication “Sand and Sustainability : 10 Strategic Recommendations to Avert A Crisis” has been published.

Publications Nov. 25 2021

The growing footprint of digitalisation

It is important for users, services providers and policy makers to understand the impacts of “dematerialized technologies” and to learn how we can move towards greener digital technologies.

Publications Nov. 8 2021

The Swiss data cube, analysis ready data archive using earth observations of Switzerland

This article presents the Swiss Data Cube (SDC), unleashing the information power of Big Earth Data for monitoring the environment, providing Analysis Ready Data over the geographic extent of Switzerland since 1984, which is updated on a daily basis.

Publications Aug. 16 2021

Foresight brief - Working with plants, soils and water to cool the climate and rehydrate Earth’s landscapes

Disruption of the movement of water (through forests and soils alteration) in and through the atmosphere causes major shifts in precipitation that in turn exacerbates climate change regionally and beyond. Understanding the interwoven relationships can help mitigate climate change and create more resilient ecosystems.

Publications Jun. 29 2021

Scientific evidence for ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction

Application of the IPCC methodology for assessing the scientific literature on EcoDRR from 2000 to 2019 publications, which will be in turn useful for IPBES.

Publications Jun. 3 2021

Toward a definition of Essential Mountain Climate Variables

New paper involving GRID staff members on the concept of Essential Mountain Climate Variables (EMCVs) as a potential means of improving world's mountains monitoring and understanding, based on an interdisciplinary consensus regarding which variables should be considered observation priorities.

Publications Jun. 1 2021

SwissEnvEO: A FAIR National Environmental Data Repository for Earth Observation Open Science

New paper including UNEP/GRID-Geneva staff on SwissEnvEO, a Spatial Data Infrastructure complemented with digital repository capabilities to facilitate the publication of Ready to Use information products, at national scale, derived from satellite EO data available in an EO Data Cube in full compliance with FAIR principles.

Multimedia Mar. 18 2021

Participation of UNEP/GRID-Geneva to the Micromégas project

Participation of UNEP/GRID-Geneva to the Micromégas project, which deals with microplastic pollution in the marine environment

Publications Feb. 26 2021

Scientists' warning on extreme wildfire risks to water supply

New paper on wildfire-water security risks involving UNEP/GRID-Geneva staff