{"id":2009,"date":"2025-08-29T13:39:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T13:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2025\/08\/29\/a-new-era-in-forest-and-land-cover-monitoring\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T13:39:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T13:39:38","slug":"a-new-era-in-forest-and-land-cover-monitoring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2025\/08\/29\/a-new-era-in-forest-and-land-cover-monitoring\/","title":{"rendered":"A new era in Forest and Land Cover Monitoring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new era in Forest and Land Cover Monitoring<br \/>\n<span><span>ldhoop<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Fri, 29\/08\/2025 &#8211; 15:39<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Copernicus Land Monitoring Service (CLMS)<\/strong> is delighted to invite you to an in-depth webinar on the newly launched <strong>Land Cover and Forest Monitoring (LCFM)<\/strong> product suite. This event will take place on <strong>25 September 2025<\/strong>, offering a unique opportunity to explore ground-breaking developments in global land-cover observation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why LCFM matters<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The LCFM product suite marks a leap forward in spatial and temporal land monitoring \u2014 delivering <strong>annual global land cover maps at 10\u202fm resolution<\/strong>, a tenfold enhancement over previous 100\u202fm products<\/li>\n<li>It <strong>revives the global Copernicus land cover time series<\/strong>, which had paused in 2019, resuming yearly updates from 2020 through 2026<\/li>\n<li>In addition to the baseline land cover maps, LCFM introduces<strong> pan tropical tree cover density and change maps at 10\u202fm resolution<\/strong>, crucial for precise forest monitoring<\/li>\n<li>It includes <strong>sub-annual land-cover monitoring<\/strong>, capturing seasonal dynamics and enabling near real-time detection of extreme events or land conversion processes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These advancements are pivotal for supporting environmental policymaking and implementation\u2014from tracking deforestation to aiding biodiversity preservation, climate action, agricultural planning, and supporting the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).<\/p>\n<p><strong>AGENDA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>14.30\u201314.40<\/strong> Welcome &amp; opening remarks &#8211; <em>Andreas Brink, CLMS<\/em><br \/><strong>14.40\u201315.00<\/strong> Introduction to LCFM: features &amp; innovation &#8211; <em>Ruben Van De Kerchove, VITO<\/em><br \/><strong>15.00\u201315.15<\/strong> FAO perspective: Importance for global land forest &#8211; Policy <em>Livia Peiser, FAO<\/em><br \/><strong>15.15\u201315.30<\/strong> GIZ perspective: Operational applications &amp; cooperation &#8211; Antje Hecheltjen, GIZ<br \/><strong>15.30\u201315.50<\/strong> Panel discussion &amp; Q&amp;A moderated by <em>Andreas Brink, CLMS, Ruben Van De Kerchove, VITO<\/em><br \/><strong>15.50\u201316.00<\/strong> Closing remarks &amp; forward look &#8211; <em>Andreas Brink, CLMS<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>      Thu, 25\/09\/2025 &#8211; 12:00<\/p>\n<p>            Thu, 25\/09\/2025 &#8211; 12:00<\/p>\n<p class=\"address\"><span class=\"locality\">Copenhagen<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"country\">Denmark<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            No<\/p>\n<p>            No<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/bjagts0Vbk\">REGISTER HERE &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            No<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.copernicus.eu\/en\/service\/land\">Land<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            &#8211;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-muted mb-0\">\n      <strong>Time:<\/strong>\n    <\/p>\n<p>          14.30-16.00<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new era in Forest and Land Cover Monitoring ldhoop Fri, 29\/08\/2025 &#8211; 15:39 The Copernicus Land Monitoring Service (CLMS) is delighted to invite you to an in-depth webinar on the newly launched Land Cover and Forest Monitoring (LCFM) product suite. 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