This Earth Day, we’re celebrating the people and projects turning environmental science into real-world impact. Professor Heiko Balzter and Dr Nezha Acil from the National Centre for Earth Observation at the University of Leicester, are leading pioneering work to help protect Africa’s forests using Earth
A satellite developed by British academics and engineers, including expertise from the Space Park Leicester and the National Centre for Earth Observation, is set to become the first in the world to measure accurately the condition and carbon mass of the Earth’s forests from space
Space Park Leicester is inviting industry leaders to exchange ideas with their Canadian counterparts at a networking lunch taking place in March. Projects are focused on piloting local activity that could be scaled up and rolled out nationally and are being supported by Space Park Leicester
Since 2014, the University of Leicester has been working in partnership with the Kenya Forest Service to co-develop Forest Alert, a rapid deforestation monitoring system based on Copernicus sentinel-2 images.
