Jun 5, 2020 | Environment and Climate
UNO said: “This International Day for Biological Diversity awareness of the importance of biodiversity; and we will issue a call to action. 2020 is a year of reflection, opportunity and solutions. It is expected, from each of us, that we will Build Back Better by...
Jun 5, 2020 | Environment and Climate, Press, Sustainable Fisheries Management
Download the PDF With the celebration of World Oceans Day on 8 June, CLS, supported by IFREMER and CNES, is deploying fishing nets connected by satellite for the first time in the Mediterranean and in French overseas territories. This solution from space will limit...
May 29, 2020 | Environment and Climate
The ocean is the world’s first heat concentrator. Measuring the temperature of our oceans is one of the key indicators of global warming. EUMETSAT (European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites), the European Space Weather Agency,...
May 25, 2020 | Environment and Climate
Sargassum seaweed is a scourge for health, fishing and the tourist economy in the Caribbean. Piling up on beaches and forcing boats to stay in harbour, this brownish algae is closely monitored by CLS teams. How can we detect algae mats and predict where they will...
May 14, 2020 | Environment and Climate, Land Management, Mobility
Africa, like the rest of the world, is facing the Covid-19 pandemic. But African authorities and citizens are also having to cope with another threat: a historic locust invasion threatening millions with starvation. In its latest bulletin, the United Nations Food and...
May 12, 2020 | Environment and Climate, Maritime Security
Plastic waste in the oceans has disastrous consequences for the environment and human health, and Indonesia is the world’s second largest polluter. The government, aware of the urgency, is exploring many avenues to combat this scourge. The authorities have...
