User Consultation Meeting: A demonstration of our blue carbon monitoring tool
The European Space Agency (ESA) and all consortium members are organising a User Consultation Meeting on Coastal Blue Carbon (UCM), which will take place from 8 to 10 April 2026 at ESA’s ESRIN premises in Frascati, Italy.
About our project
The ESA Coastal Blue Carbon project aims to develop and demonstrate satellite-based products supporting the protection and restoration of coastal blue carbon ecosystems: seagrass meadows, salt marshes, and mangroves.
By combining Earth Observation (EO) data from the Copernicus and Sentinel missions with in-situ datasets, the project delivers habitat, biomass (mangroves), and carbon-stock maps.
These products are designed to assist coastal managers, scientists, policy makers, and investors in strengthening conservation, improving carbon accounting, and fostering climate adaptation efforts.
This meeting will allow to share results and experiences, and collectively shape priorities for operational blue carbon monitoring.
About the meeting
The three-day User Consultation Meeting will bring together representatives from public institutions, research organizations, NGOs, and international initiatives engaged in blue carbon and coastal management. It will serve as an open forum to share results, exchange experiences, and collectively shape future priorities for operational blue carbon monitoring.
Agenda overview
April 8
Afternoon only
Opening session and introductions, including presentations from ESA, high-level organizations, and leading blue-carbon experts, followed by a networking cocktail.
April 9
Full day
Technical and interactive sessions focusing on coastal habitats and carbon-stock products. Participants will explore methodologies, compare results across pilot and non-pilot sites, and engage in hands-on demonstrations and discussions on data validation and operational use of EO-based blue-carbon tools.
April 10
Morning only
Plenary session to consolidate outcomes and co-design a shared roadmap for the blue-carbon community.
A preliminary agenda for the meeting is available.
What we will achieve
Experts and potentiel users’ participation will be highly valuable to ensure that the project’s outcomes respond to users’ real needs and to contribute to defining the next steps of this ESA-led initiative.
Their expertise will significantly contribute to the depth and quality and the development of these products.
Interested?
Join us to discover the outcomes of this ambitious work and to share your insights collectively.
Please note that travel and participation costs will be covered by participants themselves.
