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China Space Day

"This is just the beginning", SCO at China Space Day

From April 22 to 24, 2025, China's space agency CNSA organized China Space Day in Shanghai. For the SCO, it was an opportunity to talk about how it is changing the face of climate adaptation, notably by revealing its latest video, "Observe, Collaborate, Act: Space for the Benefit of Climate", but also by offering a focus on SCO France, China and Thailand.
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Cartovege2

Cartovege2 : Mission Amsterdam

Following on from the Cartovege1 project on Crozet, Cartovege² is now heading for the islands of St Paul and Amsterdam. After two months in the field, the project has all the data it needs to transpose its model to Amsterdam, apply it to St Paul and publish the second volume of the French Southern Territories Habitat Guide.
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SCO France Congress

3rd SCO France Congress: Observe, Cooperate, Act

Cooperation and multilateralism: in a tense geopolitical context, the SCO, through its 3rd Congress held on 20 March 2025, reaffirms its commitment to the values promoted by the Sustainable Development Goals: protecting populations and preparing for a world that may reach +4°C.
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SeSaM

Tackling the scourge of sargassum with SeSaM

Since 2011, millions of tonnes of sargassum seaweed have washed up on beaches from the Caribbean to West Africa, causing serious ecological and health damage. By analyzing the color of the water via satellite, the SeSaM project is able to spot this seaweed at sea and use modelling to predict its arrival up to three months in advance.
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Quarterly 16

Coastal ranges: challenges and solutions

Rising sea levels, coastal erosion, more frequent and intense storms... coastal areas are particularly affected by climate change. On Thursday March 27, 2025, at the sixteenth "SCO France Quarterly meeting ", three projects presented their SCOlutions to support coastal zone resilience and management based on satellite data.
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VietSCO Mérimée

VietSCO Mérimée presents its first results in Vietnam

Building on the VietSCO projects and their online platform, the Mérimée component completes this work with rice-growing methane emissions. One year after the start of the project, stakeholders approve the method and initial results, presented at a user workshop held in Vietnam from January 13 to 15, 2025. In the field, the project team has been able to gather information on changes in farming practices, important for improving its algorithms.
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SCO Portfolio 2020-2024

A new look for the SCO Portfolio

Updated annually, the SCO Portfolio is now available for the 2020 to 2024 editions. Redesigned to be even more practical, it makes a clear distinction between current projects and operational services or demonstrators. Another new feature: a pleasant, interactive reading mode. (Re)discover it !
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2025 France Edition

SCO France : 2025 Edition

The sixth call for projects of SCO France resulted in 16 accredited projects covering 8 areas of climate change impact. This year, the focus is on forests, coastlines and land use.
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SCO in Fortnite

SCO invites itself into Fortnite!

Climate change is everyone's business. Using an unexpected but very popular information channel, the SCO and Communication teams at CNES are offering the Fortnite adventure "Amazonia: Space to the rescue". The aim is to use satellite data to solve perilous situations and save the Earth's beautiful - and much-needed - biodiversity.
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News SCO

"This is just the beginning", SCO at China Space Day

Cartovege2 : Mission Amsterdam

3rd SCO France Congress: Observe, Cooperate, Act

Tackling the scourge of sargassum with SeSaM

Coastal ranges: challenges and solutions

VietSCO Mérimée presents its first results in Vietnam

A new look for the SCO Portfolio

SCO France : 2025 Edition

SCO invites itself into Fortnite!

"This is just the beginning", SCO at China Space Day

Cartovege2 : Mission Amsterdam

3rd SCO France Congress: Observe, Cooperate, Act

Tackling the scourge of sargassum with SeSaM

Coastal ranges: challenges and solutions

VietSCO Mérimée presents its first results in Vietnam

A new look for the SCO Portfolio

SCO France : 2025 Edition

SCO invites itself into Fortnite!