Tropical SCOlutions, a webinar in French Guiana

Published on 08/06/2026

A year ago, in French Guiana, the Climate Change Adaptation Days highlighted key findings, a shared commitment among stakeholders to work together, and recognition of the potential contributions of space technology. In this regard, the SCO is organizing a dedicated webinar on 23 June 2026, focusing on the Amazon rainforest.

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Joining forces to preserve the Amazon rainforest. © SCO

In French Guiana, as in Brazil, there are numerous climate challenges, particularly regarding tropical forests, which are facing rapid changes linked to human activities and climate change. Drawing on the findings and lessons learned from last year’s CCAD (see box), the SCO is organizing, in partnership with the Guiana Space Centre, a webinar dedicated to ‘Tropical SCOlutions’ to promote and encourage transatlantic synergies.

Held in French Guiana from 3 to 5 June 2025, the Climate Change Adaptation Days (CCAD) brought together over 200 participants, including local stakeholders. This event, supported by six institutions – ADEME, AFD, AUDeG, Banque des Territoires, CTG and the State – helped forge a strong public commitment to “make French Guiana a pilot territory for climate change adaptation, based on cooperation, shared responsibility and the urgency to act, in line with regional and international challenges”.

“Tropical SCOlutions: a webinar in French Guiana”

🗓️ 23 June 2026 (in French)

🕙 10.00–11.30 am French Guiana time /🕒 3.00–4.30 pm mainland France time

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Session objectives

To understand the challenges of climate change in French Guiana, and more broadly in the Amazon region;
To present the conclusions of the CCAD, ongoing actions and future prospects;
To illustrate the potential of satellite data to address climate issues in the Amazon rainforest through two SCO projects developed in these regions:
- TropiSCO, which monitors tropical deforestation in near real time,
- Chove-Chuva, which combines a wealth of information to monitor territorial dynamics in Mato Grosso (Brazil).

Speakers

Célie Losada, SCO project manager at CNES and session moderator;
Eva Cartron, Climate Change Adaptation Officer at the Agency for Urban Planning and Development in French Guiana (AUDeG);
Mathilde LANDEMARD, Project Officer for the Environmental Change Adaptation Plan, and Matthieu AHR, Geomatics Engineer, at the French Guiana Amazonian Park (PAG);
Damien Arvor, Research Director at the CNRS – UMR Littoral, Environment, Remote Sensing and Geomatics.