Diversity II
Supporting the Convention on Biological Diversity
The Diversity II project will contribute to the work of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) by assessing biological diversity in two important ecosystems of the Earth, Inland Waters and Drylands using satellite data. The work will be carried out in close collaboration with the User Communities.
Inland Waters
Global assessment of the availability of freshwater water and of its quality with the provision of key observations over a number of large perennial inland waters.
~300 lakes
Drylands
Assessment of the status and trends of the biological diversity in dry and sub-humid lands with the provision of global observations on land productivity and land conditions, over a large part of the drylands.
~10 000 000 km2 drylands
Info
- Duration: 2012 - 2015
- The project is funded by the European Space Agency
- Website: http://www.diversity2.info
Customers and Partners
ESA - European Space Agency
Brockmann Consult, Germany
Geoville, Austria
