As part of its 2030 Strategy, the OSS aligns with the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030), the UNCCD Strategic Framework (2018–2030), and the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and provides decision-support tools to help policymakers and stakeholders prevent desertification, combat land degradation, and reduce the impacts of drought.
By promoting the use of Earth Observation and contributing to initiatives such as the Great Green Wall, it works to strengthen food security, safeguard ecosystem services, and curb migration pressures, while advancing resilience and sustainable development in Africa.
Current projects
AfriCultuReS
AfriCultuReS “Enhancing Food Security in African Agricultural Systems with the support of Remote Sensing”- is a regional project funded by the European Union (H2020) and implemented in eight (08) African countries by a consortium that includes 17 African and European organizations and universities.
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GMES&Africa
The GMES&Africa Program "support for the sustainable management of water and natural resources through the development of Earth Observation data and technologies" project is financed by the European Union through the African Union Commission and aims to support decision-making in the field of sustainable management of water and natural resources through the provision of products and services developed out of Earth Observation data and techniques
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