As we move further into the 21st century we are becoming ever more aware of the need to preserve the Earth’s sensitive ecosystem, to minimize the harmful effects of our own activities on the environment, and to husband and conserve natural resources.
Increasingly space technology is helping to supply the tools that enable us to do this. Space systems and technologies can provide effective methods to monitor climate change and the impact of land and water use and development. They can also be adapted to improve the ways in which the Earth’s natural resources and agricultural systems can be managed and recycled.
