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 have provided us with effective methods to monitor climate change and the impact of land and water use and development. Some of the underlying space technologies have been adapted to improve the ways in which we exploit, manage and recycle the Earth’s natural resources and agricultural systems. The successful spin-offs described below will help you find out just how the European space industry is having an increasing impact on monitoring and preserving the Earth, its resources and our environment.