Berau River delta, Indonesia

To mark the first anniversary of the European Space Agency’s Biomass satellite, we present a selection of striking images captured over the past 12 months, revealing Earth’s forests, and much more, in new detail. In just one year, this pioneering mission has begun transforming our understanding of forest dynamics and advancing how scientists monitor the critical role forests play in regulating the global carbon cycle.

This image, captured on 22 June 2025, shows the Berau River delta in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, where a network of sediment-rich distributary channels winds through a low-lying coastal landscape dominated by dense green mangrove forests and tropical swamp vegetation, interspersed with small settlements and agricultural clearings.

Read full story: Stunning images from Biomass mark its one year in orbit