LPS Sustainable Horizons Award 

The Young ESA Environmental Committee is organizing the LPS Sustainable Horizons Award to leverage Earth Observation (EO) technology to address global challenges, enhance societal well-being, and promote the sustainable management of natural resources and ecosystems. Open to anyone in Europe, the award seeks to inspire creative approaches to building a more sustainable future.

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Eligibility criteria

• Projects shall be related to Earth Observation, to the exploitation of EO data, the improvement of methods or related technologies
• The project should be preferably self-funded, at their first stage and supported by a risk analysis; projects that have been partially or fully implemented will not be considered.
• Applicants shall be based in an ESA European Member State (please visit https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Corporate_news/Member_States_Cooperating_States)
• Clear Link to Social Sustainability: The project should directly contribute to improving social sustainability through its activities.
  • Examples of this are social justice and equity, health monitoring, food security, education and community engagement, climate change monitoring and carbon tracking, ecosystem health and biodiversity conservation, natural disaster prevention, and more.
• Alignment with SDGs: Projects must align with one or more of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), offering solutions to global challenges.
• Scale: The project can operate at any scale—local, regional, or global.
• Startups, NGO’s, individuals, and university organizations are strongly encouraged to apply. However, the competition is open for the public.