The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
Find out more about space activities in our 23 Member States, and understand how ESA works together with their national agencies, institutions and organisations.
Exploring our Solar System and unlocking the secrets of the Universe
Go to topicProtecting life and infrastructure on Earth and in orbit
Go to topicUsing space to benefit citizens and meet future challenges on Earth
Go to topicMaking space accessible and developing the technologies for the future
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As a rule of thumb, 50% of the weight of a tree is carbon, stored withing its woody biomass. 70% of Earth's land biomass is held in tropical forest and this is where most changes are happening.
Assessing forest carbon storage and change is key to understanding Earth's carbon cycle, which plays a major role in our climate.
ESA’s Biomass forest mission uses novel space technology to deliver new information about the state of our forests and how they are changing, and to further our knowledge of the role forests play in the carbon cycle.