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
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Go to topicUsing space to benefit citizens and meet future challenges on Earth
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This image shows potential protected areas (representing 30% of individual seascapes). It also shows economic exclusive zones (EEZ), which are shaded. EEZs are areas of open ocean, beyond any nation’s territorial sea, within which a nation has sovereign rights and jurisdiction. In this map, seascapes are categorised from 1 to 10, according to their bio-physical characteristics, where seascapes are a proxy for biodiversity. The characteristics of seascapes were defined according to satellite datasets.
Read full story: Protecting ocean biodiversity with satellite data