Events - Asia and Pacific

Join Peder Nelson in this Snow View Intensive Observation Period (IOP) webinar to explore, view, and practice ways of measuring snow from a distance.  >>

The 5th Asia and Pacific Virtual Wetland Symposium will convene on 31 January 2025 to highlight the critical role wetlands play in biodiversity conservation and climate resilience. This one-day virtual event aims to foster dialogue and knowledge exchange among researchers, educators, policymakers, and practitioners on innovative wetland management and conservation strategies.  >>

Join us on 21 January 2025 at 12 noon ET (5:00 pm UTC; 18:00 CET) as we hear all about the European Phenology 2024 Autumn Tree Campaign from Lenka Kleger of the GLOBE Europe and Eurasia Regional Coordination Office.  >>

Please join the GLOBE Observer team on 8 pm ET on 12 December (1:00 am UTC 13 December) for a GLOBE Observer Connect conversation with Callie Davis. During her summer internship with Dixie National Forest, Callie used the GLOBE Observer Land Cover tool to recreate a series of historic photos taken by her parents, who worked for the USDA Forest Service in the 1990s to survey the land. She will share some of the changes she observed.  >>

On 5 December at 10:00 am ET (3:00 pm UTC, 16:00 CET), listen in on a discussion between Dr. Russ Congalton, the original GLOBE Land Cover Protocol scientist, and Peder Nelson, scientist and GLOBE Program partner who currently supports the GLOBE Observer Land Cover tool. Hear their answers to how changes in technology have impacted GLOBE data, and what they believe the scientific legacy of GLOBE data is.  >>

GLOBE Mission Earth is hosting a webinar for the Urban Heat Island (UHI) Intensive Observation Period (IOP) on Monday, 2 December 2024, at 3 pm ET (8 pm UTC). This webinar will highlight studying different surfaces at your schools and how teachers, students, and citizen scientists can participate. Here is the webinar information to participate in the UHI IOP.  >>

This exciting experience aims to bring together students, teachers, and the scientific community from different Asia-Pacific countries to collectively “learn through observation” issues surrounding our oceans and water systems due to man-made and natural events  >>

Join Tracy Ostrom, GLOBE Mission Earth Project Coordinator, in this interactive webinar on collecting, organizing and 'cleaning' GLOBE data!  >>

Keeping the GLOBE Observer app running and growing is no small task! In this month’s GLOBE Observer Connect conversation, we will talk to lead GLOBE Observer developer Joe Wieclawek and others on the team that builds and maintains GLOBE Observer. They will share some of the highlights of working on GLOBE Observer and will be ready to answer your questions.  >>

The AP RCO is thrilled to announce the launch of the Asia-Pacific "Soil in Schools Campaign," running from September 1st to October 16th, 2024. This initiative aims to engage students in the Asia-Pacific region in a series of hands-on activities designed to deepen their understanding of soil science and its crucial role in maintaining healthy ecosystems.  >>