Glaciers are silent guardians of bygone eras and vital resources for Earth's climatic balance. These imposing ice bodies at the planet’s extremes are majestic, fragile, and increasingly threatened by climate change and human activities.
To mark the United Nations’ declaration of 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation, we spotlight the beauty and fragility of Polar ecosystems through spectacular images from the COSMO-SkyMed satellites. These images highlight the technological and environmental efforts needed for their preservation.
As part of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030), we join a global effort to raise awareness of the fragility of polar oceans and develop innovative solutions for their protection. Through collaboration, the Ocean Decade community will contribute to resilient, sustainable oceans.
The 2025 edition of Love Planet Earth, endorsed as a Decade Activity by the UN Ocean Decade, the Italian National Decade Committee (NDC), and the Italian Oceanographic Commission (COI), explores the polar marine areas through wonder, fragility, and innovation.
The LOVE PLANET EARTH 2025 calendar, with its breathtaking images, is a powerful testament of COSMO- SkyMed’s vital mission to answer Earth’s most challenging questions. Thanks to the most advanced satellite technologies and geo-information solutions, we are able to monitor the most extreme regions, studying the polar ice caps and Arctic biodiversity, the permafrost and marine pollution. And we are able to provide crucial insights to drive our choices for better preserving the astonishing ecosystems of our planet.
The “Ocean Decade Challenges for collective impact” are 10 strategic objectives of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development to be achieved on the way to 2030, aimed at safeguarding our oceans and fostering sustainable practices for a healthier marine environment. The challenges describe the most immediate priorities for the Decade, shaping its overall contribution to the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. They set up a framework for a wide range of stakeholders around the world who choose to engage and collaborate to trigger a real revolution in ocean science. Through the generation of information and knowledge, the Challenges will contribute to the development of stronger science-based policies at global, regional, national and local levels.Progress on each challenge is carefully monitored by a dedicated scientific committee, and they all aim towards the common goal of achieving a clean, healthy, resilient, safe, accessible and inspiring ocean by the end of the decade.
The Love Planet Earth calendar reflects the deep commitment of Telespazio, e-GEOS, and Leonardo to social responsibility and environmental sustainability. This dedication arises from a clear understanding of the space sector’s vital role in safeguarding the environment.