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We are facing serious
environmental challenges

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and the increasing impacts
of a change in climate.

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GROW offers you the opportunity
to join a global observatory

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in which thousands of people
will collaborate to observe

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and care for the environment.

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Two of the key challenges
GROW focuses on

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are soil degradation
and the impact

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of a changing climate, both
impacted by unsustainable food

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growing methods.

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Grow is creating a community of
growers, small-scale farmers,

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scientists, and policymakers,
all working together

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to help address these challenges
and learn from each other.

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This community of
citizen scientists

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will help space science
by providing vital ground

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data to validate the research
undertaken by satellites.

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The shared vision is
to support and build

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sustainable custodianship of
the land and soil across Europe.

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Soil is vital to our future,
but it is a threatened resource.

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There is an urgent need
to adopt more sustainable

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agricultural practices.

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This data can also inform
international policy decisions

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on land use, soil management,
and climate change

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as well as supporting growers
in different countries

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to share, discover, and test
sustainable soil stewardship

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and growing practises.

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Whether you are a new or
a more experienced grower,

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or a citizen scientist, you
can learn to gather and make

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sense of data for yourself.

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Together, we will have
opportunities to take part

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in more complex observations and
experiments in the coming weeks

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and months.

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You will learn about
climate monitoring

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from space via satellites,
and from the ground

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by using hand-held
and soil sensors.

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What do sensors used
by citizen scientists

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have to do with
orbiting satellites,

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and how can they be used to
predict floods, droughts,

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and fires?

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You will find out how
satellite data can assist us

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in understanding the
conditions of our soils.

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And how, in turn, people like
us can generate soil data

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to effect change in our gardens,
growing sites, and local areas.

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We will explore how Earth
observation, soil moisture,

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and DIY soil sensors can
help us improve food growing

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practises and monitor climate
change and soil health.

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Sign up for this GROW
Citizen Science online course

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and join a community
of soil champions.

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