A planet in view on Earth Day 2026
Earth Day, celebrated on 22 April each year, highlights the importance of protecting the planet’s ecosystems. Marking the occasion, this Copernicus Sentinel-2 mosaic of Earth brings into focus the diversity of landscapes across Europe, Africa, and parts of western Asia.
Composed of multiple images acquired by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites during spring 2025, the mosaic shows land surfaces in natural colour: vegetation appears in green tones, deserts in pale beige. Snow and ice remain visible across northern Europe and Greenland, indicating seasonal conditions at higher latitudes.
The European Union is working towards climate neutrality by 2050 through reducing emissions, restoring ecosystems and biodiversity, transitioning to clean energy, and supporting global cooperation. Copernicus data support the monitoring of these changes and inform environmental policy.
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