Purpose -- The purpose of the International Center for Remote Sensing of Environment is to foster the application of remote sensing technology to issues of the environment. A primary focus of the Center is the International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment, which takes place on a biannual basis at locations around the world.

News --36th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment is convening in Berlin, Germany, May 11-15, 2015. More information

The Future of Drylands - Revisited. A forthcoming book by Charles Hutchinson and Stefanie Herrmann, published by UNESCO. More information

UNEP/FAO/UNCCD Workshop on the Dynamics of the Variability of the Sahel Region in Nairobi, Kenya, October 14-16, 2003. More information