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A gateway to data and information on Africa's social, economic, territorial and environmental development, developed by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission.
This platform features Joint Research Centre (JRC) data, tools, partnerships, and stories developed in-house or with African and international partners. It provides a single entry-point to the wealth of European Commission knowledge on Africa and aims to support the European Union (EU) objective of deepening the partnership with Africa.

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Regional Centres of Excellence for the Green Transition Program

This platform serves as the Knowledge and Information hub for the Regional Centers of Excellence program. It underpins its Transversal component helping foster knowledge exchange and strengthen the science-policy interface, covering the priority topics linked to the Green Transition:

Biodiversity & Forest
Water
Agroecology
Ocean
Climate Change Resilience
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Transversal Component Biodiversity & Forest
ArcX Cross-Regional workshop on Biodiversity and Forests
Workshop

The ArcX cross-regional workshop on Biodiversity and Forests took place from 20 to 24 April 2026 at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) in Ispra, Italy. Bringing together key partners from across Africa and Europe, the workshop provided an opportunity to take stock of progress, strengthen collaboration and agree on priorities for the next phase of the programme.

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Biodiversity & Forest
RCMRD Launches the Biodiversity Outlook for Eastern & Southern Africa (BOESA)

The Regional Centre of Excellence (RCoE) for Biodiversity, Forests and Seascape Ecosystem Management, hosted by the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD), has launched the Biodiversity Outlook for Eastern & Southern Africa (BOESA), a flagship regional platform bringing together geospatial intelligence, biodiversity data, scientific knowledge, stories and practical tools to support biodiversity conservation and sustainable development across Eastern and Southern Africa.

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Ocean
OPERA Launches First Online Course to Strengthen Ocean Forecasting Capacity Worldwide

The OPERA (Ocean Prediction Enhancement in the Regions of Africa) project has launched its first online course OPERA MOOC Set 1: Fundamentals of Ocean Forecasting, developed as part of its Capacity Development Activities. Developed in Africa and designed for a global audience, the course aims to expand access to ocean forecasting knowledge and strengthen capacities in ocean science, climate resilience and sustainable coastal management.

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Biodiversity & Forest
From the Grassroots to Conserving Africa's Biodiversity

From 9–12 June 2026, the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) hosted the Regional Geospatial Forum for Inclusive Biodiversity Action in Nairobi, Kenya, under the EU-funded ArcX Programme. The forum brought together Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs), women, youth, governments, and conservation partners to explore how geospatial technologies can strengthen biodiversity conservation and support the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF). Participants shared experiences o

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Biodiversity & Forest
RCMRD Wins Award for Geospatial Innovation in Conservation

The Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) was awarded the 2026 Esri Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award, a distinction granted to only a small number of organisations from Esri's global user community each year.

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Biodiversity & Forest
BIODIVERSITY AND FOREST RCoEs HIGHLIGHTS AND UPDATE FIRST SEMESTER 2026

A newly released update from Biodiversity & Forest Regional Centres of Excellence (RCoEs) offers a fresh look at how their work is unfolding across Africa in 2026, inviting readers to explore the progress and stories behind their efforts.  

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Biodiversity & Forest
Above Ground Carbon
GlobBiomass
The CO2 fixed by photosynthesis is one of the most important components of the carbon cycle. Forests play a key role in this process. They represent large and persistent carbon sinks. Tree carbon stocks are important to quantify terrestrial carbon storage and carbon sinks, and to estimate potential emissions from land cover changes (deforestation, reforestation, afforestation) and from biotic (pests, diseases) and abiotic (forest fires, windstorms) disturbances. Spatially explicit data and assessments of forest biomass and carbon are thus paramount to design and implement effective sustainable forest management options and forest related policies. The above-ground carbon index presented in this dataset is expressed in Mg (megagrams or tonnes) of carbon per km2 . It corresponds to the carbon fraction of the oven-dry weight of the woody parts (stem, bark, branches and twigs) of all living trees, excluding stump and roots, as estimated by the GlobBiomass project (globbiomass.org) with 2010 as the reference year.
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Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems

The Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) nexus page maps the trade-offs between those four sectors across Africa. Its datasets are grouped into Resources, Infrastructure and Socio-economic impacts: water availability and access, solar potential, dams and reservoirs, crop and woody vegetation cover, schools, health facilities and settlements, and the development outcomes linked to them.

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eStation

The eStation is the European Commission Joint Research Centre's environmental monitoring system, which turns satellite imagery into near real-time indicators for Africa. This tool brings those products onto the Africa Knowledge Platform map — grouped into Climate, Habitats and Ecosystems, Human Impact and Pressures, and Marine and Coastal — so you can step through a product's time series, query its values for a country, a protected area or an area you draw, and chart how an indicator has changed.

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Transversal Component Biodiversity & Forest
ArcX Cross-Regional workshop on Biodiversity and Forests
Workshop

The ArcX cross-regional workshop on Biodiversity and Forests took place from 20 to 24 April 2026 at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) in Ispra, Italy. Bringing together key partners from across Africa and Europe, the workshop provided an opportunity to take stock of progress, strengthen collaboration and agree on priorities for the next phase of the programme.

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Clean Energy Access Tool

The Clean Energy Access (CEA) is an analytical tool developed to provide geospatial context to electricity access in Africa@and specifically to factors that influence the deployment of decentralised renewables in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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ACLED Africa Conflict Dashboard

The ACLED Africa Conflict Dashboard is an interactive spatial analysis and data visualization tool designed to track political violence, protests, and armed conflict dynamics across the African continent. Developed by the Africa Knowledge Platform (AKP) team, this application is powered by data from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), providing policymakers, researchers, and field actors with a near-real-time, geographic overview of regional security environments.

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Sustainable Development Goals
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GOAL 05: Gender equality
SDG Goal 5

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

GOAL 10: Reduced inequalities
SDG 10

Reduce inequality within and among countries

GOAL 11: Sustainable cities and communities
SDG 11

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

GOAL 12: Responsible consumption and production
SDG 12

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

GOAL 13: Climate action
SDG 13

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts (Acknowledging that the United Nations…
GOAL 14: Life below water
SDG 14

Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
GOAL 15: Life on land
SDG 15

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests…
GOAL 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
SDG 16

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for…
GOAL 17: Partnerships for the goals
SDG 17

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable…
GOAL 01: No poverty
SDG 1

End poverty in all its forms everywhere.

GOAL 02: Zero hunger
SDG 2

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

GOAL 03: Good health and well-being
SDG 3

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.

GOAL 04: Quality education
SDG 4

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for…
GOAL 06: Clean water and sanitation
SDG 6

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

GOAL 07: Affordable and clean energy
SDG 7

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

GOAL 08: Decent work and economic growth
SDG 8

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and…
GOAL 09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
SDG 9

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster…
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