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Space Observation for the Environment: Europe's Ambitions after the Washington Summit

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After the Earth Observation Summit in Washington (July 2003), Gérard Brachet in this report describes the growing responsibilities of the European Union and invites France to continue to play a major role in Space observation for the environment.
 

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