Funding Tracker

Environmental Crimes

Funder: ESA

Award: See website

Deadline: 2027-06-25

Region: Europe

Activity: Proof-of-concept, Pilot Projects. Call for Proposals (Non-Competitive). The challenge Environmental crime represents a critical global challenge that severely impacts ecosystems, public health, and the economy. It is now recognised as the world's fourth-largest criminal enterprise, generating up to €230 billion in annual global economic losses (UNEP-INTERPOL). This threat has driven a massive regulatory shift, marked by the enforcement of the EU’s Environmental Crime Directive and intensified global anti-greenwashing laws. Non-compliance can now trigger severe corporate penalties – reaching up to 10% of total global revenue – and expose executives to personal penalties. Scope of the Funding Call This opportunity supports the development of space-based applications and services targeting the following areas: Integrity and corporate fraud : Greenwashing, falsified environmental certifications, and verifying carbon credit baselines. Poaching and wildlife : Illicit trade of prote