Long-Term Urban Ecological Observatory
Monitoring urban ecological change over time
About
The LTUEO brings together urban ecology, sustainability science, climate science, and earth observation to generate long-term evidence on the interactions between people, biodiversity, ecosystems, and the built environment. By combining continuous environmental monitoring, interdisciplinary research, and field-based experimentation, it enables a deeper understanding of urban socio-ecological systems across spatial and temporal scales.
The LTUEO strengthens IIHS’ commitment to long-term knowledge creation by supporting research, teaching, practice, and policy. It also serves as a platform for collaboration with governments, academic institutions, practitioners, and citizens, generating evidence that informs nature-based solutions, ecological restoration, climate adaptation, and sustainable urban development.
Areas of Work
Urban socio-ecological systems
Spatio-temporal biodiversity assessments to understand ecological change across landscapes.
Nature-based solutions
Monitoring and designing ecosystem-based adaptation for resilient cities.
Global change monitoring
Long-term monitoring and early warning systems for environmental change in an urbanising world.
Citizen Science
Enabling public participation in urban biodiversity monitoring and conservation.
Featured Projects
Urban biodiversity and ecosystem services assessment in Bhagalpur
Designing measures for conservation and restoration of urban freshwater ecosystems for enhancing biodiversity, water security and heat stress mitigation
Planning for adaptive ecological restoration and nature-based solutions in a peri-urban and rural warehouse site
Applying a biodiversity lens for a sustainable city
Restoration of social-ecological systems of Tamiraparani riverscape
