ENVRI is a network, a community of Environmental Research Infrastructures that collaborate to observe the Earth as a whole. Every single research infrastructure, be it from the atmosphere or marine, solid Earth or ecosystems domain, contributes to this community. We collaborate so we can provide open, FAIR, environmental data, tools and other services that everybody can use for free. ENVRI empowers the advancement of scientific knowledge which is necessary to be able to deal with rapid global changes that affect our planet.  

Anca Hienola, Senior Researcher at the Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, is an expert on atmospheric aerosols and climate change, and also co-Coordinator of the ENVRI Project. Anca approaches this podcast interview from the perspective that observations of the geosphere , hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere have be integrated for us to see the big picture of how complex, interconnected Earth systems operate. Collaborating across disciplines with FAIR data, research infrastructures like LifeWatch ERIC work to understand the intricate puzzle so as to be able to respond to the serious challenges we all face.