September 9, 2026 – Oikon has been designated a Topic Centre Organisation (TCO) by the European Environment Agency (EEA), as part of its Eionet network, for the 2027–2030 period. The designation places Oikon among 295 organisations across Europe recognised for the scientific and technical capacity to support the EEA’s work on environmental monitoring, assessment and reporting.
What the designation means
Eionet, the European Environment Information and Observation Network, is the partnership through which the EEA works with national and international institutions to collect, verify and analyse environmental data across Europe. Within this network, Topic Centre Organisations form the pool of qualified institutions from which the EEA’s thematic European Topic Centres (international consortia working on subjects such as biodiversity, land use, climate change and the circular economy) draw expertise for future projects.
Inclusion on the list of designated TCOs does not in itself constitute a contract, but it confirms that Oikon meets the EEA’s eligibility criteria and puts the institute in a position to pursue and contribute to Eionet-related contracting opportunities as they are published over the coming assessment cycle.
Oikon is one of just three organisations from Croatia on the EEA’s list of designated Topic Centre Organisations for 2027–2030, alongside the Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (IOR) and the Ruđer Bošković Institute, and the only privately owned consultancy. The full list of designated Topic Centre Organisations is available via the EEA’s Topic Centres page.
Building on a track record in environmental data and Earth observation
The designation reflects Oikon’s long-standing work in the fields Eionet coordinates at European level: Earth observation and Copernicus-based land cover and land use monitoring, biodiversity and Natura 2000 assessment, and marine and coastal habitat mapping. Oikon has previously contributed to European environmental monitoring efforts connected to the former ETC on Urban, Land and Soil Systems, and continues to apply its GIS and satellite-based methods on projects for national ministries, EU institutions and international partners including the European Space Agency, the World Bank, GEF and UNDP.
We look forward to the opportunity to contribute to the EEA’s work under Eionet in the years ahead, and to connecting with other designated Topic Centre Organisations as new thematic contracting opportunities are published through the 2027–2030 period.