February 2012 – UN COPUOS STSC: Exchange of Views – Space Sustainability and Policy Dialogues

This statement outlines Secure World Foundation’s contributions to advancing space sustainability, space policy and law, planetary defense, and disaster management. Key initiatives include co-hosting the Improving Our Vision workshop on Space Situational Awareness (SSA) in Luxembourg and supporting UN-SPIDER events on crowdsourced mapping for emergency response. The Foundation also organized multiple workshops in collaboration with AT-14 on near-Earth object (NEO) risk communications and mission planning, including a working group on the Information, Analysis, and Warning Network (IAWN). Additional highlights include participation in the Beijing Space Sustainability Conference focusing on debris mitigation, small satellite traffic management, and SSA data sharing. SWF also convened global space policy events in Brussels and Washington, DC, with thematic focus on emerging space actors, China’s space program, and Europe's space governance under the Lisbon Treaty.