Remote sensing measurements from ground, UAV, aircraft and satellite platforms have increasingly become established technologies to study and monitor Earth’s surface, to perform comprehensive analysis and modeling, with the final goal of supporting decision making. The spectral, spatial and temporal resolutions of remote sensors have been continuously improving, making environmental remote sensing more accurate and comprehensive than ever before. Such progress enables understanding of multiscale aspects of high-risk natural phenomena and development of multi-platform and inter-disciplinary surveillance monitoring tools. The session welcomes contributions focusing on present and future perspectives in environmental remote sensing, from multispectral/hyperspectral optical and thermal sensors. Applications are encouraged to cover, but not limited to, the monitoring and characterization of environmental changes and natural hazards from volcanic and seismic processes, landslides, and soil science. Specifically, we are looking for novel solutions and approaches including the topics as follows: ecosystem assessment and monitoring, land use/cover changes, coastal environments and climate change, techniques for data fusion (spectral, spatial and temporal), disaster monitoring, new sensors and platforms for environmental studies.