CloudEARTH is an initiative that includes a series of projects that aim to build innovation capacity of using big data in Environmental Sciences, Sustainability and Circular Economy. The initiative, so far, includes three projects (i.e. CloudEARTHi, CloudEARTHc (Conference series) and AccessEARTH) and three projects in the preparation stage (e.g. Inspiring the Minds, DNAi and SEED+).