Complex sentence: As of January 2008, GEO's membership includes 72 Governments and the European Commission; in addition, 52 intergovernmental, international and regional organizations with a mandate in Earth observation or related issues have been recognized as Participating Organizations (see lists below).
Split into simpler sentences: As of January 2008, GEO's membership includes 72 governments and the European Commission. In addition, 52 intergovernmental, international and regional organizations with a mandate in Earth observation or related issues have been recognized as participating organizations (see lists below).