According the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, scientific estimates show that 64 % of the world's wetlands have disappeared since 1900. Yet wetlands store 30% of all land-based carbon and provide vital ecosystem services.
Source : Ramsar Convention
In the 2024/25 world rice market, projected global production has been increased by 3.4 million tons, reaching a record high of 533.8 million (milled basis).
Source : FAO
According to the FAO, agriculture is responsible for up to half of all methane emissions, followed by fossil fuels and waste.
Source : FAO
The AGATE (Agriculture Atmospheric Emissions) project aims to address the significant air pollution and environmental degradation caused by agriculture, particularly in regions with intensive farming practices.
According to the World Economic Forum, coastal and marine tourism accounts for over 50% of global tourism revenue, yet this sector is highly vulnerable to environmental degradation such as seaweed blooms, plastic pollution, and coral reef decline.
According to the European Commission, Marine renewable energy could provide up to 10% of the European Union’s electricity demand by 2050.
Source : European Commission
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), global consumption of fish has increased by 122 percent since 1990 and aquaculture now accounts for more than 50 percent of current fish consumption.
Source : FAO
According to the FAO State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture Report 2024, over 90% of global fish stocks are either fully exploited or overfished, while fisheries continue to contribute over 120 million livelihoods globally.
According to the UNEP, coastal blue carbon ecosystems—including mangroves, tidal marshes, and seagrasses—store up to five times more carbon per hectare than tropical forests, yet they continue to be lost at alarming rates.
According to the OECD, the demand for real-time, participatory, and geospatially explicit indicators is rapidly growing, particularly in support of urban resilience, sustainable mobility, and climate-smart policy-making.
A 2023 report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) highlights that air pollution remains a key environmental health risk in mountainous regions like the Alps, where thermal inversions and seasonal tourism can exacerbate exposure to pollutants such as NO₂
