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

According to the European Environment Agency’s 2023 Air Quality Report, 97% of the urban population in the EU was exposed to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations above the World Health Organization’s recommended limits.

According to the Copernicus Global Land Service (2024), land surface temperature (LST) anomalies in Europe have shown an average rise of 0.4°C per decade since 1981, with increasingly frequent and intense heatwaves impacting both ecosystems and agriculture. The European Ecostress hub provide critical data, improving water management and agricultural resilience.

According to FAO's 2024 Global Forest Resources Assessment, forests absorb about 2.6 billion tonnes of CO₂ per year, offsetting roughly one-third of CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels. The Forest Carbon Monitoring Platform (FCM) project uses Earth Observation data to monitor forest carbon stocks and improve forest management. 

According to the World Bank (2023), more than 80% of low-income countries still rely primarily on manual agricultural surveys, which are often costly, delayed, or inconsistent.

Source : World Bank

According to the UNEP State of Finance for Nature 2023 report, there is a $700 billion annual financing gap to reverse biodiversity loss by 2030.The LEON project connects Earth Observation technology with nature finance to help close this gap. By developing credible biodiversity metrics, LEON supports sustainable investments, improves financial decision-making, and advances ecosystem restoration.

Around 3.2 billion people, or 40 percent of the global population, are adversely affected by land degradation. The PEOPLE-ECCO project works with NGOs and civil society to improve ecosystem conservation using Earth Observation tools.

Source : UNEP

​In 2024, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) reported that the global economy incurs annual losses ranging from $10 trillion to $25 trillion due to the mismanagement of interconnected crises such as biodiversity loss, climate change, and human health issues.