According to the European Environment Agency (EEA), agriculture is responsible for about 11 % of total EU greenhouse gas emissions, and around 40% of EU land area is dedicated to farming. With the introduction of the New Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2023–2027, the European Union aims to make agriculture greener, fairer, and more responsive to environmental and climate challenges.

According to the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), nearly 75% of the Earth's terrestrial environment and 66% of the marine environment have been significantly altered by human activity, with ecosystem degradation directly affecting 3.2 billion people.

Although peatlands cover only 3% of the Earth’s land surface, they store twice as much carbon as all the world’s forests combined. According to the Global Peatlands Initiative (UNEP, 2022), 12% of global peatlands have been drained or degraded, contributing to approximately 4% of annual global human-induced emissions.The WorldPeatland project utilizes Earth Observation to monitor peatland conditions globally, aiming to support sustainable management and restoration with scientifically validated indicators.

Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, equivalent to one in eleven people globally and one in five in Africa, according to the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report 2024.The WorldCereal project leverages Earth Observation data to monitor cropland extent and cereal crop types, providing an open-source, scalable platform for global food security decision-making.

Source : FAO

According to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals Extended Report 2024, agricultural expansion is the primary driver behind almost 90 percent of global deforestation.The WorldAgroCommodities project uses Earth Observation data to monitor deforestation risks from key agricultural commodities and supports the deforestation regulation.

Source : United Nations

According to the UN FAO 33% of the Earth's soils are already degraded and over 90% could become degraded by 2050. The WorldSoils project uses Earth Observation data to monitor soil health to support sustainable agriculture and climate change mitigation.

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According to the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, only 20% of the world’s oceans have been mapped with high-resolution data in 2022. WorldOcean Circulation (WOC) uses satellite data to improve ocean current monitoring.

Source : Unesco 

According to the Global Carbon Project, global CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels reached a record 36.8 billion tonnes in 2023, underscoring the urgent need for accurate and timely emissions data. WorldEmission uses satellite data to improve the accuracy and timeliness of global emissions inventories, supporting better climate action and policy decisions.

Source : Global Carbon Project

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