Global Scans · Life on Land · Weekly Summary

In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these Goals are completed, it would mean an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.
Goal 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss,

• [New] Spain's vast land area offers opportunities for reforestation and soil carbon sequestration projects. Market Data Forecast
• [New] Italy's geographical diversity offers opportunities for forestry and land use projects. Market Data Forecast
• [New] The European Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 emphasizes integrating nature restoration into climate action. Market Data Forecast
• [New] Reductions in grazing livestock that promote plant growth could enable ecosystems to capture more atmospheric carbon dioxide, benefiting the global climate. EurekAlert!
• [New] There is an opportunity to harness the power of the cooperative ecosystem across rural America. realclearhealth
• [New] The sharper risk in Britain is policy uncertainty over Biodiversity Net Gain for nationally significant infrastructure. Whole Life Carbon
• [New] While the FY 2027 Annual Plan focuses heavily on marsh creation, shoreline protection, and barrier island restoration, long-term ecosystem health depends on sediment-based restoration. Louisiana Wildlife Federation
• [New] India is expected to play a significant role as both a buyer and seller in the global carbon ecosystem. Remind Legal LLP
• [New] For responsible mining and land stewardship, tools such as Farmonaut's satellite-based mineral detection are now indispensable-speeding up exploration, reducing environmental risk, and making global land use innovation both effective and ethical. Farmonaut
• [New] The UK government recognises that current land use is not sustainable and that there is now an unprecedented opportunity to define a better land strategy that responds fully to the interconnected challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss and sustainable development. Nature
• [New] The planet's life support systems are already under strain and without rapid shifts in how we use energy, land, and food, billions of people will face increasing instability. News
• [New] The Amazon Basin Reforestation Pact, signed in 2026, aims to restore 150 million acres of degraded land by 2035, combining indigenous knowledge with modern forestry technology. ROTARY Eco Club
• [New] The Mediterranean oak borer has already killed thousands of oak trees in the San Francisco Bay area; it also threatens urban forests and valued oak savannahs in Oregon. Center for Invasive Species Prevention
• [New] Notably, pesticide-associated cancer hotspots in central Peru - amid regions of agricultural deforestation-warrant careful scrutiny, as they overlap with Andean-Amazonian Indigenous and peasant territories, where socio-economic disparities and land-use pressures compound exposure risks. Nature
• [New] Geospatial mapping of pesticide-associated cancer risk revealed an intricate interplay among population disparities, land use and Peru's diverse geography. Nature
• [New] Well, the just-published Land Use Framework For England, the first of its kind, claims it will support food security and national resilience, making a clear, long-term commitment to maintaining food production in England. Resilience
• [New] Maine lawmakers have advanced LD 2115, a bill that would create a Well Contamination Response Fund to pay for testing and cleanup of private drinking water wells contaminated with PFAS from spills, the land application of sewage sludge (biosolids), and similar sources. Pace Analytical -
• [New] The European Union is preparing its next Multiannual Financial Framework (2028-2034), while major global biodiversity and climate processes are advancing. BESTLIFE2030
• [New] The Pact seeks to halt and reverse biodiversity loss to put nature on a path to recovery for the benefit of people and the planet in cities worldwide by 2030. UN Decade on Restoration
• [New] The services segment is projected to grow at a CAGR of 16.2% from 2025 to 2033, owing to the increasing complexity of data ecosystems and the growing need for specialized expertise in implementation, integration, and managed analytics. Market Data Forecast
• [New] Spain has recorded damage to 22,000 hectares of agricultural land: a figure that could nearly double according to the agriculture minister. youth4planet
• [New] The initiative, led by Brazil and a coalition of tropical forest countries, could bridge the gap between biodiversity and climate agendas. EN Integrity Next

Last updated: 12 April 2026