Global Scans · Biodiversity Loss · Weekly Summary

• [New] Ahead of COP 30 in Belem, Greenpeace has proposed a forest action plan to end deforestation by 2030 and mitigation akin to a global response plan - as proposed by UN Secretary-General Guterres - to address the 1.5 °C ambition gap in 2035 climate action plans. Mirage News
• [New] The Forest Declaration Assessment 2025 finds that: 8.1 million hectares of forest were lost in 2024, a level of destruction 63% higher than the trajectory needed to halt deforestation by 2030. Forest Declaration Assessment
• [New] Deforestation and degradation rates remained stubbornly high in 2024, pushing the world even further off track from the shared goal of halting and reversing forest loss by 2030. Forest Declaration Assessment
• [New] In Europe, anti-deforestation laws will come into force at the end of 2025 for large companies, prompting exporters to collect similar data and share it with customers. The Conversation
• [New] An Earth observation satellite could process its own imagery, identify a new wildfire or signs of illegal deforestation, and immediately send a targeted alert to the ground instead of downlinking terabytes of raw data for later analysis. New Space Economy
• [New] Brazil's plans include the Federal Development Strategy to 2031, focusing on economic, infrastructure, and environmental goals, and the Nova Industria Brasil policy to 2033, emphasizing innovation and sustainability, alongside efforts for zero illegal deforestation by 2030. Blogger
• [New] Addressing the coupled threats of catastrophic climate change and biodiversity loss requires implementation of conservation and restoration actions globally. Nature
• Participants say they are well aware that they are nearing their 2030 deadlines for a slew of conservation goals, including the promise to halt biodiversity loss. The Christian Science Monitor
• The EU's transition to a circular economy is crucial for reducing pressure on natural resources, halting biodiversity loss, achieving climate neutrality by 2050, and building a more resilient and competitive Europe. Environment
• For the second time, the EU will delay its anti-deforestation law that would ban imports of commodities linked to the destruction of forests, including soy and palm oil, reports Reuters. Good On You
• The world's oceans are facing a triple planetary crisis with experts warning that human-caused global biodiversity loss has accelerated significantly over the past 50 years. Blue Marine Foundation
• The climate solution is hugely reliant on forests and at COP 30 it's essential a decision is made to urgently progress implementation of the UNFCCC target to halt and reverse deforestation and forest degradation by 2030. Greenpeace International
• Deforestation for new plantations threatens orangutan habitats in Malaysia and Indonesia. Grease Connections
• Brazil has committed to reducing emissions by 59-67 per cent by 2035 and stepping up efforts to combat deforestation. ST
• The move, announced by Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni, will accelerate biodiversity loss, release a surge of carbon into the atmosphere, and harm Indigenous peoples and local communities who depend on forests for their livelihoods. / Indonesia Greenpeace Southeast Asia
• As biodiversity loss, climate change, and pollution accelerate globally, shifting geopolitical dynamics are putting reliable government and multilateral funding for conservation and climate action at risk. IUCN World Conservation Congress
• Within the context of a planetary polycrisis - the cascading, systemic, and interconnected risks and impacts posed by climate change (global heating), biodiversity loss (extinction) and human vulnerability - traditional, disciplinary-based approaches and design practices have limited value. Bustler
• The GBF, which is also referred to as the Kunming-Montreal Agreement, sets out clear goals and a roadmap to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 to achieve a shared vision for living in harmony with nature by 2050. AXA IM UK
• Global human systems face failures because they are stressed by at least 14 rising global stresses: climate change is one, but there is also biodiversity loss, demographic changes, concentration of industrial food production, emerging AI risks, etc. Adapt Research Ltd
• Coral reefs such as the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland and Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia - both already hit by record bleaching events - will face higher risks of bleaching and biodiversity loss due to warmer oceans. BBC News
• Scientists at the University of Oxford have developed a honeybee superfood that could help protect colonies from threats such as climate change, habitat loss and poor nutrition. Grow This, Not That

Last updated: 18 October 2025