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] Beijing will advance the ecosystem for industries including clean energy technology, new energy vehicles, robotics and commercial aerospace. chinadailyhk
• [New] The residential segment is expected to grow with a CAGR of 16.8% from 2025 to 2033 with the growing consumer appetite for convenience and intelligent kitchen ecosystems. Market Data Forecast
• [New] The widespread use of agricultural pesticides is a growing threat to global biodiversity. Mirage News
• [New] At the 15th UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal, Canada, in 2022, nations committed to reducing the risks associated with pesticide use in agriculture by 50% by 2030. Mirage News
• [New] Latin America and the Caribbean, home to more than 25% of the world's marine biodiversity, have a unique potential to lead the sustainable blue economy. CAF
• [New] From dugong loss in Thailand to global water stress, biodiversity and water are emerging as central risks shaping strategy, adaptation, and long-term value. Altiorem
• [New] WEF's Global Risks Report 2026 elevates geopolitics, misinformation, and security as near-term threats, while extreme weather, biodiversity loss, and Earth-system change remain the most severe long-term risks. Altiorem
• [New] Amid the ongoing biodiversity crisis, the UK offers stories of hope: once-extinct species like the large blue butterfly have returned, rare butterflies and orchids are making comebacks, and thousands of trees and restored habitats are helping wildlife thrive. United Nations Western Europe
• [New] The net-zero targets of four oil companies alone could require land twice the size of the UK. TheGreenShot
• [New] With a projected 32.6% CAGR through 2029 and genome sequencing costs plummeting toward $200, AI-powered genomics is reshaping personalized medicine, drug discovery, and clinical diagnostics across the global healthcare ecosystem. BUSINESS 2.0 NEWS
• [New] The USDA emphasized that wild hogs will eat almost anything and are incredibly destructive to ecosystems. The Cool Down
• [New] Global progress on nature restoration is nowhere near where it needs to be, and the threat of ecosystem collapse in the world's rainforests remains acute. The Guardian
• [New] Widespread land degradation, monoculture exhaustion, and urban expansion continue to threaten biodiversity and land productivity in China, Korea, and Japan in 2026. Farmonaut
• [New] Climate change is already impacting on all ecosystems within Wales, reducing ecosystem resilience and intensifying risks from other pressures. Wales Online
• [New] Already naturalized species are expected to become even more dominant in forests in the coming decades. Sonnenseite
• [New] Over the next five years, collaboration between the UK and Europe will move from individual projects to more integrated ecosystems. Sifted
• [New] The push for a truly interconnected blockchain ecosystem via interoperability solutions will accelerate in 2026. FinExtra
• Ecosystems worldwide are on trajectories toward failure, with cascading risks for geopolitical stability, food and water systems, public health and global supply chains. Innovation Zero 2025
• €30 billion will be needed for infrastructure, €21 billion for ecosystems and €12 billion for food security. Portal of the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Chang
• The migration of population to cities is one of the factors driving agricultural land abandonment, which is expected to reach 4.2 million ha net over the period 2015-2030, bringing the total abandoned land to 5.6 million ha by 2030, the equivalent of 3% of total agricultural land. / UK Knowledge for policy
• The Nuclear Scaling Initiative is a collaborative effort of Clean Air Task Force, the EFI Foundation, and the Nuclear Threat Initiative to build a new nuclear energy ecosystem that can quickly and economically scale to 50+ gigawatts of safe and secure nuclear energy globally per year by the 2030s. The Nuclear Threat Initiative
• Woodside Energy and Recfishwest have collaborated to install the Dampier Artificial Reef off the Western Australian coast; a purpose-built reef designed to enhance marine biodiversity and create new recreational fishing opportunities in the Pilbara region. Ipieca

Last updated: 08 February 2026