Global Scans · Nature · Weekly Summary

WHAT''S NEXT?: Oceans, animals, and land are all under threat from climate change and human activities. The effective and efficient conservation of agricultural biodiversity is vital to meeting the global challenges of food and nutritional security for an expanding world population. But, the signs are of continued degradation of our global natural resources and environment.

• [New] The MOU connects two prominent global biosolutions hubs, Denmark and North Carolina, with the objective of creating functional foods that could help address noncommunicable diseases, malnutrition, and environmental challenges. vegconomist - the vegan business magazine
• [New] Antimicrobial resistance is a growing global health issue that poses social, environmental, and financial risks to businesses and society. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] Beijing's rare earth crackdown lays bare the fusion of economic rivalry and national security risk. Politico
• [New] Quantum technologies have the potential to reduce the environmental footprint of data centers, which consume vast amounts of energy globally. Vivatechnology
• [New] Battery recycling could reduce primary mineral demand by 12% by 2040, while also mitigating the environmental impact of battery disposal and reducing dependence on new mineral extraction. Shaffer Construction, Inc.
• [New] With approximately 100 million vehicle batteries projected to reach end-of-life over the next decade, inadequate recycling capacity creates both environmental concerns and supply chain vulnerabilities. Shaffer Construction, Inc.
• [New] Global supply chains for solar PV and rare earth elements used in wind turbines remain heavily concentrated in China, underscoring ongoing risks to supply chain security. IEA
• [New] Space-based solar power offers the potential for uninterrupted, 24/7 clean electricity generation by harvesting solar energy in orbit and transmitting it to Earth via microwave or laser technology. Yahoo Finance
• [New] As the race to decarbonize accelerates, pyrolysis powered by nanotechnology could become a strategic linchpin turning medical waste into a sustainable resource and reshaping both environmental and industrial priorities in the decade ahead. The Silicon Review
• [New] University of Bristol astrophysicists are helping shed new light on an Earth-sized exoplanet 40 light years away where liquid water in the form of a global ocean or icy expanse might exist on its surface. ScienceDaily
• [New] 2025's harvest moon will be just 224,599 miles from Earth, about 10% closer than usual. The Times Of India
• [New] A global network of AI systems will continuously monitor wastewater, air travel data, animal migration patterns, and climate data to predict zoonotic spillover events - when an animal virus jumps to humans. Top CNN Featured Futurist Keynote Speaker on AI, Tech L
• [New] Parts of low Earth orbit may already be beyond the threshold where the debris population will continue to grow even if launches stopped today. FMN News
• [New] Earth may respond to the huge quantities of carbon dioxide (CO2) that humans are pumping into the atmosphere by overcorrecting the imbalance, which could result in the next ice age arriving on time instead of being delayed by tens of thousands of years, as had previously been predicted. Live Science
• [New] The Earth will experience higher temperatures in the next five years, which will affect the health of millions of people and is also likely to lead to the spread of new pandemics and infections resulting from severe shortages of food and water. Sada News Agency
• [New] More than half of Europe's threatened butterfly species are affected by climate change, the IUCN warns, and some such as the critically endangered Nevada grayling in south-east Spain are suffering from a combination of habitat loss and global warming. The Gazette
• [New] Under the EU nature restoration legislation, all member states have to reverse the decline in pollinators by 2030, and they are going to have to start doing something. The Guardian
• [New] About 100 species of wild bees in Europe are facing the risk of extinction due to the increasing environmental threats affecting wild pollinators. TESAA
• [New] Space agencies like NASA and ESA track thousands of known near-Earth objects, carefully monitoring which ones pose the greatest risk of colliding with Earth. Live Science
• [New] The Arctic's potential opportunities for strategic trade, energy exploration and exploitation of rare earth minerals - which are expected to increase as climate change melts vast swaths of ice - have made the region the unlikely center of Russia-China-US rivalry. Al Jazeera
• 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
• By continuing to prioritize sustainability, Bali could show the world that tourism and environmental responsibility can coexist harmoniously. Travel And Tour World

Last updated: 18 October 2025