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A major step forward in protecting the environment has been taken with the launch of the Global Ecosystems Atlas at the 16th Conference of Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on October 22, 2024.

This tool, developed by the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), is the first of its kind to focus on mapping and monitoring ecosystems around the world.

The Atlas closes knowledge gaps on the state of the world’s ecosystems by delivering an urgently needed global map of all ecosystems on Earth with an intuitive user interface.

Atlas offers consistent and reliable information for all types of ecosystems, including land, freshwater and marine areas.

One of the major benefits of the Global Ecosystems Atlas is its ability to assist countries in meeting their international obligations, including tracking progress under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

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