Our fast facts this week include one from the new EAT-Lancet 2025 report and a potential breakthrough for biodiversity reporting. There are also grim facts from Europe on nature destruction (with agriculture fuelling this), but better news for investment in regenerative farming.
+1.5°C. The EAT-Lancet 2025 report warned that even with a complete global transition away from fossil fuels, food systems could still push temperatures beyond 1.5°C.
17298. This is the number for the international Organisation for Standardisation’s new standard to help organisations assess their impacts and dependencies on biodiversity. ISO 17298: Biodiversity for organisations – Guidelines and Requirements, was launched during ISO’s Annual Meeting 2025 (AM25) in Kigali, Rwanda, reported edie.net this week.
81%. The latest European Environment Agency report makes for grim reading. Reporting from between 2013 and 2018 showed that 81% of protected habitats, 62% of protected species and 39% of protected bird species were in a poor or bad conservation status. Agriculture was the most commonly reported pressure on nature. There are few signs that the tide has turned since then, either.
$4.1bn. Use of proceed bonds, which fund projects with dedicated environmental and/or social benefits, that mention regenerative agriculture jumped from $1.4bn in 2023 to $4.1bn last year. The figures are cited in the Food Future Movement’s August update on the topic.
