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Earth observation as enabler for implementing the EU regulation on deforestation-free products

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Earth observation (EO) data are critical for transparent EUDR monitoring and reporting, serving as a key tool for compliance verification and climate change mitigation. We discuss how current and upcoming EO missions serve different stakeholder needs for independent, verifiable, global and long-term evidence of land use and commodities following deforestation and propose mandating EO data and tools for efficiently assessing environmental impacts.

Source: npj Climate Action

DOI: 10.1038/s44168-025-00276-9

Authors: Katja Berger, Martin Herold, Zoltan Szantoi

Institutions: GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Stellenbosch University, European Space Agency

Language: English

Topic: Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Life on land, Climate action

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,340