This report assesses the state of the global environment in the face of multiple interlinked crises, including climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation, and pollution and waste, and examines scenarios of systems transformations that can address them. The authors call on all actors to recognize the urgency of these crises and work together on integrated policies, strategies and actions for a better future.
The UN Environment Programme’s Global Environment Outlook (GEO) is its flagship environmental assessment series, reviewing the state and direction of the global environment and assessing policy responses and future pathways. The seventh edition, GEO-7, launched at UNEA-7 on 9 December 2025, is the product of 287 multidisciplinary scientists from 82 countries and draws on multiple knowledge systems, including Indigenous knowledge and local knowledge.
SEI researchers Amy Molotoks and Katie Noble contributed to the GEO-7 report as GEO fellows. Amy Molotoks also served as a contributing author for Chapter 20, “Regional and sub-regional implications of transformative solution pathways: Regional similarities and differences”.
Find out how SEI is supporting global action at UNEA-7!
Past event / SEI brings experts and partners together at UNEA-7 to share insights, lead events and advance sustainable, resilient solutions for people and the planet.
Feature / SEI and partners created a climate village at a historic arts festival in Hungary to bring youth views and artistic expression into climate policy discussions.
Feature / This feature explores report findings on how the EU Deforestation Regulation, alongside wider policy measures, could cut the EU’s deforestation footprints.
Other publication / This report explores how the EU Deforestation Regulation, combined with wider policy measures, can reduce the EU’s footprint from seven forest-risk commodities.
