 The study suggests that Copanicus products have similar or superior potential for estimating essential biodiversity variables, EBVs, compared to NASA counterparts, and DGVMs can simulate ecosystem-level EBVs and provide projections of impacts. The research community should prioritise producing EBV-relevant outputs to support biodiversity preservation efforts. This article was authored by Mateus Danters de Paula, Marta Gomez-Gimenes, Aydin Niamir, and others.