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RSS![Researchers find landscape features around reserves are key to increasing freshwater-reliant species diversity](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-11/NA1515_shutterstock_2273011947.jpg?itok=qgsGsdis)
Issue 612: Species that rely on freshwater habitat are declining in Europe. This study finds that biodiversity within smaller sites in the European Natura 2000 network is highly impacted by the land use of surrounding areas.
![EU and Zambia flags](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-11/ForestPartnership-cover.jpg?itok=8_vbY32H)
This new roadmap will ensure the effective implementation of the Forest Partnership.
![Small vessel next to a drying lake](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-11/P058734-136230.jpg?itok=OpR-pKNe)
Cairo Water Week and the EU-Egypt Circular Economy conference were key occasions to discuss actions for the sustainable use of water.
![The figure present the eight steps to EMAS user's guide: plan and prepare, formulate an mission and a vision, develop an environmental programme, introduce an environmental management system, audit internally, write environment statement, audit externally, entry in the EMAS register](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-11/Linkedin-post-1488x777-final%281%29.png?itok=_Brp-Kl6)
This 3rd of November, the European Commission adopted a new version if the EMAS User’s Guide streamlining participation to EMAS.
![Aerial view of Congo river and forest area](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-10/GettyImages-1151471811.jpg?itok=X6TOyeps)
The new roadmap will result in a strengthened dialogue to address deforestation and forest degradation and work towards a sustainable forest economy.
![GCA_Monitoring Framework](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-09/GCA-icon-MONITORING-blue.png?itok=5hSGpnek)
The majority of Green City Accord cities will be able to report their baseline scenarios via the newly launched electronic platform.
![Copper from industrial pollution increases antibiotic resistance in forest floor soil bacteria](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-10/NA1501_shutterstock_734383765.jpg?itok=pvaHpzAm)
Issue 611: Industrial heavy metal pollution in a Swedish forest induces resistance to metals in soil microbial communities, but also to tetracycline antibiotics, a new study concludes.
![Higher energy security and economic complexity may hamper renewable energy development.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-10/NA1504_shutterstock_1937012632.jpg?itok=yK9G2CbL)
Issue 611: This study highlights the resilience of renewable energy in the face of unpredictability such as climate change and suggests that large-scale production could not only help with climate change mitigation but also protect the environment.
![Health and environmental impacts prompt a call for strict ruling on ubiquitous ‘forever chemicals’](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-10/NA1512_shutterstock_1237020829.jpg?itok=G8XQntbW)
Issue 611: The characteristics and widespread effects of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances demand their replacement with fluorine-free alternatives, say the writers of a comprehensive review on their use.
![Passive restoration can help former farmlands in Minnesota, USA to recover their biodiversity, but even 80 years is not enough for full recovery](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-10/NA1517_shutterstock_1939117300.jpg?itok=ieIAr5jJ)
Issue 611: Passive restoration can recover plant biodiversity on former farmland at low cost, say researchers. But active restoration could bring better results.