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RSS![Man in supermarket looking at ecolabels on detergent bottles](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-10/EU%20ecolabel.png?itok=sxdUKeWH)
New statistics show that the EU Ecolabel is flourishing in numbers, with almost 90 000 certified goods and services.
![Drought - Spain](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/avportal/P-058734/00-11.jpg?itok=sR3R23Rq)
The Commission has published two tools to enhance the EU’s preparedness to combat droughts and water scarcity.
![Text reading European Business and Nature Summit on blue background](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-10/EBNS_3%20%281%29%20resized.png?itok=tjiSlff_)
Over 350 companies, financial institutions, governments and representatives from academia and civil society are convening to discuss how businesses will deliver on nature commitments.
![E-waste heap from discarded laptop parts](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-10/NA1409_shutterstock_1174197958-554x416.jpg?itok=XFj1id5V)
The Commission has adopted a set of policy recommendations for Member States to improve and incentivise the return of used and waste mobile phones, tablets, laptops and their chargers.
![Cityscape of Vilnius with European Green Capital logo](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-10/Getty%20Images%20Vilnius%20%281%29.png?itok=SjFpNEaD)
The winners of the European Green Cities 2025 Awards are Vilnius (Lithuania), Viladecans (Spain) and Treviso (Italy).
![Man in work overalls in a green field with trees in the background.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-10/NA1498_shutterstock_386999431.jpg?itok=80SUi3yH)
Issue 610: Urban agriculture needs to be formally recognised in policy agendas to incentivise and regulate growing practices at different scales, suggests a new analysis of progress in four European cities.
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Issue 610: Phosphorous (P) fertiliser from rocks is a limited resource with rising prices. This study investigates ways to enhance P release from biowaste materials to soil, to increase viability of these alternative sources.
![Local support for protected areas linked to social impacts and personal attachment](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-10/NA1510_shutterstock_2182073663.jpg?itok=ppW7W-QG)
Issue 610: This study across five European countries identifies key factors that influence local community support for protected areas and considers how stated support is also associated with compliance with regulations and the decision to volunteer.
![Olive trees in grove.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-10/NA1514_shutterstock_631694846.jpg?itok=DSBReLsN)
Issue 610: The bacterium Xylella fastidiosa (Xfp) has attacked olive trees in Italy since 2013, with severe impacts. However, researchers have now used satellite data to show that bio-fertiliser is proving effective in restoring the agro-ecosystem.
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Issue 610: Invasive species can harm native ecosystems and impose a high cost on society. This study reports 129 non-native species at 30 sites in Spain at the fresh/saltwater interface and suggests prioritising monitoring and response efforts.