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RSS![Will more frequent river floods cause widespread malfunction of European road networks?](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-01/NA1438_shutterstock_704598073.jpg?itok=ZQQQGz1w)
Issue 594: More frequent river flooding is a climate hazard in Europe, threatening its road transport infrastructure.
![Restored floodplains could remove 38 000 tons of nitrate pollution in the Danube river basin](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-01/NA1443_shutterstock_1271151034.jpg?itok=aBOQ_62A)
Issue 594: Reconnecting cut-off water bodies and floodplains with the Danube River and its tributaries could aid nitrate removal and contribute to water quality improvements, shows a new large-scale modelling study.
![Field to fork: global food miles generate nearly 20% of all CO2 emissions from food](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-01/NA1444_shutterstock_1171397755.jpg?itok=8GMaxFE2)
Issue 594: Food trade is key to achieving global food security, with internationally traded food making up 19% of consumed calories worldwide. But what is the environmental impact of this trade?
![Painting representing various pollinators including a red and a blue butterfly.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-03/Pollinators_Cartoon.jpg?itok=GhhD4XD5)
Today, the Commission is presenting 'A New Deal for Pollinators' to tackle the alarming decline in wild pollinating insects in Europe, revising the 2018 EU Pollinators Initiative.
Japan and the European Commission held their 19th High-Level Dialogue on Environment via videoconference on the 23rd of January 2023 to discuss three key environmental issues – biodiversity, circular economy and plastics, and pollution.
![Circle encompassing picturesque city, on a green leaf backdrop.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-01/EGC-Winningcities-tallinn_card%20%281%29.jpg?itok=LrJJMFP5)
Tomorrow, the Estonian city of Tallinn will officially become the European Green Capital for 2023, taking over from the French city of Grenoble.
![Most forests are less able to cope with hazards under climate change](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-01/NA1440.jpg?itok=Wk60v9RO)
Issue 593: Climate change is weakening forests around the world, a new study concludes. Increased climate variability and water shortages have made forests in warmer regions less able to recover from natural and anthropogenic disruptions.
![EU Green Capital 2025 opening of the application cycle](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-01/EGC_newcycle-2025.jpg?itok=dlo5zTFk)
Does your city think, plan and live green? Is it on its way to becoming a pioneer in sustainability? Then it might have what it takes to be the next winner of the European Green Capital or European Green Leaf Award!
![Town on waterfront with multicolour buildings.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-01/NA1436_shutterstock_656151523.jpg?itok=tk9hKFSR)
Issue 593: The COVID-19 pandemic led to an ‘anthropause’ – or an abrupt alteration in typical human activities – such as less travel and more recreation in natural spaces.
![Climate warming may increase algal blooms caused by sediment nutrient release in lakes – management must adapt](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-01/NA1437_shutterstock_1814105114.jpg?itok=3wuQq9hv)
Issue 593: A record-setting algal bloom in Hungary’s Lake Balaton, in 2019, led researchers to investigate the cause. Their findings suggest that the ecological stability of large, shallow lakes is susceptible to the effects of climate change.