The guidelines for Defining, Mapping, Monitoring and Strictly Protecting EU Primary and Old-Growth Forests provide practical guidance to national policy- and decision-makers that will allow them to effectively identify and protect remaining primary and old-growth forest in the EU.

The Commission published a report on the implementation of the Environmental Noise Directive, setting out how noise can be further reduced.

These guidelines provide a set of practical recommendations to support authorities, forest and landowners, and managers and civil society to better implement biodiversity-friendly afforestation, reforestation and tree-planting projects.

This Future Brief presents the current science on nanoplastics: their detection, assessment and monitoring; their impacts in the environment, ecotoxicity, and environmental fate; and their potential impacts on human health.

Revision of the EU Pollinators Initiative - A new deal for pollinators

Zero Pollution Monitoring and Outlook Report

Report from the Commission to the European parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions

The Commission is proposing new EU-wide rules on packaging, to tackle this constantly growing source of waste and of consumer frustration.

On 26 October 2022, the Commission revised the Directive in line with the results of an evaluation and on the basis of an extensive impact assessment, adapting it to the newest standards.