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A guidance document on the implementation of the Water Framework Directive during permitting of new and existing activities with a particular focus on the mining sector.

This indicative guidance has been drafted by WSP, with support from the Environment Agency of Austria (UBA), under the project supporting the European Commission with the implementation of the EU Soil Strategy.

This report helps facilitate a dialogue on the risk assessment methodologies for soil contamination and to identify best practices, which is an action from the EU Soil Strategy for 2030.

This document summarises the youth consultation done on the Circular Economy Act.

This study, in Water Research, shows that agricultural ponds and drains are significant sources of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Including them in GHG mitigation strategies is essential.

The costs of flooding can be serious, but these losses are exacerbated when flood follows a period of drought. A study from Central Europe, published in Environmental Research Letters, offers insights for flood risk management.

Swales are a type of green infrastructure used to manage stormwater. This study, in Basic and Applied Ecology, proposes that native plants, rather than species-poor grass mixes, could be used in swales, since they can tolerate urban stressors – like heat and pollution – while enhancing biodiversity.

Harm caused by plastic waste continues, despite public education. This study, in the Journal of Cleaner Production, looks at the effect of artwork on public engagement with the issue, finding that art educated and encouraged people to reduce plastic consumption.

Some countries are adopting AI technologies to increase circularity in their economies – for example AI robots to detect metal and plastic in recycling. This study in Technological Forecasting and Social Change looks at how uptake in G7 countries has affected waste management.