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  • Statement
  • Directorate-General for Environment

A joint Statement on the Water Policy Structured Dialogue between Commissioner Roswall, Jo Brouns, Flemish Agriculture and Environment Minister, Yves Coppieters, Walloon Health and Environment Minister, and Ans Persoons, Brussels State Secretary responsible for water policy.

River restorations can increase resilience of ecosystems in the face of floods
  • Academic journal
  • Chantal Mariette Hischier

Floods greatly change river ecosystems, but some habitats shield species from the worst effects. Scientists studied stretches of 10 Swiss rivers with different levels of human modification, finding a broader range of habitats and more safe havens where restoration recreated natural river dynamics.

Urban estuary monitoring falling short in assessing pathogen sources and risks
  • Academic journal
  • Qian Zhang

Urban estuaries are being increasingly contaminated by pathogens. A review explores their key sources, transmission pathways, and the environmental and human-related factors influencing their persistence, also assessing the strengths and weaknesses of current monitoring and risk assessment methods.