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RSS![Marine plastic: new method for choosing the best clean-up technologies](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-11/NA1511_shutterstock_1843797844.jpg?itok=5CPN69Dp)
Issue 612: Researchers have developed a framework for evaluating technologies that reduce marine plastic pollution.
![Researchers find landscape features around reserves are key to increasing freshwater-reliant species diversity](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-11/NA1515_shutterstock_2273011947.jpg?itok=qgsGsdis)
Issue 612: Species that rely on freshwater habitat are declining in Europe. This study finds that biodiversity within smaller sites in the European Natura 2000 network is highly impacted by the land use of surrounding areas.
![EU and Zambia flags](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-11/ForestPartnership-cover.jpg?itok=8_vbY32H)
This new roadmap will ensure the effective implementation of the Forest Partnership.
![Two lynx hiding in the forest](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-09/Two_lynx_%C2%A9_Saxifraga-Bart_Vastenhouw.jpeg?itok=jCndH-cW)
In Austria, lynx populations are rather small and can be divided into one population at the Austro-German-Czech border (60 to 80 lynxes in total) as well as a second population in the national park Kalkalpen (consisting of 6 confirmed lynxes in 2018).
![Lynx sitting on rock in forest](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-11/Lynx_4_%C2%A9_Saxifraga-Martin_Mollet.jpeg?itok=ZX1JIBu3)
The Dinaric-SE Alpine lynx population went extinct at the beginning of 20th century due to hunting and persecution, habitat loss and lack of prey species. It was successfully reintroduced in the 1973 by translocating animals from a Carpathian source to Slovenia.
![Two livestock protection dogs guarding a heard of sheep](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-11/Dogs_medwolf_L.%20Vielmi.jpeg?itok=FVFYrnkk)
The Association for livestock guarding dogs, operated by shepherds, has dedicated itself to the promotion of livestock guarding dogs and their preservation in Germany.
![Livestock guarding dog protecting a flock of sheep in the background](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-11/Hund_herdenschutzplushundAG.jpeg?h=6eb229a4&itok=wb2dMnHy)
Livestock protection plus dog (Herdenschutz plus Hund e.V.), is a community of livestock owners and interested parties with the common aim of improving technical herd protection and the training of livestock guarding dogs in Saxon-Anhalt.
![Lynx walking through snowy landscape](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-10/lynx_no_zoo_john_linnell_European%20Commission.jpeg?itok=BlyUp3FG)
The Status and Conservation of the Alpine Lynx Population (SCALP) was created in 1995 to survey the status of the lynx in the Alps, carry out monitoring activities in coordination between Alpine countries and close research gaps in the region.
![Portrait of a wolf that is staring into the camera and is showing half of the wolf's face](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-12/x.png?itok=QrR_4N7U)
Project Hero is an online educational platform for middle and high school students aimed at raising their awareness and activism in various environmental themes. The platform offers authentic project-based learning experiences to empower students to act for their local species and ecosystems.
![Campaign poster depicting birds sitting on guitar headstock.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-11/GRASSLIFE.jpg?itok=o3VJ3kCo)
GrassLIFE’s ‘Nature hasn’t cancelled anything!’ campaign has picked up several awards at the BalticBest 2021 marketing and advertising competition.