EU policies and the Green Deal aim to protect the environment and biodiversity, minimise risks to human health, and promote the transition to a circular economy.
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This episode of 'The Road to Green' explores why traffickers target the endangered species and how authorities are fighting back.
Inclusion on the list authorises shipyards to service large EU-flagged vessels while ensuring adherence to strict standards.
The exclusion comes under the EU's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), which entered into force in February.
In Focus
Protecting biodiversity requires more than conservation; it needs a relentless crackdown on the illegal wildlife trade, which continues to threaten both flora and fauna.
While often perceived as a distant issue, Europe remains a central battleground in this fight, acting as a destination, source, and transit point for a trade worth billions annually.
From the smuggling of endangered European eels, which is now Europe's most lucrative wildlife crime, to the booming online black market for exotic pets, criminal networks are rapidly evolving.
But with the Revised EU Action Plan in full effect and the 21 May deadline for transposing the new Environmental Crime Directive fast approaching, the EU is giving authorities the legal power to act, so that criminals can be held to account.
Initiatives
The largest coordinated network of protected areas in the world.
The official EU ecolabel for environmental excellence.
Shaping vision, uniting experts, sharing practices for zero pollution.
Celebrating Europe’s champions of green urban living.
An initiative providing accessible environmental research findings.
The EU Platform on coexistence between people and large carnivores.
European framework for sustainable buildings.
EU green initiatives for businesses, associations, and public bodies.
Success Stories
When wolf numbers increased in Tuscany', sheep farmers faced mounting losses and frustration. In Grosseto, a collaborative approach transformed conflict into coexistence. By bringing farmers, NGOs, and authorities together to co-design solutions—from livestock guarding dogs to protective fencing.
The PLAST2bCLEANED project has pioneered a revolutionary process that transforms hazardous plastic waste into high-value, circular resources.
Two EU-funded projects are leading the way in lowering plastic waste, increasing circularity and showing that bio-based products are the future.
