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More than 50 high-level water sector experts gathered in Brussels, aiming to accelerate action on Europe’s water resilience

An assessment of plastic waste exports to Türkiye has also been released.

The Commission adopted a report concluding that current EU battery recycling targets for efficiency and material recovery remain appropriate.

The funded research projects will produce actionable knowledge to drive nature-positive transformative change and reverse biodiversity decline.

Grazing cattle and ponies using a rewilding approach could lower tick densities and disease hazard, a study in a UK Lyme disease hotspot found. With few strategies to cut tickborne illness, the work offers a potential starting point.

Encouraging people to grow vegetables in their gardens could both improve garden biodiversity and foster an environmental consciousness that buffers against biodiversity declines in cities, suggests a study of suburban Paris.

European allotments cool an area estimated at 2.8 times their size, potentially benefiting 4.1 million people. Prioritising allotments in areas of high population density could mitigate urban heat islands.

The plans contain information on how Member States intend to meet each of the restoration targets up to 2030.

Commissioner Roswall met with youngsters who helped shape the Commission's Youth Check on the upcoming Circular Economy Act.