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The European Commission has published guidance on species protection to help EU countries to implement correctly the Habitats directive

UN Biodiversity Summit COP 15 Phase One: EU leading the ambition for a new deal to protect people and planet

The latest Commission Report on the implementation of the Nitrates Directive (based on data for 2016-2019) warns that nitrates are still causing harmful pollution to water in the EU

Commission launches public consultation on the EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking

The European Commission and the European Committee of the Regions are inviting stakeholders to apply to become members of the Zero Pollution Stakeholder Platform to help implement the EU Action Plan: “Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil”.

From 24 October 2021, EU Member States shall ensure that the targets for the separate collection for recycling of waste single-use plastic beverage bottles are calculated, verified and reported according to harmonised methodology and provisions.

At a ministerial meeting held today in Cascais Portugal, the contracting parties of the Convention for the Protection of the marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR) agreed on a decade-long North-East Atlantic Strategy that aims to protect the sea and ocean.

The European Commission published today a Report on the implementation and efficient functioning of Directive 2012/18/EU on the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances (the Seveso III Directive).

The Green City Accord has now reached a milestone of 73 cities including the 9 new cities that signed the political commitment at the high-level hybrid ceremony on 22 September 2021.