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The European Environment Agency (EEA) and its European Environment Information and Observation Network (Eionet) welcomed Ukraine as a cooperating country, extending the EEA's country network to 32 member and 8 cooperating countries across Europe.
On World Desertification & Drought Day, the Union is accelerating efforts to strengthen resilience to water and drought.
The vast majority met the EU's ‘excellent' bathing quality standards in 2025, according to a new European Environment Agency report.
Discussions in Brussels addressed the widespread pollution of 'forever chemicals' and strategies for their phase-out.
The future Ocean and Water Research and Innovation (R&I) Strategy is expected to be presented by the end of 2026.
Read Commissioner Roswall's op-ed on restoring ecosystems following EU Green Week 2026.
Three complementary initiatives will be launched, including the Bio-based Europe Alliance to support scaling up the bioeconomy sector.
Seafloor marine heatwaves are often overlooked despite risks to sensitive ecosystems. Modelling of the northwestern European ocean shelf suggests that under climate change heatwaves will increase faster on the seabed than on the surface.
Climate change is driving treelines upslope and northwards. A Nordic study finds that heavy reindeer grazing prevents birch forest expansion into mountain tundra, protected under the EU Habitats Directive.
Bacterial cellulose, a biodegradable material produced by bacteria, could have “transformative potential” in remediating water contaminated by hazardous substances, according to a new review.