All Environment Publications

A roadmap towards nature credits.

Shipping spreads non-indigenous and invasive species. To manage two introduced invasive crab species in Swedish waters, researchers trialled methods of population control versus prevention.

Volatile organic compound air pollution, from vehicles, smoking, petrol, paints, adhesives and solvents, significantly increases chronic disease risk.

An investigation of groundwater contamination has found 54 hazardous pharmaceutical and hygiene micropollutants are still leaching from a closed, unlined landfill site in Poland, highlighting the importance of protectively lining landfills.

The first major genetic analysis of the invasive Asian hornet’s diet has revealed a wide range of European wildlife to be its prey: 1,449 species of invertebrates, including threatened wild pollinators and honey bees.

DNA analysis of the European common pipistrelle bat’s diet shows that bats offer an efficient and promising method to monitor insect and other arthropod populations at a landscape scale.

This is a final report of a study supporting the evaluation of the WEEE Directive.

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT EVALUATION of the Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)

Staff working document, Executive summary of the evaluation of Directive 2012/19/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).