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RSSFor Our Planet campaign for nature & climate kicks off
The Commission and the European External Action service have launched the second edition of its #ForOurPlanet campaign, taking place from 19 February until 31 March.
Deforestation-free supply chains: Information System pilot testing begins today
Today, the Pilot Testing of the Deforestation Information System begins and will run till the end of January.
Commission proposes comprehensive monitoring to improve resilience of European forests
The Commission is proposing a Forest Monitoring Law that will plug existing gaps in the information on European forests and create a comprehensive forest knowledge base.
Managing Megafires: an experiment in participatory governance yields new management strategies
Issue 612: This study explores participatory fire-management strategies, including landscape values from experts and local people, to strengthen wildfire-prone regions by creating resilient landscapes that protect ecological and social functions.
Copper from industrial pollution increases antibiotic resistance in forest floor soil bacteria
Issue 611: Industrial heavy metal pollution in a Swedish forest induces resistance to metals in soil microbial communities, but also to tetracycline antibiotics, a new study concludes.
Restoration offers the biggest ecological benefits to grasslands
Issue 609: Abandoning grassland, as well as a focus on monocultural plantation forests on the habitat, hurts biodiversity and affects its capacity to provide services which enable effective ecosystem functioning, suggests research from Estonia.
Coppicing deciduous woodland promotes diversity of spider species
Issue 608: Field data from a Czech woodland shows how a coppicing regime affects spider diversity over time, providing evidence to suggest the effectiveness of this declining practice for enhancing woodland biodiversity.
Major rise in forest disturbances over the past 70 years
Issue 606: A comprehensive study of European forests has revealed a sharp rise in forest disturbance across 34 countries between 1950 and 2019.
Green Deal: New guidelines for sustainable forest management and payment schemes for forest ecosystem services
The Commission has published the “closer to nature” guidelines and the guidance on payment schemes for forest ecosystem services.
European Green Deal: more sustainable use of plant and soil natural resources
Today, the Commission adopted a package of measures for a sustainable use of key natural resources, which will also strengthen the resilience of EU food systems and farming.