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New rules to protect the environment through criminal law will enter into force on May 20.

The Commission's mid-term review of the 8th Environment Action Programme, released Wednesday, confirms that the goals are achievable.

Commissioner Sinkevičius argues that the world must come together and find a joint set of solutions if it is to win the fight against climate change, pollution and the destruction of nature.

Severe and prolonged drought events have affected Europe for more than two years and northern Africa for six years, causing water shortages and hampering vegetation growth.

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.

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.

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.

Issue 610: Phosphorous (P) fertiliser from rocks is a limited resource with rising prices. This study investigates ways to enhance P release from biowaste materials to soil, to increase viability of these alternative sources.

Issue 610: The bacterium Xylella fastidiosa (Xfp) has attacked olive trees in Italy since 2013, with severe impacts. However, researchers have now used satellite data to show that bio-fertiliser is proving effective in restoring the agro-ecosystem.