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RSSEU 2030 climate and environmental targets within reach
The Commission's mid-term review of the 8th Environment Action Programme, released Wednesday, confirms that the goals are achievable.
UNEA 6: United action needed to tackle triple planetary crisis
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.
Prolonged drought having critical impact in Mediterranean
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.
For 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.
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.
Could treated biowastes be a sustainable solution to the worldwide need for phosphorous fertiliser?
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.
EU satellites reveal how bio-fertiliser can protect the olive groves of southern Italy
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.
Inventory of sites potentially impacted by hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) now available online
The HCH in EU project, initiated by the European Parliament, evaluated the presence of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) in the EU. The project developed an EU-wide inventory of sites where HCH and lindane (a form of HCH) was handled.
Meat, spices and stimulants are key contributors to Vienna’s ‘biodiversity footprint’
Issue 607: A key driver of global biodiversity loss is land use, which involves converting or modifying natural ecosystems to produce biomass for human consumption. A new study explores how land used to supply biomass to Vienna impacts biodiversity.