As climate change causes more frequent and destructive floods across Europe, traditional defences are reaching their limits. Nature-based solutions offer protection that works with ecosystems, and not against them. Bu...
The European Commission is exploring the potential of a future nature credit market and adopted the communication “The roadmap towards nature credits” in July 2025. Given that such markets inherently operate withi...
Bioplastics sector is expanding rapidly, but Europe still lags far behind Asia. The bottleneck is not innovation, but industrial scale-up and competitiveness. This is why an EU-funded project aims to create the condit...
Blue Mirror marks the launch of a One Water - One Health Monthly Chronicle dedicated to advancing wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) as a vital instrument for public health intelligence. Building on the EU Wastewater...
Horizon Europe funds industrial carbon management (ICM) to enable decarbonisation of energy-intensive industries towards climate neutrality by 2050. These technologies are set processes aimed at mitigating CO2 emissio...
This report contains the annual summary of the wildfire season of 2025 on the basis of data from the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS). It is published early in 2026 to provide an advance comprehensive a...
Horizon Europe funds industrial carbon management (ICM) to enable decarbonisation of energy-intensive industries towards climate neutrality by 2050. These technologies are set processes aimed at mitigating CO2 emissio...
People in vulnerable situations are far more exposed to growing climate hazards. New tools are helping cities detect risks earlier and design targeted responses, but experts make one point clear: resilience will only ...
Climate change, conflict and fragility are converging in the same places, concentrating displacement risks in countries least able to absorb shocks. Nearly 80% of people displaced by conflict or disasters originate fr...
In this contribution, we analyze the level of water appropriation in European watersheds, using available estimates of water demand and water availability to compute the ratio of demand to availability in the European...
Climate change is not a distant or abstract risk for Europe; it is imposing substantial human, economic and environmental costs that are rising rapidly. Global average temperatures have risen to around 1.4 °C above p...
Since 2021, the LIFE Programme has invested over €538 million in 32 Strategic Integrated Projects (SIPs) and Strategic Nature Projects (SNAPs) which support EU Member States in implementing nature, environment and c...
Ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) is a carbon dioxide removal (CDR) method utilising carbonate chemistry in the ocean to durably store CO2 as dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) in the ocean. The ocean already durably s...
There is a growing scientific consensus that Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) – the process of adjustment to climate-induced impacts, underway or expected - is not being implemented at the scale, depth and speed need...
This report presents practical approaches and technical methods for reducing environmental noise in line with the requirements of the Environmental Noise Directive (END). It is intended to support competent authoritie...
Bees are vital pollinators, underpinning ecosystem health and food security. Four out of five crop and wildflower species depend, at least in part, on insect pollination, with wild bees making the largest contribution...
The EU Mission: Restore our Ocean and Waters provides a systemic approach to the protection and restoration of the ocean and Europe’s seas and waters by 2030, fostering a sustainable marine and freshwater environmen...
The EU Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters” aims to restore the health of the ocean, seas and inland waters by 2030. It is anchored in the European Ocean Pact1 and the European Water Resilience Strategy2, bringi...
If the ocean economy were a country, it would rank among the world’s five largest economies1 , with long-term growth potential projected to outpace global GDP. Yet, scientific assessments of planetary boundaries sho...
A severe drought has been gripping East Africa, particularly Somalia, southeastern Ethiopia, and eastern Kenya, with devastating consequences for the agricultural sector. The drought is expected to cause crop failures...
Autonomous underwater vehicles are learning to detect marine radioactivity in real time. The European RAMONES project shows how AI and innovative sensors could transform how we monitor oceans for underwater hazards an...
A nanomechanical sensor once confined to a physics lab is now detecting harmful nanoparticles, even in the Arctic. The NEMILIES project has transformed a risky idea into an award-winning scientific instrument capable ...
Nutrient recycling WalNUT project will present its findings on 5 February 2026 (09:00–17:30) at the Representation of the European Region Tyrol–South Tyrol–Trentino, Rue de Pascale 45–47, Brussels.
Europe’s dependence on imported nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium is both a strategic risk and a climate burden. In Spain, microalgae are being used to extract these nutrients directly from food-industry wastewater...
The purpose of this guidance document, which supplements Technical Guidance Documents (TGD) No. 7 and 19, is to provide experts and stakeholders with guidance on implementing the legal provisions in the Water Framewor...
Europe is already feeling the effects of a rapidly warming climate. Higher temperatures and severe floods, windstorms and wildfires have become defining features of recent years. But what this means for macroeconomic ...
This is the second annual report on forest fires in Latin America published by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission and the Group of Experts on Forest Fires in Latin America and the Caribbean (GE...
The EU-funded DISTENDER project has released “Integrating Adaptation and Mitigation for Climate-Resilient Decision-Making”, an evidence-based synthesis of the project’s scientific achievements, methodologies, an...
Across Europe, scientists and citizens are uncovering a hidden legacy of contamination beneath their feet. From Denmark’s first PFAS crisis to a new generation of soil-mapping initiatives, a continent is learning to...
The objective of providing European Climate Law-aligned pathways and the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) underpinning them is to offer a reference that companies can draw on to prepare their transition plans. By add...
The objective of providing European Climate Law-aligned pathways and the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) underpinning them is to offer a reference that companies can draw on to prepare their transition plans. By add...
The objective of providing European Climate Law-aligned pathways and the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) underpinning them is to offer a reference that companies can draw on to prepare their transition plans. By add...
Sustainable economic growth depends on inclusive and resilient communities and requires investment in social infrastructure, affordable and sustainable housing, gender equality, education and healthcare. The EIB Group...
In 2023, the JRC Technical Report “The status and needs for implementation of Fire Safety Engineering approach in Europe”, presented the results of a survey carried out by the European Commission Directorate-Gener...
This study investigates instruments that could generate revenue for international climate finance. Through a mixed-methods approach, including desk research and interviews with 23 experts from diverse professional bac...
Air quality measurements at industrial locations are intended to assess emission sources typically of the largest magnitude, many of which operate over a long time and are subject to specific permitting rules. Industr...
The Floods Directive (FD) established a framework for flood risk management (FRM). It foresees 6-yearly cycles aiming to reduce the risk of flood damage in the European Union (EU). The first cycle covered the period 2...
The Floods Directive (FD) established a framework for flood risk management (FRM). It foresees 6-yearly cycles aiming to reduce the risk of flood damage in the European Union (EU). The first cycle covered the period 2...
The Floods Directive (FD) established a framework for flood risk management (FRM). It foresees 6-yearly cycles aiming to reduce the risk of flood damage in the European Union (EU). The first cycle covered the period 2...
The Floods Directive (FD) established a framework for flood risk management (FRM). It foresees 6-yearly cycles aiming to reduce the risk of flood damage in the European Union (EU). The first cycle covered the period 2...
As floods sweep across Europe, questions resurface about our readiness for climate extremes. A European research team has developed practical tools to bridge the gap between science and policy. Yet experts warn only b...
Seven Horizon Europe-funded projects – CARMINE, CLIMRES, MAIA, MINORITY REPORT, MULTICARE, MULTICLIMACT, and RETIME – have launched a Joint Manifesto on the Resilience of the Built Environment in 2025 , marking a ...
The study aimed at supporting the European Commission in preparing the evaluation of Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) within the framework of the Better Regulation Guidelines, p...
This document describes the design process, definitions, and algorithmic implementation for an assessment of forest fragmentation across the Amazon. This study follows a request raised by the United Nations Food and A...
Carbon pricing is becoming a mainstream tool to cut emissions and drive clean growth. The EU’s own Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) has reduced covered emissions by 50% in 20 years while raising over €230 billion...
This report presents a two-step approach to rank European Union Quarantine Pests (UQPs) based on their potential economic, social, and environmental impacts. In the first step, a shortlisting methodology was developed...
BioValue has officially concluded. Over its lifetime, the project investigated how transformative change in spatial planning could help embed biodiversity as a value in decision-making and territorial development.
This European Red List provides an updated summary of the conservation status of the European species of dragonflies and damselflies (hereafter Odonata), evaluated according to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteri...
Large Scale Grazing Systems (LSGS) are cultural landscapes emerging from the interaction of human intervention and natural resources. They are broadly defined as extensive systems of grassland management located mainl...
The Drinking Water Directive (DWD) concerns the quality of water intended for human consumption. It aims to protect human health through setting quality standards for drinking water to keep it clean and safe. Standard...
This 2024 edition marks the ESM’s seventh annual carbon footprint report, reaffirming its ongoing commitment to transparency in ESG reporting. The report offers a detailed overview of the organisation’s operationa...
This Atlas embodies years of work by the European Commission Joint Research Centre in collaboration with its partners in Africa and further afield to share the knowledge acquired over the many years of work around pro...
Chemical recycling sparks both hope and controversy: some hail it as a game changer in the battle against plastic waste; others doubt that its feasibility and risks are worth the investment.
The purpose of this manual is to assist in the preparation of Drinking Water Directive notification of intention dossiers using IUCLID. The manual provides you with detailed and practical instructions on how to genera...
Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor 2025 Assessing The Transparency, Integrity, And Progress Of Corporate Climate Strategies June 2025 Tech Sector Deep Dive
The Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR) provides greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions time series for all countries and for all anthropogenic sectors from 1970 until 2024, including emissions and remo...
The transition to climate neutrality entails profound systemic transformations that extend beyond technological innovation and economic restructuring. It involves significant changes in social practices, institutional...
The overarching objectives of a purchasing programme for permanent CDR are to support the EU in safely, fairly, and efficiently meeting EU climate objectives. We identify the following, more specific, objectives for p...
This report presents a summary of the available data on levels of radioactivity in some environmental media in the European Union (EU) Member States for the years 2021 - 2022. These data are obtained from official rep...
The recast Drinking Water Directive (EU) 2020/2184 empowers the European Commission (EC) to adopt a methodology to measure microplastics in water intended for human consumption. When the directive entered into force i...
This document describes the design process, definitions, and algorithmic implementation for a pan-European assessment of forest fragmentation. This study is a preceding presentation of the indicator 4.7 in the State o...
A comprehensive study conducted during a cruise of the RV Belgica from Zeebrugge, Belgium to Odesa, Ukraine, supported by the EU/UNDP EU4EMBLAS project, provided a rare opportunity to assess chemical pollution across ...
The EU Blue Parks Community under the EU Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030’ brings together EU Member States’ national, regional and local authorities, European marine networks, businesses, and resea...
ECHA’s achievements in 2024 reflect a strong commitment to our strategic goals and priorities, as well as our vision of chemical safety through science, collaboration and knowledge. We continued to progress and impl...
This paper uses a general equilibrium framework to examine the effects of temperature on firm-level demand, productivity, and input allocation efficiency, deriving an aggregate damage function for climate change. Usin...
In this report, a Material Flow Analysis (MFA) model was developed for the 2022 EU-27 plastic value chain. The MFA boundaries included all the key steps of the value chain from production to end-of-life and recycling,...
Children are not just victims of climate disasters — they are emerging as key agents of change. Through games, workshops and real-world exploration, schools across Europe are building their resilience and civic role...
As the impacts of climate change become increasingly pronounced, the urgency for comprehensive and effective policy responses has intensified. Concerted efforts need to be made to contribute to decarbonising and meeti...
Commission Decision of 25 February 2016 setting up a Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries, C(2016) 1084, OJ C 74, 26.2.2016, p. 4–10. The Commission may consult the group on any matter relating...
This document presents the second version of the Global map of Forest Cover for the year 2020 at 10 m spatial resolution (GFC2020 v2 dated 7 December 2024). This product is based on the combination of several global l...
After more than two decades of negotiations, the EU and Mercosur reached an initial agreement text (EUMETA) in 2019. Since then, however, several political developments – most notably the increase in deforestation r...
As climate change is increasingly recognised as a significant source of macroeconomic and fiscal risks, it becomes essential to assess its macro-fiscal impacts and integrate them into national budgetary frameworks. Re...
The project focuses on transforming cooking practices in Rwanda through locally produced, affordable, and efficient cookstoves. It has scaled up production and distribution of clean cookstoves, integrating circular ec...
The objective of this study is to: - investigate the potential for the voluntary carbon market (VCM) to contribute to biodiversity conservation and restoration objectives, through implementing high integrity requireme...
This report maps the use level of Earth observations (EO, satellite observations) in ecological status assessment for WFD (ES). Altogether 45 experts from 22 European countries replied to a survey, and 100 participant...
This catalogue brings together key information on each of the 46 projects – highlighting their objectives, achievements, the climate risks they address, and the local and regional authorities involved. Covering a wi...
The European Climate Law mandates the European Union’s climate neutrality objectives by 2050, aligning with the European Green Deal and interim greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets. The Agriculture, Fores...
Effective risk management and oversight of technological risks require the judicious application of lessons learned to prevent future technological incidents and control their impacts. In this respect, the number and ...
The EU 2040 target aims to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by 90%, compared to 1990 levels. It is a critical milestone towards achieving a climate neutral economy by 2050. It also proposes a different way for the ...
The objectives of the 3 Billion Trees Pledge must align with national and regional conservation strategies to ensure coherence. Inconsistent implementation of EU forest and biodiversity strategies at Member State leve...
The main objective of this report is to provide the European Commission with additional information on PFES in EU MS and on the role of these schemes in driving sustainable forest management practices. Building on the...