Overview

On April 30 2015, IRMM Director, Elke Anklam and Programme Officer, Ivan Celen, paid a visit to M. Paul Rotthier, Mayor of Mol. Several topics were discussed within the limited time of the visit.

The meeting was devoted to the discussion of on-going pilot-studies and key-comparisons. In addition, a number of technical presentations were made on the development of instrumentation and on purity testing for reference standards.

Soil heating during wildfires and prescribed burns: a global evaluation

Short-term warming supports mineral-associated carbon accrual in abandoned croplands

Uncertain role of conservation areas to protect soil biodiversity and functioning

This technology foresight brief explores the future of cell and gene therapies, drawing on expert insights and highlighting areas such as in vivo gene therapy, microphysiological models and stem cells.

Signals from recent reports on emerging technologies and breakthrough innovations to support European Innovation Council strategic intelligence - Volume 2

The new entry page is structured along a number of research areas, such as Innovation and Technology Development, Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy, Sustainability and Environment. This allows for a more straightforward and meaningful access to the specific project pages therein.

JRC will publish in the next weeks in its Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS) country profiles of wildfire regimes for all the countries in the world, in collaboration with NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) UN FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) and GEO (Group on Earth Observations). The tool, which will be publicly available in GWIS, will provide information on wildfires regimes and impacts, globally, supporting fire management administrations in the countries and international organizations and providing unique information that has not been ever available until now. Just as additional info, I expect that all the organizations will disseminate the information about GWIS. I send you along a blog that was published by GEO on GWIS. Similarly, they'll publish something on the new tool. http://earthobservations.org/geo_blog_obs.php?id=462

Successful completion of the annual user workshop of the CEMS Mapping component 22-23 September (virtual). Disaster and risk management professionals from across and outside the EU participated and we reached the highest number of participants in the history of the CEMS component (99, out of which 1/3 were users). Feedback from participants was very positive and the event was felt to strengthen the CEMS-Mapping community further. JRC informed about recent improvements brought to the service and how users can better leverage it, the new portfolio elements, future evolution, etc. he sessions were held in format of presentations, interviews, trainings, working groups including quiz to better engage with participants, gather their feedback and test the effectiveness of what was presented and listened from user's voice what else can be improved. Since the first October week-end CEMS Rapid Mapping is supporting IT and FR in managing the situation after the heavy rainfalls over the Alpes-Maritimes, Piedmont and Ligura regions, providing impact assessments on the most affected areas in 24/7 mode.

JRC Technical report (draft) on debris analysis supporting Recovery and Reconstruction in Syria. JRC support to humanitarian actors on the ground in Syria with demographic analysis of the Al-Hol IDP camps. Continued damage assessment on Syrian cultural heritage sites. Forthcoming S4P new functionalities launch on 13/10. The annual Global Conflict Risk Index workshop on 13-15th October will review COVID impact on conflict.

We are thrilled to host the 13th edition of the International Symposium on Earthworm Ecology (ISEE13) in Wageningen, the Netherlands. This edition's theme, "From the lab to the field, from the field to the lab," reflects our commitment to bridging experimental and real-world studies—both essential for advancing earthworm research. ISEE13 will provide a dynamic platform for knowledge exchange, with a strong focus on early-career researchers who are at the forefront of addressing global challenges that impact, or are influenced by, earthworms.

it is our great pleasure to invite you to participate in the Fourth International Symposium on Climate-Resilient Agri-Environmental Systems (ISCRAES 2026). This symposium, a biennial scientific event not-for-profit, will be held from 12-14 August 2026 in Dublin, Ireland. The main theme of the ISCRAES 2026 is aimed at achieving the primary objective of agro-environmental sustainability by tackling the current major environmental, climate, and societal challenges facing the world.

Peat-DBase compiles geolocated observations of peat depth, soil carbon content, bulk density, and site characteristics. As such, Peat-DBase will help researchers to map, understand, and protect peatlands. The current version of the database misses however some regions. We are therefore inviting peatland researchers to contribute data to Peat-DBase. We have a maximally inclusive authorship policy for this dataset. If you wish to submit data to Peat-DBase, please fill out this preliminary survey and you will be contacted with further instructions.

To help land managers scale up climate-friendly practices, the Commission is developing certification methodologies designed to provide farmers and foresters with result-based payments for their climate action. These payments will supplement their income and encourage a transition towards more resilient and sustainable production systems. The draft certification methodologies for carbon farming activities are now available for public feedback on the "Have Your Say" portal. The consultation closes on 19 February 2026.