The European Commission has published an evaluation of the implementation of the eel regulation, 12 years after its entry into force.
The world’s forests are in serious danger from deforestation and forest degradation. Pressures on EU forest ecosystems due to climate change and unsustainable forest management are a reason for concern and are expected to increase in the future. Protecting forests means protecting biodiversity and working for a climate neutral and climate resilient land. In this context, DG Environment organises an international Conference on Forest for Biodiversity and Climate Change.
Land degradation is affecting 3.2 billion people, and for far too long this has gone under the radar. This must change in 2020. If not, we risk that all the world’s topsoil be eroded in the next 60 years (by Svein Tore Holsether).
Proposal of a global ‘roadmap’ for insect conservation and recovery which entails the immediate implementation of several ‘no-regret’ measures that will act to slow or stop insect declines.
As a response to the call for food and feed security, parallel to the needed climate, circularity, spatial planning and biodiversity actions, attention at this year’s EU EATiP day was given to low-trophic aquaculture. With its potential to create a high output while minimizing its impact, new value chains in aquaculture based on shellfish, algae or other low-trophic organisms offer a high potential for Europe.
The Council adopted conclusions which offer political guidance for the EU's environment and climate change policies for the period 2021 - 2030. It calls upon the Commission to present at the latest by early 2020 an ambitious and focused proposal for an 8th Environment Action Programme (EAP).
On 16th of October is World Food Day, a day of action dedicated to tackling global hunger.
This brochure provides an overview of work happening over the next two years and is the reference document for a glimpse into the key topics and programmes of the OECD work on the environment.
At the end of its seven-year term, theCouncil calls on the German government to do even more to encourage the transition to a sustainable and biobased economy.
The European Commission together with the Republic of Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Turkey, Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova have launched a Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda for the Black Sea (SRIA).
A global social and ecological emergency has been declared at today's launch of the IPBES Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, the first global biodiversity assessment since 2005.
