Assessment of the sustainable use of wild species
“There are about 50,000 wild species used through different practices, including more than 10,000 wild species harvested directly for human
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The European Commission proposes a new regulation to restore Europe’s nature by 2050
In June 2022 the European Commission adopted a pioneering proposal to restore damaged ecosystems and bring nature back across Europe,
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Resource nexus and the European Green Deal
Europe’s drive towards sustainability would benefit from a wider and joint approach to the use of the vital resources that
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What role can Europe’s land and marine habitats play in carbon storage and sequestration?
What is the carbon storage and sequestration potential of Europe’s many land and marine habitats? A first scoping analysis, published
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European Environment Agency’s Signals report 2021 on nature is now available online
Published last September, the European Environment Agency (EEA)’s report “Signals 2021 – Europe’s nature” shows the environmental damages caused by
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EU Nature Directives Reporting (2013-2018) now available on line
The Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, ISPRA (Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale) has made
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Making Peace with Nature
Given the interconnected nature of climate change, loss of biodiversity, land degradation, and air and water pollution, it is essential
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New financial resources for UNESCO’s site of naturalistic interest
Seventy-five million euros for the three-year period 2021-2023 for adaptation to climate change in UNESCO sites of naturalistic interest,of which
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Biodiversity and pandemics: the Ipbes report
“The underlying causes of pandemics are the same global environmental changes that drive biodiversity loss and climate change” Almost all
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New EU state of nature report
We need to make a radical change if we are to have a real chance of bringing biodiversity back to
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Invasive alien species: countermeasures adopted at Orio al Serio Airport– video
The invasive alien species (IAS) are a serious threat to biodiversity. The video shows the countermeasures adopted at Milan Bergamo
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The global perspectives on biodiversity
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has published the fifth edition of the global perspectives on biodiversity, the Global Biodiversity
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