Europe is facing a severe drought that is already affecting agriculture, according to the Joint Research Centre’s report on Drought in Europe - June 2025. Fast and coordinated actions...
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Further loss of soil carbon would negatively impact EU climate change mitigation efforts and food security.
According to the estimates of of the Flax-Linen and Hemp Economic Observatory, the growing area of European Flax spring flax and winter flax combined will account for at least 180,000 hectares...
Today, the JRC-managed observatory on deforestation and forest degradation goes online – it will help protect and restore world’s forests and ensure that Europeans consume deforestation-free...
A study on the diversity of soil eukaryotes - cell organisms containing a nucleus - shows the ecosystem type is pivotal driver of soil biodiversity. Agricultural soils are...
Published in Nature Communications by JRC and partner scientists from other organisations, this study represents the largest European soil biodiversity assessment. It is based on measured DNA and soil...
New study looking into drivers of soil biodiversity finds that a higher richness and diversity of soil bacteria and fungi - detected in more disturbed areas, such as croplands...
In the Biodiversity Strategy to 2030, the Farm to Fork Strategy and the Zero Pollution Action Plan the European Union has set an ambitious and ground-breaking goal to reduce by 50% nutrient...
This EEA briefing sums up key evidence on why European ecosystems are in urgent need of concerted restoration efforts both inside existing designated protected areas...