Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity

EU supports stepping up the protection of the Mediterranean Sea’s environment

The European Union and Canada have displayed their alignment and shared values in the face of current global challenges during the EU-Canada Summit which took place on 23...

Among the main measures, the EU and neighbouring countries agreed within the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) to launch new tools to keep track of the activities of all...

The European Commission will invest €90 million in 17 new research projects contributing to the EU Mission: "A Soil Deal for Europe". These projects will...

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the European Commission (EC) have agreed to strengthen their partnership for successful environmental multilateralism to address the triple planetary crisis...

This study by external experts (commissioned by DG ENV) takes stock of knowledge relevant for identifying commodities imported into the EU with significant negative impacts (direct or indirect) on biodiversity...

The Commission has approved four new Interreg programmes involving 10 Member States, Ukraine, and Moldova for an amount of €533 million of EU funding in 2021-2027 to foster...

On Saturday in Chisinau, Moldova, EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Natalia Gavrilița, jointly signed an agreement on Moldova’s...

Fertilisers play a significant role for food security. Their production and their cost largely depend on natural gas. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a global mineral...

The Commission has adopted a revised EU Action Plan to put an end to illegal wildlife trade, as announced in the Biodiversity Strategy for 2030. The lucrative global black market...