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The new law sets a target for the EU to restore at least 20% of the EU’s land and sea areas by 2030 and all ecosystems in need of restoration by 2050. The EU nature...

Nature is staging a comeback: UN recognizes seven World Restoration Flagships UNEP Executive Director announces seven new UN World Restoration Flagships

The Commission has proposed a new forest monitoring law that aims to create a comprehensive forest knowledge base, address information gaps, and enable better response to growing...

In 2022, land roughly the size of Corsica was scorched by wildfires in the EU, according to the latest JRC report on fires in the pan-European region. Find out more here....

Climate change, deforestation and other human threats are driving the Amazon towards the limits of survival. Researchers are racing to chart its future.

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...

European nature is not in a good state and it has shown few signs of improvement over the past years. According to European Environment Agency’s (EEA) briefing...

To sustain their multiple services, forests must be both resistant and resilient. Resistance refers to a forest’s ability to resist or withstand external pressures such as pests...