Search Knowledge for policy

The EEA briefing " How climate change impacts marine life" summarises how increasing levels of greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere are affecting marine...

Baltic Sea: Agreement reached on 2024 fishing opportunities

Today, Commissioner Sinkevičius is hosting the second edition of the "Our Baltic" Conference to address pressing environmental challenges in the Baltic Sea. The high-level conference gathers ministers and high-level...

Today, the Commission has adopted its proposal for the 2024 fishing opportunities for the Baltic Sea in response to a scientific assessment that indicates several fisheries are in a dire situation...

Small-scale dredging to improve access to new second homes on the Finnish shoreline poses a threat to coastal biodiversity, which could undermine the pivotal roles these ecosystems...

The Baltic Sea, nestled between lush green forests and breathtaking sandy beaches, is facing an increasingly challenging environmental situation, mainly due to pollution. It remains...

Much to the fishers’ dismay, cod populations in the Baltic Sea have been decreasing since the 1990s. The reasons are many, including habitat degradation. The same decade also...

New research project tests cultivation of algae on foundations of wind power plants. Algae can help improve water quality in the over-fertilised Baltic Sea.