This study is an initiative of the European Commission (EC) Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity (KCBD) in support of the EC Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG R&I). It explores a set of EU-funded...

This work is an initiative of the European Commission (EC) Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity (KCBD) in support of the EC Directorate-General for Research and Innovation. It aims to explore EU research projects...

This is a flagship publication for the European Commission’s Directorate - General for Research and Innovation. The Science, Research and Innovation performance of the EU report analyses research and innovation dynamics as well...

The extensive use of plastics and the environmental burden associated with their disposal have attracted the attention of scientists, politicians and citizens in Europe. In this frame, the EU has adopted a European...

A 2014 report by external experts (commissioned by DG ENV).

Agri-PV has the potential to be a win-win for renewables, agriculture and other sustainability dimensions. An EU wide Agri-PV definition is needed. A related standard at European level would...

This report is a first step in addressing knowledge gaps in the potential economic benefits of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) and the challenges facing Nature Based Enterprises (NBE). Based on extensive...

A recent study on harvested forest area in the EU (Ceccherini et al. 2020) reported a strong increase in clear-cut harvest area in recent years, based on remote...

Various studies, recently published, analysed possible effects of some elements of the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies on EU agriculture, including the Commission’s Joint Research Centre...

This report explores how the EU farming sector could look like in a net-zero world, what roles it would play and what is needed to make the transition by mid-century.