This report presents the Consumer Footprint Calculator to assess the environmental impacts of the different lifestyles of EU citizens. It is based on the Consumption Footprint indicator, which follows a life...

Evidence exists that tree mortality is accelerating in some regions of the tropics, with profound consequences for the future of the tropical carbon sink and the global anthropogenic carbon budget left to limit...

Sustainable development is firmly anchored in the European Treaties and has been at the heart of European policy for a long time. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable...

Nitrogen-based agricultural fertilisers can cause water and air pollution. Measures under the EU Nitrates Directive aim to control some of these through specific ‘closed...

Several previous studies have investigated changes in insect biodiversity, with some highlighting declines and others showing turnover in species composition without net declines. Although...

Healthier, more sustainable and more equitable food systems have a key role to deliver progress on all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This study aims...

Nordic forests are more exposed and vulnerable to damages such as fire, flood, pests and pathogens due to climate change. Collaboration between nations is a vital tool...

Interview with Dr Jacopo Giuntoli, sustainability scientist, life cycle assessment expert and EU bioeconomy researcher, that is collaborating with the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission.

Bar chart on the normalised impacts of the production of polyhydroxyalkanoates with different raw materials

Peatlands are sensitive ecosystems that store carbon and water and support biodiversity. Currently, European peatlands are threatened by climate change and exploitation. In this study, we show...