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Fisheries and coastal economies across Europe have witnessed substantial structural changes that have brought about challenges for territorial cohesion and social renewal within the fishing...

Local support for protected areas linked to social impacts and personal attachment

While Galileo enables the determination of a precise position anywhere, Copernicus, Europe’s Earth Observation programme, provides information on the Earth’s surface, atmosphere and oceans. Put the two...

The political decision-making in the EU is founded on the democratic values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, inclusivity, representativeness, political...

More than any other continent, Europe's biodiversity has been shaped by human activities and is under constant pressure from human production and consumption. Changes in ecosystem services...

The EU is seeking to limit growing threats from blazes through the use of satellites, artificial intelligence and unmanned aerial vehicles. By combining satellite images and other data, the system...

As the 2023 wildfire season begins in Europe, the continent is confronted with the ever-challenging struggle to combat these devastating natural disasters. The rising global temperatures and the increasing frequency of extreme...

Initiatives like the European Union’s Copernicus program and its Land Monitoring Service (CLMS) provide comprehensive and high-quality information on land cover and land use across Europe...

In this analysis, Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) and Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) scientists conclude that it is too early to attribute the recent exceptional warming...

Leading conservation organisations have today announced the launch of a project that aims to generate collaborative solutions to restore ecosystems across Europe. Find out more here....