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Research shows that commonly used #chemicals, including caffeine☕, antibiotics and painkillers💊, all enter the #environment.
Levels in groundwater across the world 🌍 highlight the need to assess the risk posed by these substances.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1635932459060678657
RT @LIFEprogramme: Goodbye 👋 harmful refrigerant emissions! ❄️
Thanks to the HAMSYS, a technology developed by our #LIFEproject LIFE4Fgases, we can now recover & reuse F-gases.
A #ClimateAction 🌍 solution recognised by the @EU_Commission's innovation radar 🛰️
👉 https://www.life4fgases.eu/en/dissemination/news/87-hamsys-in-the-innovation-radar.html
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1635930121117769729
Today is #WorldConsumerRightsDay
Learn how we help 🇪🇺 consumers make informed & sustainable choices with the #EUEcolabel: https://europa.eu/!3d6hBR
📢Stay tuned for our upcoming #GreenClaims Directive with 🆕 actions for reliable & verifiable environmental information on products
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1635927553050386432
RT @LIFEprogramme: The future of sustainable construction is here! 🏗️
Our #LIFEproject @woodforfuture announced the use of its mixed 🪵-concrete prefabricated product in a new building in Granada.
Learn how the project is setting a 🆕 standard in construction practices 👉 https://life-woodforfuture.eu/en/se-anuncia-la-construccion-del-edificio-demostrativo-en-la-azulejera/
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1635674263578460160
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🇪🇺 rivers are heavily fragmented & vulnerable
With the #EUBiodiversity strategy, we want to restore freshwater ecosystems, making 25,000 km of rivers free-flowing again by 2030
On this #DayofActionforRivers & ahead of the 🇺🇳Water Conference, learn more👉https://europa.eu/!KphHVR
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1635637336196128771
RT @EURACTIV: With textiles and clothing among the most wasteful and polluting sectors in the EU, it’s time for a total rethink. Ahead of World Consumer Rights Day on 15 March, Virginjus Sinkevičius, EU Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, makes the… https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/opinion/a-new-revolution-for-eu-fashion-and-textiles/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1635640773113782272
🇪🇺 rivers are heavily fragmented & vulnerable
With the #EUBiodiversity strategy, we want to restore freshwater ecosystems, making 25,000 km of rivers free-flowing again by 2030
On this #DayofActionforRivers & ahead of the 🇺🇳Water Conference, learn more👉https://europa.eu/!KphHVR
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1635637336196128771
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The 2023 #MissionSoil calls are now open!
#Soil health 🌱 is vital to many of Europe’s #ecosystems, but can be impacted by low rainfall, particularly in the Mediterranean.
This study explores how cover cropping could improve soil health 📈.
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https://rebrand.ly/SfEp5512
RT @GabrielMariya: 🔛 The 2023 #MissionSoil calls are now open and will fund projects on:
📉Modelling #soil processes
🥦Horticulture
🍊Nutrients in soil & plants
🏜️Combating soil pollution & #deser…
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1635605057633935361
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Climate change is impacting rivers across 🇪🇺
💧Reduced water levels due to drought
⛈Damaged river banks from floods & storms
🐟Threatened wildlife
On the International Day of Action for Rivers, see how the @LIFEprogramme is protecting and restoring 🌊: https://europa.eu/!96n39t
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUClimateAction/status/1635586738105069570
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📢#HorizonEU 2023 Cluster 6 calls for proposals are open with €890 million available to fund innovations that support:
🌱#EUBiodiversity
🥕sustainable food systems
♻️#CircularEconomy
🏞️protection of land, oceans & waters
Apply by 23, 28 March & 12 April: https://europa.eu/!bHUYQP
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1635565138924167170
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Key #soil threats in 🇪🇺
⚠️erosion
⚠️floods & landslides
⚠️organic matter loss
⚠️salinisation
⚠️contamination
⚠️compaction
⚠️sealing
⚠️biodiversity loss
Our dashboard maps unhealthy soils & related degradation to support restoration 👉 https://europa.eu/!tp3MpN #GSB2023 #SoilHealth
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ScienceHub/status/1635580321805524992
RT @VSinkevicius: New @EU_ScienceHub soil health dashboard.
For the first time we can view the state of soil health & the extent of degradation in the EU.
At least 61% of our soils are unhealthy and this new tool comes as great support to our upcoming 🇪🇺 Soil Health Law.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1635570822571077633
📢#HorizonEU 2023 Cluster 6 calls for proposals are open with €890 million available to fund innovations that support:
🌱#EUBiodiversity
🥕sustainable food systems
♻️#CircularEconomy
🏞️protection of land, oceans & waters
Apply by 23, 28 March & 12 April: https://europa.eu/!bHUYQP
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1635565138924167170
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Our #LIFEproject LIFE PASTORALP's final event is just around the corner 🔜
And we're happy to announce that 9⃣ other projects will join to discuss 🌎 climate-driven global changes in mountain agropastoral systems.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/LIFEprogramme/status/1635555297249951744
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#DYK?
The High-Resolution Layers produced by @CopernicusLand #CLMS provide information for water resource management 🫧, infrastructure planning 🚰 & monitoring of environmental changes 🚱
Find out more➡️ http://land.copernicus.eu/pan-european/high-resolution-layers/water-wetness
⬇️Water bodies in the Swiss Alps🇨🇭
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1635543904131981312
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♻️📱 Sustainable smartphones?
Much of the environmental impact of smartphones lies in their manufacturing and materials
This study from @SfEP explores how modular design promotes do-it-yourself repair to extend device life: https://europa.eu/!hH8Xtm
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1635249883681804289
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A key element of the 🇪🇺 #environmental policy is encouraging businesses to adopt more sustainable practices.
This study explores the factors that influence the uptake of sustainable measures ♻️ by small-to-medium enterprises (#SMEs) in the EU.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1635235888459583488
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Taking #Natura2000 & #EUBiodiversity protection in 🇧🇪 to new heights!
The 🆕#LIFEproject B4B LIFE will take action to:
📐 Enlarge protect areas
📋 Enhance management
🦋Devise action plans for critical habitats & species
Get to know them 👉 https://europa.eu/!HfVDXr
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/LIFEprogramme/status/1635244699983441924
♻️📱 Sustainable smartphones?
Much of the environmental impact of smartphones lies in their manufacturing and materials
This study from @SfEP explores how modular design promotes do-it-yourself repair to extend device life: https://europa.eu/!hH8Xtm
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1635249883681804289
RT @CapsCoalition: How Can Businesses Implement The New Global Biodiversity Framework?
@wef highlights 5⃣ ways in which businesses can successfully contribute to the new agreement including through transparency and awareness of their impacts & dependencies on nature.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1635224873927843842
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