Science for Environment Policy @SfEP@respublicae.eu
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What has been the #environment impact of #COVID19? 🦠
Our 🆕 Future Brief explores:
🔗 Links between the spread of COVID-19 and #environmental factors
🌾 Impacts on the environment
📚 The lessons learned
RT by @SfEP: Urban #biodiversity is fundamental to making cities more liveable.
Ensure your city can calculate its ecological performance with the IUCN Urban Nature Indexes.
@unepwcmc @UBHub_org
[2024-04-12 07:00 UTC]
RT by @SfEP: 👏Let's recognise the recognition of #local governments as key actors during the #CleanTransitionDialogues 👇
"An effective and simplified enabling framework for a competitive sustainable economy often starts at local and regional level."🏙️
https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/edc7b551-6b25-42ab-b36c-d9af7d4654e9_en?filename=COM_2024_163_1_EN.pdf
[2024-04-12 13:27 UTC]
RT by @SfEP: Each element within an ecosystem relies on the others, forming a jigsaw puzzle of interdependence.
The loss of a single species can trigger the collapse of the entire ecosystem.
Here’s what it takes to avert biodiversity loss:
[2024-04-12 05:00 UTC]
RT by @SfEP: The 1st European Citizens Hackathon Championship for Climate is ON! 💚
In this competition you can work with researchers on innovations benefitting your community.
Be part of the adventure! To learn more, join the webinar on April 16 ⬇️ #EUSparksforClimate #EUSparks
[2024-04-12 09:30 UTC]
RT by @SfEP: Biological habitats provide many 🪸 ecosystem services, including stabilizing sediments
🐠🥕🍅 providing food
🥤 filtering water, and
🌱recycling nutrients
which would result in the rapid degradation of ecosystems without them
#ForNature #Biodiversity
via @docgovtnz
[2024-04-12 10:01 UTC]
RT by @SfEP: Ghost gear 👇🏼
🐬Trap fish & marine life, obstructing their digestion
🪸Destroy corals & alter aquatic ecosystems
☠️Leave toxic chemicals in the environment
🌊Litter beaches
Urgent action is needed to tackle this threat & protect marine environments & livelihoods.
[2024-04-11 11:30 UTC]
RT by @SfEP: ✅ Putting the finishing touches on next week's #biodiversity monitoring events!
Registered yet? Sign up and attend online to discover the latest research and policy developments!
Forum 👉https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dQOfDS5HT_yNQT-pvllEfQ#/registration
Kick-Off 👉https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ng3l93LrQaqkcCJGelEWbg#/registration
[2024-04-12 07:30 UTC]
RT by @SfEP: Did you know that light pollution severely disrupts nocturnal ecosystems and carries risks to human health and safety?
Reducing #LightPollution can benefit people and #nature, our new Issues Brief explains https://bit.ly/49mTr1k
[2024-04-11 15:20 UTC]
RT by @SfEP: Are you ready to kick back & enjoy the weekend?
Here is a curated selection of videos from #LIFEProjects contributing to the clean #EnergyTransition☀️💡🔋 in Europe.
📹Watch the #LIFEProgramme playlist on clean energy here: http://bit.ly/3UdqrVj
[2024-04-12 08:17 UTC]
RT by @SfEP: 🐝 #Pollinators are responsible for much more than food-crops. From biofuels to medicines, we rely on pollinators in much of our daily lives.
Check out a few facts about pollinators from the @IPBES #PollinationAssessment ⬇️
Read the Report here: https://ipbes.net/assessment-reports/pollinators
[2024-04-11 11:00 UTC]
RT by @SfEP: Interested in #HorizonEU funding opportunities for #EUMissions & cross-cutting activities?
Curious about the 🆕 calls for 2024?
You only have to wait 2⃣ more weeks!
The info days will take place on April 25-26 📅
More info here ⬇️
[2024-04-11 08:53 UTC]
RT by @SfEP: "Plastic is fantastic" is a fairy tale gone wrong.
Facing a pollution nightmare that threatens our health and ecosystems, it's time to eliminate unnecessary plastic products.
Join us in rewriting this story as the world crafts a #PlasticsTreaty: http://www.unep.org/beatplasticpollution
[2024-04-12 11:42 UTC]
RT by @SfEP: Wetlands are rich reservoirs of biodiversity that are vital for humanity and nature to thrive.
⚠️ Yet 25% of wetland species are now threatened with extinction.
http://www.worldwetlandsday.org
[2024-04-11 07:25 UTC]
RT by @SfEP: What are the perspectives through which people relate to nature? Why are they important?
@ipbes #ValuesAssessment presents 4 general perspectives to make a new typology of values useful for decision-making. These are: living from, with, in & as nature https://ipbes.net/the-values-assessment
[2024-04-12 03:00 UTC]
RT by @SfEP: Wetlands, rich in biodiversity, provide essential ecosystem services vital for the survival of numerous species.
Safeguarding these ecosystems is critical to meeting the goals & targets of the Global Biodiversity Framework.
https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/ecosystems-and-biodiversity
#ForNature
Via @UNEP
[2024-02-26 21:00 UTC]
RT by @SfEP: 🌽 Increase food and water security
🌀 Fight climate change
🦏 Slow biodiversity loss
These are just some of the benefits of ecosystem restoration.
Learn more about the restoration decade: https://t.ly/J3M_q #UNEA6
[2024-02-26 16:55 UTC]
RT by @SfEP: ✍️ Do you want to hone your #sciwriting skills?
We're offering a 10-wk online course that will give participants the confidence & know-how to write clear, engaging stories that stay true to the science.
Starts 15 April 2024: https://courses.uwe.ac.uk/USSKNP15M/applied-science-communication-online-and-media-writing
[2024-02-27 15:52 UTC]
RT by @SfEP: 🆕 Can Europe establish a #biobased economy that enhances competitiveness through green industries?
Find out how CBE JU is making this possible in our new edition of 'A #competitive #bioeconomy for a #sustainable future.'
[2024-02-26 08:56 UTC]
RT by @SfEP: 🌍 Discover 13 EU-funded projects that are revolutionising the way we manage & protect our precious oceans & seas.
Their sustainable management is key to:
🐠 successful biodiversity conservation
🐟 food security
👥 human health
Dive into their findings👉 https://europa.eu/!yg6bkF
[2024-02-26 10:41 UTC]
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