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Rising sea levels 🌊, due to #ClimateChange, has been found to escalate the rate of erosion of rocky shorelines.
A study suggests that by 2100, this could cause 🇬🇧rocky coastlines to retreat 📉 over 20 metres.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1642877269398913024
🏔️ Agrobiodiversity provided by #mountains is crucial to achieving a #sustainable agrifood🌱system.
🇪🇺Mediterranean mountains are threatened by socioeconomic changes - identifying them is crucial to inform policy decisions
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RT @FAO: Mountains offer food, medicine, valuable ecosystem services & even help regulate the climate.
The agrobiodiversity they provide is key to achieving sustainable agrifood systems.
6 ways countries can pr…
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1642803422771421186
#Trees and shrubs provide many benefits in towns and cities 🌳🏙️ – however they may be at risk from #ClimateChange.
Researchers suggest #urban greening must use species that can cope with future conditions to secure these benefits.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1641812875571331072
Did you know #pollinators can be active all year-round, not just in the spring and summer months? 🌺
Pollinator species🐝 are vital for our #environment and ecosystems yet face the threat of extinction.
Learn more in our #EUPollinators Future Brief ⬇
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1641731597756952576
While disposable #plastic face masks 😷are a tool to prevent the transmission of #COVID19, they have created a plastic #waste disposal problem.
What’s the answer to this issue? A study suggests masks are still safe and effective up to 40 hours of use.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1641432326830960640
By 2050, 68% of the world’s population is expected to live in urban areas 🏙️. Conservation measures are then increasingly needed to make cities more suitable for #wildlife 🦇.
A study explores urban planning recommendations for conservation.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1641371026234720258
RT @ICLEI_Europe: The latest @SfEP #newsletter is out! 📰 It provides a great summary of new #science & #environmental #policy research that is definitely worth checking out.
Read here 👀➡️ https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/env/newsletter-archives/44564
#climate #resilience #urban #biodiversity 🌿
https://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/rising-sea-levels-due-climate-change-found-escalate-rate-erosion-rocky-shorelines-2023-03-29_en
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1641076052452687875
A recent study finds bio-based polymers can amplify #mercury 📈 in #marine environments 🐟.
Researchers suggest safe disposal and regulation are required for safe biodegradation of these polymers.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1641075926824804353
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Half of urban trees are outside their ‘comfort zone’
Urban greening provides many benefits for people and cities. Yet, to secure these benefits, we need to make sure 🌲🌳 species can cope with the effects of #ClimateChange
More in our new @SfEP study: https://europa.eu/!7dN9BF
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1641004958706270209
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Subscribe to the Science for Environment news alerts 📰 for regular insights to inform policy making.
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RT @NetworkNatureEU: Call for proposals for projects on offsetting & climate certification schemes & how these can ⬆️ biodiversity & restoration 🌿@LIFEprogramme @EU_ENV
Call ends🗓️30 June & will award 250,000 💶 to one selected project. More info on this and other funding ➡️https://networknature.eu/learn-about-three-different-funding-opportunities-nature-based-solutions
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1640665882891374592
This map by @EU_Aliens 🗺️ highlights the spread of alien species across Europe, which can cause substantial #environmental and economic damage.
A recent study explores the costs 💰 associated with the impacts caused by alien species.
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https://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/expenditure-preventing-biological-invasions-far-below-environmental-damage-costs-2022-10-05_en
RT @EU_Aliens: 🧐About 10,000 records on #InvasiveAlienSpecies 🐟🦀🌿of Union concern, Member State c…
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1640640744401584128
How much do you know about 🇪🇺 forests? 🤔
Our infographics show a snapshot 📸 of the key facts behind #forests, including:
🌲 Forest carbon sequestration
🌲 Conditions of forest #ecosystems
🌲 Calls for urgent protective measures
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@EU_ENV @EUClimateAction @UNBiodiversity
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1640273113500753921
Our Future Briefs help you stay up to date on the latest scientific policy findings.
We release Future Briefs on emerging environmental issues and #innovative technologies to combat them.
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@EU_ENV @ICLEI_Europe @SciCommsUWE
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RT @EUgreenresearch: Improving soil literacy & awareness on #SoilHealth in society will be🔑to reach the objectives of🇪🇺policies
#MissionSoil projects will be working at local & regional level to help stakeholders & citizens create a #soil community
Apply for #EU funding➡️https://rea.ec.europa.eu/funding-and-grants/eu-mission-soil-deal-europe_en
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1638843908376469504
It's #WorldMetrologicalDay! Did you know the ocean is a key driver of the world’s weather and climate? 🌦️
Between 75,000 - 300,000 tonnes of #microplastics are released into the environment each year, making ocean research 🔬 more crucial than ever.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1638840188947533824
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No access to safe 💧 water is more than just an inconvenience
It could become a reality for half of the 🌍 population by 2030
The @UN_Water Conference, starting this #WorldWaterDay, is our chance to turn this around
This is our 🇪🇺 vision: https://europa.eu/!cDGDVG
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1638466263331532801
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Healthy forests = healthy planet 🌳🌍
#Copernicus 🇪🇺🛰️ provides vital #OpenData 📊 on the land cover and vegetation health🌿🍃🍂 helping to understand and manage our #forests more efficiently
⬇️The Pristine #EUForest of the Jasmund National Park 🇩🇪
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1638121596777799683
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Healthy forests mean clean air, fertile soils and rich biodiversity.
That's why the #NewCAP will finance 623,000 hectares for afforestation and #agroforestry restoration
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUAgri/status/1638104915531776000
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