Science for Environment Policy @SfEP@respublicae.eu
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Have you read our 🆕 Future Brief, dedicated to the latest research and findings on #nanoplastics?
Learn more about their impacts in the #environment, ecotoxicity ☣️ and potential impacts on human #health ⚕️.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1635637215790342145
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
How can we meet zero emissions in #shipping? 🚢
A new study suggests on-site renewable #energy generation ⚡ could help to decarbonise shipbuilding, given #sustainable incentives.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1635285561723465737
RT @EU_ENV: ♻️📱 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://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/sustainable-smartphones-modular-design-promotes-do-it-yourself-repair-extend-device-life-2023-02-15_en
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1635277071915311112
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
RT @UNBiodiversity: #NaturebasedSolutions offers our cities and #ecosystems 🏙️ a wide variety of benefits for:
🌿 #Biodiversity
📉 Disaster risk reduction
🩺 #Health
🌡️ #ClimateChange
Learn more below ⬇
@EU_ENV @EUClimateAction
@EU_Health @ConnectingNBS @NetworkNatureEU
Via @SfEP
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1635211589690458112
A new flood and drought analysis suggest that impact-reduction strategies are effective, yet they fail in unprecedented events.
Researchers suggest this could also be exacerbated by #ClimateChange.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1634236055858626568
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#PlasticPollution is a key threat to our environment, our soil & seas
Plastics break down into microplastics, which then break down into nanoplastics
This 🆕 Future Brief focuses on nanoplastics, and their impact on the environment and human health👉 https://europa.eu/!DvMQT8
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1634125573931794433
RT @ICLEI_Europe: Hear ye, hear ye 📣 the latest @SfEP #newsletter is out! Read here ➡️ http://bit.ly/3l1O30m
Featuring #science & #environmental studies on:
🌊 Flood/drought risk management strategies
🚢 Decarbonisation of ship building
🐡 Windfarms & cuttlefish health
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1633782435136536577
Each month, we publish insightful news alerts on the latest #environmental research, including:
🌬️ Air #pollution
♻️ #Plastics
🏭 Industrial emissions
Subscribe below ✉️ ⬇️
https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/env/user-subscriptions/1701/create
#science #environment #policy @ICLEI_Europe @SciCommsUWE
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1633760110655729664
Internationally traded #food 🥦 makes up 19% of consumed calories worldwide 🌍 – but what is the #environmental impact of this trade?
Researchers estimate the carbon footprint 👣 of food miles.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1633053767766515713
RT @UNECEForests: #Borealforests hold 20% of the world’s #carbonemissions🌎
But as our planet gets warmer, longer & drier seasons, intense wildfires and pests outbreaks may turn boreal #forests from #carbonsinks to #carbon sources🌲
Read more➡️ https://unece.org/media/Forestry/press/376366
#climatechange
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1633052606175084544
RT @defis_eu: 📢We are organising, together with @EU4Space, a webinar aimed at informing about the possibilities provided by #Copernicus 🇪🇺🛰️ for the green energy transition of the #EU
📆 17 March
📍Online and in person
Register at 🔗https://euspa.blumm.it/event/ar/3/euspa-copernicus-online-event
#EUSpace 🇪🇺🛰️ #RepowerEU
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1632691476206432257
The #MarineActionPlan aims to improve the sustainability and resilience of 🇪🇺fisheries and aquaculture.
This includes ecosystem protection. One study shows how full protection in marine protected areas 🐠 can help meet fishery and #conservation goals.
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https://rebrand.ly/SfEP5532
RT @EU_ENV: Today, we present a 🆕 #MarineActionPlan to reduce the impact of fishing on the marine environment and restore ecosystems, which will be good #ForNature AND for 🎣 fishers
B…
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1632677877622751234
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Today is #WorldWildlifeDay 🐅🐘🐦
🌍 wildlife populations have decreased by 69% in less than 50 years
In 2022, we adopted stronger measures against wildlife trafficking, and at #CoP15, we reached a deal to protect nature & stop the extinction of species
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1631593581319188480
Today is #WorldWildlifeDay! One of the biggest threats to #wildlife in #marine areas 🐬 is plastic pollution.
This study reveals how green #turtles 🐢 in remote Azores feeding grounds are ingesting plastic.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1631653610550620163
RT @RuthLarbey: Pleased our @SfEP report on #nanoplastics has been published. It was a lot of work! We conclude: failure to control these invisible pollutants is an escalating hazard, the full proportions of which we may not understand until too late #Plastocene🌍 Here, small = not beautiful.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1631345024377004036
RT @ICLEI_Europe: 📢 Read the 🆕 Future Brief by @SfEP, dedicated to latest research and findings on #nanoplastics!
Learn more about their impacts on the #environment, ecotoxicity ☣️ and potential impacts on human #health ⚕️. ⬇
@EU_ENV @SciCommsUWE
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1631344992915529764
RT @IPBES: Celebrate wild species on #WorldWildlifeDay!🌿
The use of wild species is vital to human communities, but their unsustainable use increases the risk of their extinction.
Find out how ppl can benefit more sustainably from wild species in @ipbes #SustainableUse report.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1631341183015219200
Did you know March is #NationalNutritionMonth?
#Pollinators 🐝 play a vital role in the production of crops high in nutrients. With the decline of pollinators such as wild and #honeybees, this puts food security at risk.
Learn more ⬇
https://rebrand.ly/SfEP3951
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1631340888101199897
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