News and Events for Researchers
Butterflies and moths have difficulty adjusting to a rapidly changing climate
Climate change exerts great pressure for change on species and biodiversity. A recent study conducted by the University of Helsinki and the Finnish Environment Institute indicates that the few moth and butterfly species (Lepidoptera) capable of...
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World Bee Day: New handbook to support the development of European nature restoration targets
Today, on World Bee Day, the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre is publishing a summary for policy makers of the first EU–wide ecosystem assessment.
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2021 EU Blue Economy report – Emerging sectors prepare blue economy for leading part in EU green transition
The European Commission has published the fourth edition of “The EU Blue Economy Report”, providing an overview of the performance of the EU-27 economic sectors related to oceans and the coastal environment.
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Aranda’s monitoring cruise: Spring bloom peak in Gulf of Finland and Baltic Proper
The annual spring monitoring cruise of R/V Aranda took place in late April. During the cruise the phytoplankton spring bloom was already at its peak in the Gulf of Finland. Spring is the time with the densest phytoplankton blooms in the Baltic Sea,...
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Carbon emissions from dams considerably underestimated so far
Among other things, dams serve as reservoirs for drinking water, agricultural irrigation, or the operation of hydropower plants. Until now, it had been assumed that dams act as net carbon stores. Researchers from the Helmholtz Centre of Environmental...
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Less precipitation means less plant diversity
Climate change might lead to changes in plant diversity, especially in the world’s drylands. Water is a scarce resource in many of the Earth’s ecosystems. This scarcity is likely to increase in the course of climate change. This, in turn, might lead...
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Consumption data and carbon footprint calculators require support from our everyday environment to enhance changes in consumption
Changing consumption patterns is essential for curbing environmental problems. Several applications have been developed to collect consumption data and calculate environmental impact. A new dissertation reveals that these alone will not generate...
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From science to action: finding a common European approach for tracking SARS-CoV-2 and its variants in wastewater
It is seven in the evening and JRC scientist Bernd Gawlik is multitasking: he is preparing a dinner with a recipe originating from the German part of Silesia – the region his family is originally from – while drafting replies to a journalist on...
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New genomic techniques: where do we stand?
The JRC contributed to a new study published today by the Commission on the status of new genomic techniques under Union law.
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The European bioeconomy in 2050: four foresight scenarios
The Commission’s 2020 Strategic Foresight Report mentions the potential of a sustainable bioeconomy, to transform Europe’s agricultural and industrial base and create new jobs, whilst enhancing our natural resources and ecosystems.
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