News and Events for Researchers

17.06.2019

A recent JRC article warns that the extreme drought conditions that affected central and northern Europe's 2018…

13.06.2019

The risk of significant and widespread blue-green algae blooms in Finnish sea areas matches that of previous years,…

06.06.2019

Powerful novel DNA-based methods are being developed to assess biodiversity and the ecological status of water bodies,…

04.06.2019

Ghost nets refer to nets and other gear lost by fishermen that fish by themselves in seas and bodies of water. They are…

04.06.2019

There's untapped potential to extract strategic raw materials from mining waste and landfills in Europe, according to a…

23.05.2019

A recent JRC study finds that soil erosion by water costs the world economy about US$8,000,000,000 (eight billion US…

21.05.2019

A new report gives scientific guidance to help meet a growing global demand for seaweeds while also protecting resources…

Expedition across the Pacific Ocean. Photo: © Die Aktivisten, Leipzige Aktivisten, Leipzig
21.05.2019

To date, little is known about what happens to microplastic in the sea. The MICRO-FATE project that is now starting…

17.05.2019

The European Network of Freshwater Research Organisations (EurAqua) holds its 25th anniversary in an event that will…

16.05.2019

The European Union's blue economy continues growing. The economic activities related to oceans, seas and coastal areas…