News and Events for Researchers

Forest fragments of the Brazilian Mata Atlântica forest in Brazil, surrounded by sugar cane plantations. Photo: Usina Trapiche S/A
30.03.2017

When talk is of important ecosystems, tropical forests are top of the list. After all, half of the carbon stored in all…

30.03.2017

A new JRC Technical Report explores the potential impact of the implementation of Ecological Focus Areas (EFAs) on the…

28.03.2017

The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Europe 27th Annual Meeting will draw 2,000 scientists from…

28.03.2017

The latest JRC MARS Crop monitoring bulletins for Europe and the European neighbourhood (part of the global outlook 2017…

27.03.2017

Many parts of Europe are beginning to experience an annual biological 'invasion' from the air in recent years. This…

24.03.2017

The EU-funded project GRACE, coordinated by the Finnish Environment Institute, has launched a system for real-time…

24.03.2017

The state of Finland’s inland and marine waters has generally improved significantly over recent decades, thanks to…

21.03.2017

The JRC has recently released a high-resolution tree occurrence dataset for Europe. The EU-Forest dataset is the most…

20.03.2017

The newly launched GrowApp allows people to make animations of trees, gardens and landscapes by taking pictures with…

17.03.2017

Marine litter is a threat to the marine ecosystem, human health and economic activities. A new JRC report sheds light on…