News and Events for Researchers

05.04.2017

Emissions from municipalities in the Carbon Neutral Municipalities (HINKU) network declined by an average 29 percent in…

03.04.2017

Fish stocks in the Mediterranean Sea are deteriorating at an alarming rate. A recent analysis shows that 93% of the…

31.03.2017

Despite international efforts to address food insecurity, around 108 million people in the world were severely food…

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…