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International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme

This website has limited functionality with javascript off. Please make sure javascript is enabled in your browser. Organisation Created 04 Dec 2019 1 min read IGBP was launched in 1987 to coordinate international research on global-scale and regional-scale interactions between Earth’s biological, chemical and physical processes and their interactions with human systems. IGBP views the… Continue reading International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme

European Floods Database

This website has limited functionality with javascript off. Please make sure javascript is enabled in your browser. External Data Spec Published 22 Nov 2019 1 min read This database addresses one of the key building blocks towards an improved understanding of flood processes and associated changes in flood characteristics and regimes in Europe: the development… Continue reading European Floods Database

EU Member States add more climate policies, better evidence on costs and effectiveness needed

 Image © Thomas Richter on Unsplash The EEA briefing ‘More national climate policies expected, but how effective are the existing ones?’ analyses EU Member States actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve climate and energy targets. The briefing is underpinned by a more detailed analysis in the report ‘Overview of reported national policies and… Continue reading EU Member States add more climate policies, better evidence on costs and effectiveness needed

Energy intensity Europe

Key messages Between 1990 and 2017, the EU’s energy intensity — i.e. the ratio between its gross inland energy consumption and its gross domestic product (GDP) — decreased by 37 %.  This decrease was continuous throughout the entire period, with an average annual decrease of 1.7 % per year. The 1990-2005 period is characterised by relatively high economic… Continue reading Energy intensity Europe

Integrated Data Platform Map Viewer

More information For exploring contextual details about the added datasets, please activate the information icon in the upper right corner. Legends of the added datasets can be explored by activating the legend icon. Web map services are produced in ArcGIS desktop and visualized in ArcGIS Online. Once a web map service is quality controlled, the… Continue reading Integrated Data Platform Map Viewer

Towards a ‘sustainable agriculture’

Towards a ‘sustainable agriculture’ — European Environment Agency Do something for our planet, print this page only if needed. Even a small action can make an enormous difference when millions of people do it! Climate change adaptation in the agriculture sector in Europe Go to Source

Safeguarding citizens from environment-related pressures and risks to health is a priority at EU level

Many people still associate mercury with thermometers and most also know that it is toxic. The EU has taken measures to reduce mercury use and emissions. Despite this, mercury continues to circulate in our air, water, soil and ecosystems due to the global nature of mercury pollution. Find out what is being done about it.… Continue reading Safeguarding citizens from environment-related pressures and risks to health is a priority at EU level

Sustainability transitions

The European Union and its neighbours have in recent decades achieved remarkable progress in socio-economic well-being and prosperity while taking actions that are cognisant of planet earth’s ecological limits. At the same time, as it is widely acknowledged, Europe and the rest of the world still face fundamental environmental and sustainability challenges of unprecedented scale… Continue reading Sustainability transitions