Category: CSR/ECO/ESG

Shun Nonaka, Yokohama National University in Japan, discusses his article: Non-random species loss weakens functional diversity and species asynchrony, destabilizing grassland communities Why does the order of species loss matter? When we think about biodiversity loss, we often ask a simple question: how many species are disappearing? This is important, but it is not the […]

On the picture: Laura Maanavilja, Deputy Head of Unit, Betsy Vivegnis, Project Manager, Leonardo Di Filippo, Team Leader, Mar Segura Mondejar, Project Assistant, European Commission, DG Climate Action, Unit E2 – Communications and stakeholders. The European Climate Pact has received two awards from the European Ombudsman for Good Administration. The Pact took the prize for […]

As the Mediterranean faces growing climate risks, 43 countries have launched the development of the region’s first-ever Climate Action Plan under the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM). The initiative was announced during the 3rd UfM Mediterranean Green Week, held from 30 June to 3 July 2026, and marks a major step towards coordinated regional action […]

Cristina Herrero-Jáuregui (Complutense University of Madrid), Merryn Hunt and Simon Smart (UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology), and Lenore Fahrig (Carleton University) discuss their article: Richness of forest specialist plant species increases with forest fragmentation per se but decreases with proximity to forest edge and reduced forest patch size Walk into a large, ancient British […]

Cristina Herrero-Jáuregui (Complutense University of Madrid), Merryn Hunt and Simon Smart (UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology), and Lenore Fahrig (Carleton University) discuss their article: Richness of forest specialist plant species increases with forest fragmentation per se but decreases with proximity to forest edge and reduced forest patch size Walk into a large, ancient British […]

As the EU prepares its participation in the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), scheduled to take place in Antalya, Türkiye, in November 2026, the European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee, in cooperation with the European Youth Forum and Generation Climate Europe, […]

Gheyur Gheyret, Xinjiang Normal University, discusses his article in Journal of Ecology: Tree growth phenology shifts in response to trait-based neighborhood effects in a large subtropical forest biodiversity experiment Graphical summary of the study. (1) Intra-annual radial growth of 2,478 trees from 35 species was monitored at the BEF-China experiment using automatic dendrometers (recording every […]

Representatives from nearly 200 countries met at the annual mid-year UN climate conference from 8 to 18 June. The meetings focused on turning previous climate commitments into practical action and identifying areas where further progress is needed ahead of the next COP. The European Union worked constructively with international partners throughout the session to advance […]

Jan Vigués Jorba, from the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, discusses his article: Same damage, different story: Vertical decoupling of herbivore abundance and beech herbivory across forest layers Invertebrate herbivory is a key ecological process that shapes ecosystem functions, especially in forest habitats. Since forests have a complex three-dimensional structure, […]

The auction calendar has been adjusted following the suspension of the auctioning of the first leg of emission allowances allocated to the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The auctioning of emission allowances for the RRF under the REPowerEU plan started in July 2023 with a revenue target of EUR 20 billion: EUR 12 billion from […]