Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine: these six Eastern Partnership countries are working for increasing people’s environmental well-being while stimulating economic growth thanks to the EU4Environment Action, funded by the European Union. EU4Environment aims at preserving and better using the natural capital “by supporting environment-related action, demonstrating and unlocking opportunities for greener growth, and setting […]
H2020. Smart, green and integrated transport: Understanding and mitigating the effects on public health of emerging non-regulated nanoparticle emissions issues and noise
Growing road traffic in Europe results in detrimental effects on the environment and public health in spite of the gradual emissions reduction due to increasingly stringent emission standards. Challenge Some technologies lead to particles of smaller and smaller size that influence the health of citizens living close to traffic, before aging in the atmosphere and […]
Pushing the boundaries of transnational biodiversity research
Biodiversity – the variability of life on Earth – is of paramount importance for ecosystems and human well-being. Biodiversity loss and change thus pose major scientific and societal challenges. Addressing biodiversity challenges and providing scientific support requires coordinated interdisciplinary research at national regional and international levels. BiodivERsA an EU network of national and local ministries […]
Climate change is causing fish to disappear
Fish are a major source of food and income for millions of people worldwide. Climate change is here to impact both negatively. According to findings published in the journal ‘Science’ climate change is endangering fish around the world reducing populations by up to 35 % in coastal regions near China and Japan. Ocean warming has […]