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The Bigger Picture: how climate and biodiversity are intimately linked, and what the European Union is doing to protect them both
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The European Union (EU) has had considerable success with funding local projects in Europe and worldwide towards global climate action and biodiversity protection efforts. However, urgent large-scale action is still needed to prevent countless plant and species from going extinct and ultimately avoid irreversible disruption of our ecosystems, with potential negative consequences for climate change.
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OPtimal strategies to retAIN and re-use water and nutrients in small agricultural catchments across different soil-climatic regions in Europe
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OPTAIN (EU-funded research and innovation project, 2020-2025) proposes a social and scientific journey towards the increase and better understanding of the multiple benefits of Natural/Small Water Retention Measures (NSWRMs) .
OPTAIN aims to increase the knowledge and understanding of multiple benefits that spatially targeted combinations of NSWRM have on the management of small agriculture catchments across continental, Pannonian and boreal biogeographical regions of Europe, and on the conditions under which they perform most effectively
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One small step for a man, one giant leap for the charismatic flagship species
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The main objective of Beetles Life is to improve the conservation status of saproxylic and pyrophilous insect species inhabiting boreal forests and bog woodlands in Finland. The project will restore existing forest habitats as well as potential habitats, encouraging the development of natural features
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Destination Earth - New web page informs on how a Digital Twin of the Earth will support climate change adaptation actions
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Destination Earth (DestinE) is a flagship initiative of the European Commission and a cornerstone to boost Europe's digital capabilities in support of actions addressing climate change impacts. The purpose is to model, monitor, and simulate natural phenomena, hazards, and related human activities. Destination Earth, implemented by ECMWF, ESA, and EUMETSAT, and governed by DG CNECT, is working on the creation of the digital twin of the Earth system with the first two thematic digital twins: Climate Change Adaptation and Weather-induced Extremes, due to launch as part of the DestinE system in the summer of 2024. Their ground-breaking interactive features will assist users in designing accurate and actionable adaptation strategies. This new website informs about the development process and timeline.
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Taming wildfires in the context of climate change: the case of Portugal
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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) launched a report that provides an overview of Portugal’s wildfire policies and practices. It also assesses the extent to which wildfire management in the country is evolving to adapt to growing wildfire risk under climate change. It complements the previous OECD report “Taming Wildfires in the Context of Climate Change” which provides a global assessment and outlook on wildfire risk in the context of climate change.
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Climate change, public health and the right to health
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This webinar focusses on building understanding, competence, and capacity on human right-based approaches, which are part of good public health policies and practice, including action to address climate change. The webinar is the first in a series offered by the UK Faculty of Public Health, UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Global Network for Academic Public Health (GNAPH), Groningen Centre for Health Law (GCHL), European Public Health Association (EUPHA) and other partners.
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ENBEL factsheet: Early-warning systems for climate and health
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This factsheet highlights how early warning systems addressing health and climate change have been developed to alert communities about climate-related events that may impact their health and well-being so that they can take necessary actions or precautions.
The ENBEL research factsheet series provides accessible summaries of research findings from the projects in the ENBEL network on a wide range of climate change and health topics
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Launch of the Europe Sustainable Development Report (5th edition)
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The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) will host a high-level hybrid event on Europe’s future and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). This event will aim to provide relevant contributions on how the EU can strengthen its SDG leadership and will notably feature the launch of the fifth edition of the Europe Sustainable Development Report (ESDR).
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Synthesis Report on Sustainable Financing of the Establishment of Ponds and Pondscapes
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Ponds and pondscapes (a complex of multiple ponds) can serve as Nature-based Solutions (NbS) that address numerous societal challenges, including the need for climate adaptation, biodiversity enhancement, and water management. Financing has been identified as a key barrier that limits the upscaling of nature-based solutions, including pondscapes
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CLEVER Cities Guidance
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CLEVER Cities Guidance: a platform to explore insights, tools, indicators and lessons learned about nature-based solutions (NbS) for sustainable urban regeneration. The document provide evidence-based approaches, innovative case studies and lessons learned on:
NbS mainstreaming in policy and planning;
social impact generation and measurement;
co-creation and stakeholder empowerment
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