Trawling in protected areas: the legal battle reaches Italy

On a map, the waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea off Tuscany and of the Ionian Sea off Apulia are designated under Natura 2000, the EU network meant to protect vulnerable habitats and species. Underwater,...

Nature loss could put 140M jobs at risk across the EU, UK and Switzerland

Yerevan - Perhaps the Kunming-Montreal Global Agreement on Biodiversity should have been called the ‘Agreement on Food Security and Nature’s Services to the Economy’. Brutal and Ca...

COP17 seeks consensus on nature finance and tackling environmentally harmful subsidies

Yerevan - With the high-level segment of the United Nations Conference on Biodiversity (COP17) now underway, attention is turning to a key issue: financing for nature, including the mobilisation of ...

PFAS: a study finds TFA in the blood of all Europeans tested

This article is part of the thematic channel The Water Observer: subscribe to our newsletter and receive exclusive contents from the world of water One hundred and ten European citizens; not a...

COP17, the value of forests: an interview with Steve Edwards (FSC)

More than 7 trillion dollars a year flow into activities that damage nature, compared with roughly 220 billion for nature-based solutions: a ratio of more than 30 to one, according to UNEP's State o...

COP17: the key challenge after the first week is to turn words into action

Yerevan - Monday, 26 October marked the start of the second week of COP17, the UN negotiations on biodiversity. The Meridian Expo in Yerevan, Armenia, is ready to welcome ministers from member count...

Saving the Amazon by bending the economy to environmental interests: Lula’s challenge

Lula has been elected president of Brazil for the fourth time. Yesterday, Sunday 25 October, at the end of a gruelling election campaign marred by irregularities, he beat his right-wing opponent Fla...

Sustainable finance and biodiversity, Reuss: “The challenge? Connecting data and bringing projects together”

From risk assessment to the development of financial tools capable of supporting long-term initiatives, biodiversity raises challenges that call for greater integration between finance, public polic...

EU Ecolabel: consumer confidence meets the new anti-greenwashing rules

A totale of 81% of European consumers believe that products bearing the EU Ecolabel have a lower environmental impact than those without it. Furthermore, 72% of those surveyed would like to see the ...

The costs of the war with Iran (also) concern the energy transition

Dubai – The first train to cross the desert arrived in Dubai at the end of September, sparking a sense of wonder and evoking memories of days gone by – were it not for the ultra-modern d...

Businesses and investors keep focusing on the climate

So the idea that major investors do not care about the climate, and that the world of finance is turning its back on the energy transition, is not true. Despite Trump and his followers, the people w...

Emissions Gap Report 2026: current climate commitments are not enough

“The world can no longer avoid exceeding the 1.5°C threshold, and the consequences are already devastating: deadly floods, brutal heatwaves, uncontrolled wildfires, lives lost, economies c...

Biodiversity, Guterres: “The war on nature is far from over”

Fewer than half of national biodiversity targets are on track. This is the most significant finding in the report State of Biodiversity Action, presented on 15 October in Yerevan by United Nati...

Startup, ClearSpace: inspecting, repairing, and removing satellites for a safer orbit

ClearSpace is a European company operating in the field of In-Orbit Servicing (IOS), founded with the mission of enabling a circular space economy by bringing maintenance, inspection, operational li...

Rigid plastics: Aliplast’s new plant for high-performance recycling

Fifty million euros to increase both the quantity and quality of recycled rigid plastics: this is the investment made by Aliplast (a subsidiary of the Hera Group), which also received a €7.7 mi...

Acque Bresciane, Nature as a Strategy

A male bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus), a bird with tawny plumage and a pearl-grey head, scurries among the reeds of the Torbiere del Sebino (Sebino Peat Bogs) Nature Reserve. This environment ...

Ecomondo 2026: circular economy, climate resilience and green growth

From 3 to 6 November, Ecomondo will return to the Rimini Expo Centre for its 29th edition, bringing together companies, researchers, institutions and organisations working across the circular and re...

Extreme heat will become increasingly common in Europe

The summer of 2026 saw extreme heatwaves and prolonged droughts that affected the European continent on several occasions. According to Copernicus, by the end of the summer, 52% of Europe had e...

STEP by Pollutec: accelerating decarbonisation and circularity

More than 9,000 participants and 200 exhibitors are expected at STEP by Pollutec, a new trade show dedicated to the ecological transition, taking place at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles on 1 an...

Bioeconomy Infrastructure

In the heart of Polesine, in Bottrighe, near Adria, a highly innovative plant in the international bioeconomy sector has been built: this is the first industrial site of its kind capable of producin...