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A new JRC SCIENCE FOR POLICY REPORT published. Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services: An EU ecosystem assessment
The report presents an ecosystem assessment covering the total land area of the EU as well as the EU marine regions. The assessment is carried out by Joint Research Centre, European Environment Agency, DG Environment, and the European Topic Centres on Biological Diversity and on Urban, Land and Soil Systems.
Countries must do more to ensure sustainable development of ocean activities: a new OECD report says
Countries need to work together to defend the ocean from a steady rise in temperature, pollution and overfishing that threatens its ability to continue supporting marine life and providing food and income to billions of people, according to a new OECD report.
The first EGCP E-Newsletter – the Autumn 2020 issue is available now
The Aberdeen Institute for Coastal Science and Management (AICSM), leaded by CCMS Advisory Committee member Dr. David R. Green, works alongside the East Grampian Coastal Partnership (EGCP) in a range of coastal projects. East Grampian Coastal Partnership (EGCP) is pleased to make available the first E-Newsletter – the Autumn 2020 issue. For many years, EGCP has produced a hardcopy newsletter. Like many organisations, EGCP have gradually felt the need to move to being ‘greener’, paper-free, working and communicating in an electronic environment.
Read more: The first EGCP E-Newsletter – the Autumn 2020 issue is available now
Tackling pollution and climate change in Europe will improve health and well-being, especially for the most vulnerable – new EEA report says
Air and noise pollution, the impacts of climate change such as heatwaves, and exposure to dangerous chemicals cause ill health in Europe. Poor quality environments contribute to 13 % (one in every eight) of deaths according to a major assessment on health and environment released by the European Environment Agency (EEA).
A significant proportion of the burden of disease in Europe continues to be attributed to environmental pollution resulting from human activity, according to the EEA report ‘Healthy environment, healthy lives: how the environment influences health and well-being in Europe.’