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Eleven ways to improve climate resilience across the Mediterranean

DRYAD selects 11 nature-based solutions for more resilient farming, grazing and woodland landscapes in Mediterranean regions The EU-funded DRYAD(opens in new window) project has selected the most fitting nature-based solutions (NbSs) to help agro-silvo-pastoral systems in the Mediterranean become more resilient to climate challenges. Initially numbering 40, then whittled down to 13 and finally 11,…

agriculture, Biodiversity, climate, DRYAD, nature-based-solutions, Sustainability

Las Rozas completes its Energy Self-Consumption Plan: Over 3,000 solar panels installed across 30 municipal buildings

All data gathered is integrated in real time into the city's Smart City Platform, enabling monitoring of both energy production and consumption The Las Rozas City Council has reached one of the major milestones in its strategy as a smart city and a benchmark in energy efficiency. The city has just taken a huge step…

Bamagreen: Phase II – Ayuda en Acción and adaPETation® launch a pioneering circular economy project in Mali with funding from AECID

The project is expected to recover and valorise more than 960 tonnes of plastic waste annually, create 150 jobs, provide training in recycling and circular production to 150 people, and support the planting of 50,000 trees, directly benefiting 8,500 people and indirectly improving the lives of more than 28,300 residents of Bamako In a milestone…

Teen scientists are tracking plastic pollution across Europe’s rivers

Thousands of teenagers across Europe have tracked plastic pollution in rivers, and the data they collected is starting to make waves Along a small stream in Spain, groups of teenagers are at work. One hovers around a black tarpaulin covered in wet pieces of plastic. Another stands on a small bridge, fishing with a net.…

citizen science, Environmental Impact, environmental innovation, plastic pollution, rivers, Sustainability

Building the future of solar power, one tile at a time

LUMINOSITY develops the first-ever flexible perovskite solar roof tile The EU-funded LUMINOSITY(opens in new window) project recently reached a groundbreaking milestone in renewable energy technology. Coordinated by the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), this initiative has successfully delivered what is believed to be the world’s first electrically functioning flexible perovskite solar roof tile.…

building-integrated photovoltaics, clean technology, energy innovation, perovskite solar cells, Renewable Energy, solar roofing

A wildfire management approach for more climate-resilient land systems

An interdisciplinary project is designing and testing solutions to strengthen EU resilience against extreme wildfires through better preparedness, monitoring and response In the summer of 2025, Europe experienced one of its worst seasons in terms of wildfire damage: a total burnt area of 1 034 552 hectares(opens in new window) was recorded, marking a significant…

climate resilience, environmental protection, Innovation, land management, Sustainability, wildfire management

Changing Europe’s relationship with packaging

Researchers have explored a range of solutions to reduce single-use plastics, such as novel fibre-based packaging and reuse schemes Over a third of solid waste in EU towns comes from packaging. Plastics are the most widely used material, and research suggests the biggest reductions can come from changing the use of multilayer and multimaterial packaging.…

circular economy, environmental innovation, EU Policy, fibre materials, reusable packaging, waste reduction

From floods to wildfires, new ideas are helping Europe adapt to climate extremes

From wildfire-resistant landscapes in Spain to flood warning systems in Denmark, researchers are working with local communities to find, test and deploy practical ways to live with climate change – and to share what works across borders Many people expect a raging wildfire to leave a blackened, lifeless landscape in its wake. But after a…

climate resilience, climatechange, environmental sustainability, Europe, Innovation, Sustainability

Bringing marine biodiversity into focus with new technologies

Europe’s seas are under growing pressure from anthropogenic activity. New genomic and sensor technologies are transforming how we monitor marine biodiversity Currently, only 2 % of EU seas are covered by marine protected areas, whereas since 1970 there has been a decline of more than 70 % in the average size of wildlife populations. Despite…

data integrationç, environmental monitoring, european research, genomic technology, marine ecosystems, ocean conservation

Turning the tide on plastic in Europe’s rivers

From drones and smart cameras to biodegradable packaging, EU-funded researchers are working to remove plastic from rivers before it ever reaches the sea From his bedroom desk in the Belgian town of Dendermonde, Gert Everaert used to watch the river Scheldt flow past. Barges and small boats drifted by. Birds fished. But the river also…