Ecology and biodiversity

Eurostat has just published the 2020 report on EU progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. Those where it has underperformed particularly affect women.

The plan being examined in Athens these days by the main players in the Mediterranean basin should ensure that the most exploited areas are restocked, but the Italian Government’s hesitations have forced the European Commission to abandon the creation of a valuable reserve in the Otranto Canal.

The North Sea is no exception to the overfishing spree across Europe. As discussions are ongoing between Norway and the EU, scientists issue their latest warning on collapsing cod stocks.

Pressures on the EU from industrial fishery lobbies to maintain business as usual in the Western Mediterranean may put both fish stocks and small fishermen’s livelihoods at risk, while also undermining the economic sustainability of the industry itself, as we reveal in a three-part investigation, the first of which concerns EU mislegislation.

Seven out of eight audited EU countries "have not effectively implemented" a decade-old directive on air quality rules, according to a report published recently.