Experiments manipulating tree species diversity and measuring effects on ecosystem function have been important tools for assessing how biodiverse forests can accumulate biomass, store carbon and help...

High in the Andes, Polylepis trees, with their stunted gnarled trunks and twisted limbs, cling to steep mountain slopes, boulder fields and sheltered ravines. Growing at altitudes of up to 5,000…

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A brief introduction to the vast and beautiful bogs, fens, and swamps of Canada

Authors: Isabella Wedl and Hermann Kam A transition to sustainable agriculture is essential for achieving environmental health and climate resilience across the EU. But public funding alone will not suffice to drive this transformation at the necessary scale and pace. This paper explores how private finance can be mobilised to close the funding gap and...

Severe drought increasingly threatens the resilience of forest biomes worldwide. Using a tree-ring database from Canadian forests, encompassing 40,147 trees across 4558 plots and 23 species, we analy...

A stable and healthy land carbon sink is crucial for the EU to meet its climate mitigation obligations and ensure resilience against escalating climate impacts. However, the EU land sink has been in s...

EU forests play a central role for achieving the climate goal: they cover 44% of the region’s land & absorb nearly 10% of its greenhouse gas emissions each year

This report presents an overview of ongoing and recently completed EU projects which promote innovation in carbon farming.

This report explores how future EU-level targets and policy measures on climate mitigation, nature restoration, and water protection may shape agricultural land use in the coming decades. It provides ...

In July 2023, the European Commission published guidelines on Closer-to-Nature Forest (CNF) management, outlining key principles, objectives, and intervention tools as a key commitment of the Forest S...

Air pollution is a global health crisis that disproportionately affects lower- and middle-income countries. We examine global air quality monitorin...

Warming will severely decrease the amount of global cropland available for staple crops of rice, maize, potato and soybean.

How a Swiss lawsuit is recasting agriculture’s role in climate policy.

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As the world grapples with the challenges of climate change and food insecurity, the need for sustainable food production has taken on a new urgency.

New study on the impact of climate extremes on (future) water security

Gut microbiota and phytochemicals synergize to produce bioactive metabolites that combat aging, reduce inflammation, and enhance healthspan by supporting gut and systemic health.

Protection rules for old growth and primary forests questioned by UK energy group fuelled by wood pellets

Over 25,000 synthesized experiments identify effective land management practices, such as tree planting and biochar use, that partially mitigate land-use change effects. Yet, indirect climate change e...

Edgar McGregor’s timely Eaton Fire alert: ‘Get out!’

On 22 January 2025 (09.00 – 12.00 GMT) IEEP UK will be hosting its annual conference online, which will focus on learning from the rest of Europe to deliver UK environmental ambition.

Commission President von der Leyen with Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk: The presidential election in Poland is also shaping the Council Presidency.

A prohibition on indigenous burning, wildfire suppression, and a warming climate have made California’s headwater forests more susceptible to extreme wildfires, but improved management practices can h...

Tired of watching people sleeping outside in the cold, a Toronto man is building tiny mobile homes attached to bicycles to give temporary relief to those who are unhoused

German authorities approved dozens of climate projects in China that allowed firms to receive carbon credits. A DW and ZDF investigation found that these projects are likely fake and part of a large c...