In the summer of 2017, the European Commission’s Science and Knowledge Service, the Joint Research Centre (JRC), decided to try working hand-in-hand with leading European science centres and museums. Behind this decision was the idea that the JRC could better support EU institutions in engaging ...
The inconsistency in the determination of the Good Environmental Status for species assessment under the first cycle of the EU’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive emerged in a harmonisation exercise. This exercise was launched with the species’ identification of MSFD Descriptor’s 1 concern and...
1. Elevated concentrations of inorganic nutrients are a major factor contributing to the failure of many water bodies to achieve good ecological status, and Member States need to determine levels appropriate to their own territories. 2. This guide describes statistical methods for determining ap...
The MSFD workshop on eutrophication (D5), held in Ispra JRC (29th-30th of September 2015) aimed to provide clear proposals and conclusions on some of the outstanding issues identified in the D5 review manual (May 2015 consultation version: https://circabc.europa.eu/w/browse/ed3cd091-aa56-4f8e-96...
