The Sustainable Consumption and Production / Sustainable Industrial Policy Action Plan (AP) was adopted in July 2008 with the intention of reviewing progress by 2012. Ahead of this 2012 review the Commission is reviewing the progress of the AP by means of this mid term evaluation. The AP contain...
Invertebrates are a very diverse group of species that extend over all environments, ranging from mountains to seas. They provide valuable ecosystems services, from pollination to the control of agricultural pests and also act as important environmental indicators (for instance of water quality ...
The EU Circular Economy Package adopted by the European Commission in December 2015 is a key milestone on the road to a low carbon, resource efficient future. The circular economy is the most important deliverable of the EU’s Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe, which sets out a vision for th...
The conservation of Europe’s birdlife has been an EU policy priority since the 1970s (the Birds Directive was first enacted in 1979, in fact). Since the establishment of the LIFE programme in 1992, which replaced the earlier ACNAT funding mechanism, EU-level support for endangered bird species a...
