In recent decades it has become increasingly evident that our society has been placing increasingly negative pressures on the marine environment.The impacts of climate change, air and water pollution, poorly regulated waste management, development pressures destroying coastal hab...

Plastic carrier bags have become commercially successful due to their low weight and resistance to degradation, but these same properties contribute to their environmental impacts. Moreover, their low cost and single-use design makes them prone to being littered, and it is estima...

Recent developments in image recognition technology and its application to automated species identification led to an increase in the research of computer vision models. These models play a growing role, especially for the detection and tracking of Invasive Alien Species (IAS) as...

Esta guía resumen explica cómo pueden los Estados miembros de la Unión Europea combatir los delitos medioambientales y las infracciones conexas. Aunque se centra fundamentalmente en los delitos relacionados con los residuos y la fl ora y la fauna silvestres, su alcance es mayor. ...

El presente documento de orientación apoya la labor de los inspectores medioambientales, los agentes de Policía, los funcionarios de aduanas, los fiscales, los jueces y otros profesionales a la hora de combatir la delincuencia medioambiental y las infracciones conexas. Las infrac...

Invasive Alien Species (IAS) constitute one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss globally. Citizen Science (CS) can play a role in influencing the way in which society values biodiversity and can contribute by collecting valuable data. The involvement of the public in IAS rec...

En octubre de 2021, la Comisión publicó un documento de orientación actualizado sobre la protección rigurosa de las especies animales de interés comunitario que figuran en el Anexo IV, letra a), de la Directiva sobre los hábitats. Este folleto ofrece un resumen de sus aspectos fu...

The objective of the study support is (i) to identify and develop criteria to measure the effectiveness of the ROs' rules and procedures, (ii) to review the existing system set out in the current Decision 2009/491/EC and to provide the basis for identifying and developing new...

The objective of the study support is (i) to identify and develop criteria to measure the effectiveness of the ROs' rules and procedures, (ii) to review the existing system set out in the current Decision 2009/491/EC and to provide the basis for identifying and developing new...

Invasive Alien Species (IAS) are one of the main causes of biodiversity loss worldwide, a condition that severely affects Europe. The EU Regulation 1143/2014/EC (IAS Regulation), entered into force on 1 January 2015, establishes requirements for a coordinated set of actions to pr...