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Press release |

MEPs vote in favour of saving nature

Members of the European Parliament just voted in favour of the Nature Restoration Law. This vote is a success for the preservation of biodiversity and for climate protection in the EU, for farmers and for food safety. It is a victory for the many environmental organisations and businesses that have been fighting for months.
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Sarpa salpa fish / CC0 marino-linic
Sarpa salpa fish / CC0 marino-linic
Opinion |

No nature, no fish - Why we need (more) marine protected areas

Caroline Roose
Opinion by Caroline Roose
Marine biodiversity in the Mediterranean is declining. MEP Caroline Roose explains how more marine protected areas can save our oceans.
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Press release |

Member States fail to ban glyphosate - Greens/EFA urge Commission to act

Member States missed their last chance to ban the use of glyphosate for the next decade. The Commission will now take a decision on the renewal of the use of glyphosate. The Greens/EFA urge the Commission to take into account the overwhelming scientific proof of the dangers of using glyphosates both for peoples health and for nature
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Empty Glyphosate (Herbolex) container discarded in Corfu olive grove
Letter |

Letter to Commission President von der Leyen on glyphosate

The undersigned Members of the European Parliament are deeply concerned regarding the Commission’s proposal to renew the market licence of the active substance glyphosate for a period of 10 years, in light of new evidence that glyphosate-based herbicides can cause leukaemia in rodents.
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Autumn in Vitosha mountain, Bulgaria Forest monitoring / CC0 veliko-karachiviev
Opinion |

The EU forest monitoring law

Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg
Opinion by Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg
Our forests in Europe are vital for preserving wildlife and for fighting against climate change. But we lack knowledge about our forests, that would help us to restore and protect them. We need to know what we want to protect.
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Press release |

Nature Restoration Law: Negotiations enter the final round

Trilogue negotiations between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the Nature Restoration Law is expected to be finalised. The negotiators start at 2 p.m, with an open end time. The Environment Committee is expected to vote on the outcome of the negotiations on 29 November, with the final plenary vote scheduled for t…
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Event |

Forests’ hidden secrets

Join us on at the European Parliament to hear experts’ views and discuss what it takes to improve forest monitoring across Europe.
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Sardines
Study |

How to improve the link between the common fisheries policy and the nature restoration law proposal?

In this note, Betty Queffelec from the University of Western Brittany explores how existing procedures can be improved to ensure that the EU nature restoration law also delivers on marine ecosystems.
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Low waters of the Rhine river in summer 2022 / CC0 Bernd Dittrich
Low waters of the Rhine river in summer 2022 / CC0 Bernd Dittrich
Event |

The impact of glyphosate on aquatic ecosystems

Join us for the launch of the PAN Europe report on glyphosate in aquatic environments. We will discuss its impact and the potential risks of this herbicide. We will also share which policy recommandations the report puts forward.
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European Parliament Building Strasbourg © European Union 2017 - Source : EP
European Parliament Building Strasbourg © European Union 2017 - Source : EP
News |

Debriefing of the July Plenary Session

Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary week included the Nature Restauration Law above all, but also files of the Fit for 55 package, Industrial Emissions Directive, Search and rescue in the Mediterranean, Ecodesign Regulation, and more to discover.