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Photo: NASA Headquarters / NASA/Joel Kowsky, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, Press release: Ecornet, 2026

Ecornet on the Federal Ministry of Research's FONA Strategy

The Right Direction, but Innovation Must Be Understood More Broadly

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Berlin, Germany
Yesterday, Federal Minister for Research Dorothee Bär presented the Federal Ministry's new Research for Sustainability (FONA) funding strategy in Berlin. The Ecological Research Network (Ecornet), a network of eight leading sustainability research institutes in Germany, welcomes the high priority that both the Minister personally and the Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) attach to research supporting sustainability and economic transformation.
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© Ecologic Institute, 2026

Our New Resources Programme Led by Doris Knoblauch Sets Out to Tackle Resource Use and Pollution Challenges

Connecting research, policy and society to drive systemic change

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Berlin, Germany
With the establishment of the new Resources Programme, Ecologic Institute further expands its work on sustainable resource use and environmental policy. Doris Knoblauch, a long-standing contributor to these fields at Ecologic Institute, will take on the role of programme director.
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Toward Nature-Positive Finance

Ecologic Institute at Biodiversa+ Expert Workshop

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Paris, France
On 10 June 2026, Ecologic Institute participated as invited experts in the Biodiversa+ workshop “Toward Nature-Positive Finance: Scientific Foundations for Action”, bringing scientific perspectives into the evolving field of biodiversity finance.
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Photo: Uberprutser, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, Report: Ecologic Institute, 2027

EU Methane Regulation Article 27: the Case Against a Grace Period

Why the ordinary enforcement regime does not endanger EU energy security

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Report
This paper argues that there is no plausible basis for the introduction of a “grace period” in respect of infringements of Article 27 of the EU Methane Emissions Regulation (EUMR), as proposed in a recently leaked draft European Commission Recommendation.
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Die EU-Umweltstrafrechtsrichtlinie: Der Schlüssel zur konsequenten Verfolgung von Wasserkriminalität?

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Article
In this article Dr. Stephan Sina provides an overview of the key provisions of the Directive, with a focus on water protection offences, and examines, based on the planned implementation in Germany, the extent to which the Directive facilitates the prosecution of water crime. This is also of interest to Switzerland, as the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Crime Law, adopted in 2025, is modelled on the Directive.
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Ecologic Institute: Science and Policy for a Sustainable World

Ecologic Institute conducts inter- and transdisciplinary environmental research. In its role as a private, independent organization, Ecologic Institute is dedicated to the preparation of relevant sociopolitical aspects of sustainability research and contributing new knowledge to environmental policy. Innovative research methods, an orientation on practice and a transdisciplinary approach ensure scientific excellent and social relevance. The work done at Ecologic Institute covers the spectrum of environmental topics and includes the integration of environment-related issues into other political spheres.

Ecologic Institute was founded in 1995 and collaborates closely with other European and international bodies, including active participation as a member of the Ecological Research Network (Ecornet). Today, the more than 100 individuals at Ecologic Institute work in a variety of international and interdisciplinary project teams.

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Ecologic Institute is a partner in Ecornet, the network of leading non-university, non-profit German research institutes focusing on environmental and sustainability research.

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Ecologic Institute is a partner of Biodiversity Bridge, a non-profit association of biodiversity experts developing science-based solutions, narratives, and business cases for biodiversity.