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From Cities to Seas: Humboldt Fellows Explore Nature-Based Solutions and Ecosystem-Based Governance

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Visitors Program
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Berlin, Germany
Ecologic Institute welcomed the International Climate Protection Fellows of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. The visit brought together a highly interdisciplinary group exploring how nature-based solutions and ecosystem-based governance can help turn complex environmental challenges into practical, collaborative action.
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Delivering High Quality Urban Nature Across Europe

Key messages from the European Urban Nature Networking Workshop

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More green spaces and trees can help nature thrive in cities. But how much they actually contribute to biodiversity depends on their ecological quality, how well they are connected and how they are managed over the long term. This discussion paper identifies the conditions cities need to develop and maintain high-quality urban nature.
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Plastic Pirates Research Wins First Prize in Citizen Science Research Award

Award-winning study sheds light on plastic pollution in German rivers

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Berlin, Germany
We are delighted to announce that Dr Sinja Dittmann, lead author of a study investigating plastic pollution in German rivers, has won first prize in the "Wissen der Vielen – Forschungspreis für Citizen Science" (Knowledge of the Many – Citizen Science Research Award). The study draws on data collected through the Plastic Pirates citizen science initiative. The award is also a recognition of years of collaboration between researchers, educators and the public – and of the many people who have made the Plastic Pirates possible.
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Europe's Diversification Paradox

Growing US and Russian gas import shares in 2026

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Policy Brief
The data and charts in this brief update those presented in our January 2026 paper: Europe's Selective Blindness on Gas: US LNG and the Limits of Supply Diversification. This brief draws on the most recent (2 July 2026) version of Bruegel’s European natural gas imports dataset, covering the first half of 2026.
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Implementation of the EU Nature Restoration Regulation Requires a Shift from Restoration Targets to Restoration Landscapes

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Published as a Comment in Nature Reviews Biodiversity in 2026, the article "Implementation of the EU Nature Restoration Regulation requires a shift from restoration targets to restoration landscapes" explores the next phase of implementing the EU Nature Restoration Regulation. Daniel Hering, Benjamin Kupilas and Rafaela Schinegger argue that achieving the Regulation's ambitious objectives now requires a shift from setting restoration targets to developing spatially coordinated restoration landscapes, supported by effective governance, strategic spatial planning, sustainable financing and strong stakeholder engagement.
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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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Berlin, Ecologic Institute, Germany
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online and Vienna, Austria

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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.