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The project supports the European Commission's Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA) in implementing the EU Carbon Removal and Carbon Farming Regulation (CRCF) by helping to organise the first annual CRCF Days, with a specific focus on the opening day dedicated to permanent carbon removals.

Support for CRCF Days – Permanent carbon removals

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From 17 to 19 March 2026, the European Carbon Farming Summit 2026 brought together leading voices from policy, research, private sector and practitioners to discuss the role of carbon farming in Europe’s climate and agricultural transition. Ecologic Institute, as part of the CREDIBLE and CAFAMORE consortia, has actively contributed to the programme, sharing insights from its work on carbon markets, agricultural finance, and land-use governance.

Financing the Transition: Current Trends and Emerging Opportunities

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Hugh McDonald

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Publication:Report
 
The transition to a clean and competitive industrial base is crucial to strengthening Europe’s resilience and strategic economic independence. The Clean Industrial Transition Monitor by ECNO assesses real-world progress using more than 50 indicators and provides a comprehensive and nuanced picture of both progress and remaining gaps.

Moving to a Clean Industrial Future in Europe

Clean Industrial Transition Monitor

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The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), in cooperation with the Hungarian Meteorological Service (HungaroMet), is organising an in-person C3S user workshop with a focus on Hungary. The event is aimed at current and potential future users of C3S data and products in Hungary, representing academia, government, industry, the private sector and civil society.

C3S User Workshop with the Hungarian User Community


Budapest, Hungary

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Publication:Report
 
The CAP Strategic Plans (CSPs) bring together a wide range of instruments designed to address environmental and climate objectives. This combination of instruments is referred to as 'green architecture' (GA). These guidelines support managing authorities and evaluators in assessing how these instruments function collectively. The focus is not on individual measures in isolation but on analysing the GA as an integrated system.

Evaluation of the Green Architecture of the CAP Strategic Plans

Guidelines

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Drawing on structured expert workshops across Europe, this study identifies key scientific, governance, and socio-economic conditions for making MPAs “climate-ready”. The findings highlight that resilient MPAs must be ecologically robust, socially inclusive, supported by coherent governance frameworks, and adaptable to changing ocean conditions.

Towards Climate-ready Marine Protected Areas

Challenges and strategic pathways

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Publication:Policy Brief
 
The policy brief highlights the need for a fundamental shift in how pesticides are used in European agriculture. Rather than further optimising chemical inputs, agricultural systems need to be reoriented more broadly. To support this transition, the brief outlines concrete policy measures at EU level, including binding pesticide reduction targets, stronger support for agroecological approaches, the development of independent advisory services, fairer value chains, and increased transparency in pesticide use.

Transitioning Away from Pesticide Dependency

EU policy recommendations

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On 2 July 2025, Fenja Kroos, Researcher at Ecologic Institute, contributed as a speaker to the European Youth Conference “European Green Roundtable” in Berlin. Fenja Kroos delivered a keynote presentation on the EU Nature Restoration Regulation, providing insights into the development of European environmental policy and discussing its relevance for current climate and biodiversity challenges.

The EU Nature Restoration Regulation


Fenja Kroos

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Presentation:Panel discussion
 
As part of the Arctic Circle Assembly 2025, Fenja Kroos, researcher at Ecologic Institute, participated as a speaker in a panel discussion. Fenja Kroos highlighted in particular the importance of inclusive governance approaches, systems thinking, and strong international research networks and boundary organisations for addressing Arctic governance challenges.

Can We Do Better? Skills for the Next Generation of Arctic Governance Experts


Fenja Kroos

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RISE UP for the Ocean is a global network linking grassroots movements with decision-making spaces, with a mission to unite and amplify civil society and community voices to influence global ocean policy and decision-making. In its work, RISE UP builds on the Blue Call to Action launched in 2019, which sets out agreed priorities, objectives and targets – not based on what is politically convenient, but on what the ocean truly needs to recover.

RISE UP for the Ocean

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Presentation:Speech
 
Presentation slide about the Plastic Pirates citizen science project, where young people investigate plastic pollution in rivers and other water bodies, shown at the Klett Symposium 2026.
At the “18th Klett Geography Symposium: Plastic Planet or Blue Planet – It's in Our Hands", Mandy Hinzmann presented the “Plastic Pirates – German Coast” project. Plastic Pirates is a citizen science project in which young people work in groups to investigate (plastic) waste pollution in waterways using a standardised scientific method.

Learning Through Research with the Plastic Pirates


Mandy Hinzmann

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Event:Workshop
 
On 4 March 2026, the EU Blue Parks Community under Mission Ocean & Waters hosted its 6th workshop “Open dialogue: Next steps for the European Blue Parks Initiative” during the European Ocean Days in Brussels. The event brought together more than 100 participants from public authorities, research organisations, policy, industry and civil society, creating a space for exchange on the next phase of Europe’s marine protection efforts.

Next Steps for the European Blue Parks Initiative – Open dialogue

6th EU Blue Parks Community Workshop


Brussels, Belgium

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Event:Conference
 
For the first time, consolidated interim results from 16 collaborative projects funded under the BMFTR programme “Circular Textiles” were presented. In addition to presentations, workshops and interactive exchange formats provided space for discussion and networking. The conference was organised in cooperation with Augsburg University of Applied Sciences and the CirTex community.

Circular Textiles

Status Conference

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Augsburg, Germany

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Presentation:Speech
 
At the German Nature Conservation Day (Deutscher Naturschutztag, DNT), Doris Knoblauch from Ecologic Institute presented the Urban Governance Atlas, developed as part of the EU-funded INTERLACE project. The collection highlights governance and policy instruments that can support cities in successfully implementing nature-based solutions.

Which Policy Instruments Help Cities Implement Nature-based Solutions?


Doris Knoblauch

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Publication:Report
 
The European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change (ESABCC) has published the report “Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in the Agri-food Sector – Recommendations for a Coherent EU Policy”. The report calls on the EU to better integrate climate mitigation and adaptation across the entire value chain. Its aim is to safeguard food security, strengthen farmers’ livelihoods and align the agri-food system with the EU’s climate goals.

Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in the Agri-food Sector

Recommendations for coherent EU policies

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