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Ecologic Institute – Science and Policy for a Sustainable World

 
Christoph Heinrich, Executive Director of Ecologic Institute, is featured next to a quote about COP30, emphasizing the significance of the conference’s location in Belém, Brazil, for tropical forest preservation and new climate goals. The quote appears on a beige and brown graphic with logos from Ecologic Institute and the Institute for European Environmental Policy.

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The COP30 Climate Conference in Belém

Will the Amazon bring hope or will questions remain?

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Date
Location
Berlin, Germany
Brazilian President Lula Da Silva wants Belém to send out a signal: a financing mechanism for the protection of tropical forests, the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF). The aim is to raise USD 125 billion to support the countries of South America, Africa and Asia for preserving the lungs of the earth.
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Photo: Shumwai,CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cover: Ecologic Institute, 2025

Temporary Carbon Units from Carbon Farming and EU Agri-food Climate Policy

Assessment of risks, opportunities, and alternatives for promoting carbon farming

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Report
This report, by Ecologic Institute and Öko-Institut, explores how emerging EU policy instruments – such as the proposed Agricultural Emissions Trading System (AgETS), Mandatory Climate Standards (MCS), and public procurement programmes – can integrate carbon farming while maintaining high environmental standards. The study highlights both the opportunities and the pitfalls of linking these policies to the Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming Regulation (CRCF) and its system of temporary certified carbon units – and investigates alternative approaches to promote carbon farming.
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Dynamic Ocean Management in Arctic Waters – New Dynamic with the BBNJ Agreement?

Panel session at the Arctic Circle Assembly 2025

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Discussion
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Location
Reykjavik, Iceland
On 18 October 2025, Ecologic Institute and the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) organised a panel discussion “Dynamic Ocean Management in Arctic Waters – New Dynamic with the BBNJ Agreement?” as part of the Arctic Circle Assembly 2025 in Reykjavik, Iceland. The panel, moderated by Fenja Kroos, Researcher at Ecologic Institute (Germany), brought together five experts to explore and discuss the potential for dynamic marine biodiversity conservation in areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) in the Arctic, as well as possible links to adjacent national jurisdictions.
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Photo: Bild von Heino Schliep auf Pixabay, cover: MDPI, 2025

Restoring European Coastal Wetlands for Climate and Biodiversity

Do EU Policies and International Agreements Support Restoration?

Publication
Article
This paper analyses the European Union's (EU) policy framework, alongside international and regional agreements relevant to wetland conservation and restoration, focusing on coastal ecosystems. Drawing on policy content analysis, it assesses how 36 EU policies and multilateral agreements support or limit coastal wetland restoration and conservation efforts in Europe.
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Photo: Benjamin Kupilas, Cover page: John Wiley & Sons

Fatty Acid Biomarkers Reveal Landscape Influences on Linkages between Aquatic and Terrestrial Food Webs

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Article
Aquatic insects that emerge from streams are a crucial energy subsidy for riparian predators such as spiders. When streams are disturbed by human activities, these impacts can cross ecosystem boundaries, disrupting aquatic–terrestrial food web connectivity. This study, co-authored by Dr. Benjamin Kupilas from Ecologic Institute together with international partners, explores how such connections function and how they are shaped by human disturbance.
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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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