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Arctic Circle Assembly 2025, All Rights Reserved

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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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: Canva.com, cover page: Agora Energiewende, Agora Industry, Ecologic Institute, 2025

Europe's Energy Security on the Path to Climate Neutrality

Devising a resilience strategy for the mid-transition

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Policy Brief
The EU must rethink its energy security in light of increasingly renewable, decentralized, and electrified energy systems. Energy security already benefiting from the early start of the energy transition. In the transition phase now beginning, a forward-looking and adaptable approach is needed to maximize synergies and manage potential conflicts between decarbonization and energy security.
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Photo: Canva.com, Cover page: Ecologic Institute, EDF, IEEP, 2025

Leveraging the Common Agricultural Policy to Accelerate Livestock Emission Reductions

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Report
On 25 September 2025, the Sowing Solutions: Science & Policy for a Sustainable and Thriving EU Agriculture event, organized by the Environmental Defense Fund Europe, explored these challenges. A dedicated session on "livestock methane in CAP Strategic Plans" brought together scientists, policymakers, and stakeholders to share evidence and discuss how the CAP can drive real impact. The goal was to spark fresh thinking, informed debate, and practical pathways forward.
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© European Commission, 2025

Co-creating Nature-based Solutions with Commonly Excluded Stakeholders

Insights from practice and research

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Report
This report highlights the persistent exclusion of commonly excluded stakeholders (CES) – such as marginalised communities, migrants, Indigenous peoples, youth, older adults, and those facing socio-economic vulnerabilities – from the co-creation of nature-based solutions (NbS). Inclusivity is shown to be essential for NbS to be legitimate, effective, and sustainable, yet CES often remain sidelined due to power asymmetries, structural disadvantages, rigid project cycles, and a lack of trust.
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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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In 2025, the Ecologic Institute marks an important milestone: 30 years of independent environmental research and policy engagement. On 30 June 2025, we gathered with our community of alumni, colleagues, funders, partners, and friends in Berlin to celebrate this special occasion.

Ecologic Institute turns 30

A special evening to reflect, connect, and celebrate


Berlin, Germany

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With successful work in more than 75 European research projects, our scientists can point to a strong track record in conducting highly effective, interdisciplinary research. We coordinate some of these projects ourselves, taking care of everything from forming the consortium and developing the concept to project management und scientific coordination. In other projects, we provide expertise and diverse experience in specific areas.
 

European Research at the Ecologic Institute

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