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Climate change: now is the moment to rebuild better
05/15/2020, JRC
The urgency of actions to recover from the COVID-19 crisis must not deter long-term climate objectives. The recovery efforts must seize the opportunity to increase the resilience read more
Environmental footprint method to support the assessment of climate impacts of public procurements
05/07/2020, Climate Change, SYKE
The Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) method developed by European Commission is used to assess the environmental impact of products throughout their life cycles. A new study read more
Food insecurity and the knock-on effects of COVID-19 in the hungriest countries
04/29/2020, JRC
The number of people battling acute hunger and suffering from malnutrition is on the rise again. The upheaval set in motion by the COVID-19 pandemic may push even more families and read more
Call for expressions of interest from HEIs/universities - Collaborative Doctoral Partnership programme (2020)
04/03/2020, JRC
The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission is calling for applications for its Collaborative Doctoral Partnership programme (CDP) by 3 May 2020. read more
Climate and health impacts of residential wood combustion in Finland
03/17/2020, Environment and Health, SYKE
According to the dissertation by Mikko Savolahti, a researcher at the Finnish Environment Institute, residential wood combustion causes 200 premature deaths in Finland each year. read more
Pesticides increase the risk of schistosomiasis, a tropical disease
03/02/2020, Environment and Health, UFZ
Schistosomiasis is a severe infectious disease caused by parasitic worms. As an intermediate host, freshwater snails play a central role in the life cycle of the parasite. In a read more
Helen Mirren adds her voice to campaign against devastating plant disease Xylella
02/13/2020, Natural Hazards and Environmental Risks, CEH
A new animation narrated by Dame Helen Mirren warns of the devastation caused by the plant disease Xylella fastidiosa, which has wiped out millions of olive trees in southern read more
Overweight from cosmetics
02/12/2020, Environment and Health, UFZ
Parabens are used as preservatives in cosmetics. If pregnant women use cosmetics containing parabens that remain on the skin for protracted periods, this may have consequences for read more