All Environment Publications

The guidelines for Defining, Mapping, Monitoring and Strictly Protecting EU Primary and Old-Growth Forests provide practical guidance to national policy- and decision-makers that will allow them to effectively identify and protect remaining primary and old-growth forest in the EU.

The Commission published a report on the implementation of the Environmental Noise Directive, setting out how noise can be further reduced.

These guidelines provide a set of practical recommendations to support authorities, forest and landowners, and managers and civil society to better implement biodiversity-friendly afforestation, reforestation and tree-planting projects.

Commission Regulation amending, for the purpose of its adaptation to technical progress, the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 440/2008 laying down test methods pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006

This Future Brief presents the current science on nanoplastics: their detection, assessment and monitoring; their impacts in the environment, ecotoxicity, and environmental fate; and their potential impacts on human health.

Success stories prior to 2021.

Commission reports on Fitness Check

Actions to Streamline Environmental Reporting

Revision of the EU Pollinators Initiative - A new deal for pollinators