Why is the new #DanishEU Presidency a game-changer for #water? 🇩🇰🇪🇺 ☑Because proven solutions meet policy. Expect a major push for energy-neutral #wastewater treatment, #digitalisation, and circular solutions. More insights➡️watereurope.eu/2025-danish-pr…

The "sixth mass extinction" narrative is missing something crucial: local biodiversity! 🦋 An excellent podcast with an outstanding scientist reveals a more hopeful and nuanced story based on local observations. Highly recommended! #Nature #Conservation

How do we turn the #EU's #WaterResilienceStrategy into action? Our VPs said: ➡️Build resilient infrastructure to cope with climate extremes (Rita Ugarelli, SINTEF ). ➡️Use public procurement to improve services & fight water stress (Nuno Brôco, AdP). 🌐watereurope.eu/water-resilien…

Restoring free-flowing rivers: Planning for longitudinal and lateral connectivity recovery 🌊 Adequate planning should guide decision making. This includes... 👉setting clear objectives 💬 👉setting clear constraints 📑 👉using adequate data 📊 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365-2…

Proponents of the Sixth Mass Extinction admit it is unsupported Trends in Ecology & Evolution 🌎🌐 cell.com/trends/ecology…

The EU🇪🇺 is the greatest success story of our time: "Icelanders🇮🇸 support reboot of EU accession talks, foreign minister says" politico.eu/article/icelan…

Are you working on green research? Several #HorizonEU calls for project proposals are open with deadlines closing in September 2025. Find out how to apply & unlock EU funding 👉 europa.eu/!bHUYQP

Why did some #megafauna survive? 🦣🦘🦌 Our new study shows #extinction risk was higher for larger, flat-footed, island species & lower for those closely related to tropical African/Asian fauna, likely filtered by earlier #hominid impacts👣🍖 doi.org/10.1111/geb.70… #palaeolithic

The miracles of Poland 🇵🇱 and Estonia 🇪🇪. And a perfect illustration of EU's🇪🇺 contribution to people's prosperity.

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A vast majority of EU citizens want unity in the EU. According to the European Parliament’s latest Eurobarometer survey, 90 percent of respondents call for EU countries to be more united and tackle global challenges together. Read more: europa.eu/!K8Wqcq

Overall, recent #extinction of higher taxa are not as dire as previously suggested Having clarity on our real challenges allows us to put investment where its needed journals.plos.org/plosbiology/ar…

Just attended a wonderful performance in Essen by the Münchner Philharmoniker conducted by Lahav Shani. Immediately after the horrific terrorist attack by Hamas, I expressed my fear that the Israeli government would allow itself to be drawn into an endless violent conflict in

🤔 What will it take to make Europe’s Water Resilience Strategy a reality? The new Grundfos report calls for 💧 joint business-policy action, ⚙️ harmonised standards & 💶 smart incentives to build a Water-Smart Society. 📘 Read more: watereurope.eu/turning-the-eu…