Press Releases 2013

• Spotlight on Africa's life source – first Soil Atlas of Africa 26 April 2013 EN

• Commission to launch bioeconomy observatory 14 February 2013 EN

Press Releases 2012

• Environment: Pooling information to combat the threat of alien species in Europe 14 September 2012 EN

• Ship-borne measurements show EU policies have improved air quality in harbours, 14 August 2012 EN IT

• Global CO₂ emissions continue to increase in 2011, with per capita emissions in China reaching European levels, 18 July 2012 EN

• A practical guide to green products and services, 15 May 2012 EN

• Screening Africa's renewable energies potential, 8 February 2012 EN

Press Releases 2011

• Steep increase in global CO₂ emissions despite reductions by industrialised countries with binding Kyoto targets, 21 September 2011 EN

• Towards harmonised environmental information in Europe: With INSPIRE – Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe – the European Union is creating a common standard to make environmental information quickly and easily accessible, 29 June 2011 EN

Press Releases 2010

• New atlas highlights the value of Europe's soil biodiversity and reveals how it is under threat, 23 September 2010 EN - FR - DE - IT
  
  
• New atlas underlines significant role of northern soils in climate change, 4 May 2010 EN - FR - DE
  
  
• Sustainable consumption and production: Commission launches handbook on how to assess environmental impact of products, 12 March 2010 EN

Press Releases 2009

• What are the amounts of greenhouses gases released in your area and what are the sources? Check with the new JRC visualisation tool, 16 December 2009 EN
  
  
• EU and East Africa: land monitoring collaboration to support food security and natural resources management, 7 September 2009 EN
  
  
• Forest fire damage in 2009 already higher than in 2008, 10 August 2009 EN - FR - DE - ES - IT - PT - EL
  
  
• European Forest Fire information System: Current situation in Europe, 24 July 2009 EN
  
  
• Greenhouse gas emissions growing faster since 2000: new data on worldwide emissions 1970-2005, 25 May 2009 EN
  
  
• I giovani talenti scientifici più creativi d'Italia, 3 April 2009 IT
  
  
• Greening buses and trucks! Commission's research centre opens new CO₂ emissions testing laboratories, 13 March 2009 EN - FR - DE - IT
  
  
• European Commission's scientists re-launch desertification research, 16 February 2009 EN
  
  
• Life beneath our feet: research on biodiversity in our soils, 15 February 2009 EN
  
  
• European Commission researchers' pattern-recognition programme adopted by U.S. services, 15 February 2009 EN
  
  
• JRC report assesses soil degradation in Europe and identifies opportunities for soil-friendly farming, 14 February 2009 EN

Press Releases 2008

• Urbanisation: New World Bank and European Commission map shows that 95% of the world's population lives on 10% of the land, 17 December 2008 EN
  
  
• The European Commission's Joint Research Centre and Bulgaria emphasise a proven track record in joint research initiatives and look ahead to future projects, 18 November 2008 EN
  
  
• Europe needs to intensify actions to adapt to climate change impacts, 29 September 2008 EN
  
  
• Reducing biodiversity loss: a new European Commission tool will help protect Africa's wildlife, 27 March 2008 EN - FR - DE - IT - ES