Category: Policy

There were several important policy developments on the Nitrates Directive, and the Water Framework Directive so below is a short overview since last newsletter: WFD CIS Working Group ECOSTAT The European Commission, Member States and stakeholders continue developing tools for the joined-up implementation of the Nitrates Directive (NiD) and the Water Framework Directive (WFD). At […]

Picture of mycelium, vegetative part of mushrooms in soils, crucial for water, nutrient and foundational molecules (N, P, C, K, etc.) transport After months of negotiations the European Parliament sealed the deal of Europe’s first ever law on soils. Despite some severe shortcomings of the endorsed text, this is an important milestone towards addressing Europe’s […]