Germany Archives

Colorful fruit salad in a plastic see-through cup with a plastic lid, open from the centre. A plastic fork has been stuck in fruit. Around the cup are other cups of fruit and behind are colorful stalls of fruit.

Municipalities can lead the shift away from single-use plastics

Feature / The BALTIPLAST project developed practical tools for municipalities to turn single-use plastic reduction ambitions into action.

30 March 2026 / About Behaviour and choice, Business, Public policy and Sustainable lifestyles

Many different colourful fresh vegetables in the wooden box

Mapping school food provision models in European cities: Operational, infrastructural, and financial insights

Journal article / This study contributes to a deeper understanding of school food provision models in Europe.

26 February 2026 / About Food and agriculture and Public policy

Co-designing soft climate adaptation: citizen centred solutions across four European pilots

Journal article / This study examines a staged co-creation process implemented across four pilot regions to engage diverse citizen groups in shaping soft adaptation measures.

18 February 2026 / About Adaptation and Participation

Wind turbines and Bridlington beach by the North SeaWind turbines near Bridlington beach by the North Sea

TRANS4BIO – Integrated Energy Transition Across Scales for Climate-Resilient, Nature-Positive Biodiversity Pathways

Project / TRANS4BIO analyses governance gaps linked to the energy transition and develops policy insights for integrated climate and biodiversity action.

2026 - 2029 / About Cities, Climate policy, Public policy and Renewables

Piles of plastic -- mostly white, but some yellow containers, green rope and black netting -- on a beach under cliffs and a sunny bright blue sky.

Marine plastic pollution and extended producer responsibility in the G20

SEI report / This scoping review resulted in recommendations for policymakers to advance EPR and other complementary measures to prevent further growth of plastic pollution.

8 August 2025 / About Behaviour and choice and Cities

A colorful abstract photo of what looks like an oil or chemical spill.

HAZGONE – Connecting up- and downstream measures for better hazardous substances governance and policy in the Baltic Sea Region

Project / The HAZGONE project provides stakeholders with a holistic understanding of governing hazardous substances and micropollutants.

2025 - 2028 / About Planning and modelling, Pollution and Water resources

Beautiful view over Mata Atlantica in Brazil.

Trase 2015–2025: Ten years of impact

Feature / Over the past 10 years, Trase has demonstrated that action to curb commodity-driven deforestation is both necessary and possible.

25 June 2025 / About Forests, Public policy and Supply chains

Capacity development for locally led knowledge co-production processes in Real World Labs for managing climate and disaster risk

Journal article / This article outlines key capacities needed for locally led knowledge co-production processes to address disaster risk and climate change adaptation.

22 May 2025 / About Adaptation and Disaster risk

Tackling deforestation linked to commodity trade via Trase

Feature / Over the past 10 years, Trase has become a globally recognized source of data and intelligence for addressing deforestation in global supply chains.

11 April 2025 / About Forests, Public policy and Supply chains