yt:channel:UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ European Environment Agency https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ 2007-11-23T14:58:30+00:00 yt:video:_9mHi93n2AI _9mHi93n2AI UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ European Environment Agency https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ 2017-06-06T07:45:28+00:00 2017-06-14T15:00:11+00:00 Circular Economy What is a circular economy and how does it benefit you and our planet? yt:video:wHg5RBPg5Jc wHg5RBPg5Jc UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ European Environment Agency https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ 2017-04-24T11:57:35+00:00 2017-07-19T03:38:11+00:00 The Copernicus Land Monitoring Service The Copernicus Land Monitoring Service (CLMS) provides users with geographical information from satellites on land cover, land use, land cover, as well as land use changes over the years, vegetation state or water cycle. Learn more about how the land monitoring service works by watching this short video. The CLMS is part of the Copernicus Programme, managed by the European Commission and implemented by the European Environment Agency and the Joint Research Centre. yt:video:PGA2c4AfZ38 PGA2c4AfZ38 UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ European Environment Agency https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ 2017-03-22T09:25:25+00:00 2017-03-22T09:25:25+00:00 EEA Lecture on Transitions - 2 March 2016 Leen Gorissen -- Accelerating and Rescaling Transitions to Sustainability by the ARTS project yt:video:83gLmUnlZlQ 83gLmUnlZlQ UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ European Environment Agency https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ 2017-03-15T09:26:35+00:00 2017-05-13T09:57:38+00:00 NATURE@work Photography competition What does nature mean to you? The European Environment Agency (EEA) is organising a photography competition ‘NATURE@work’, which invites European citizens to capture how nature benefits them. yt:video:jS0ZIUtsQHg jS0ZIUtsQHg UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ European Environment Agency https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ 2017-01-25T12:51:13+00:00 2017-07-23T11:35:09+00:00 Climate change impacts in Europe The observed changes in climate are already having wide-ranging impacts on ecosystems, the economy and on human health and well-being in Europe. New records continue to be set on global and European temperatures, sea levels and reduced sea ice in the Arctic. Precipitation patterns are changing, generally making wet regions in Europe wetter and dry regions drier. Glacier volume and snow cover are decreasing. At the same time, climate-related extremes such as heat waves, heavy precipitation and droughts, are increasing in frequency and intensity in many regions. Improved climate projections provide further evidence that climate-related extremes will increase in many European regions. yt:video:MHkZY6dQjos MHkZY6dQjos UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ European Environment Agency https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ 2016-11-28T10:19:15+00:00 2017-06-12T01:59:44+00:00 Towards clean and sustainable mobility Transport connects people, cultures, cities, countries and continents. It is one of the main pillars of the modern society and economy. At the same time, it is responsible for a quarter of the EU's greenhouse gas emissions, and causes air pollution, noise pollution and habitat fragmentation. Find out more. yt:video:nMzpKpY_Kvk nMzpKpY_Kvk UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ European Environment Agency https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ 2016-07-05T07:25:26+00:00 2017-05-28T08:37:58+00:00 Hans Bruyninckx -- Climate change adaptation in cities Our climate is changing. Home to three quarters of European citizens, cities will need to adapt to a changing climate. Many innovative solutions are already being put to use. Find out what climate change means for cities in Europe and what cities can do. yt:video:iulhhldZUTc iulhhldZUTc UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ European Environment Agency https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ 2016-05-27T08:29:14+00:00 2016-11-07T20:25:08+00:00 SEIS - The Shared Environmental Information System The Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS) was established to improve the collection, exchange and use of environmental data and information across Europe. SEIS aims to create an integrated web-enabled, EU-wide environmental information system, by simplifying and modernizing existing information systems and processes. Read more: http://www.eea.europa.eu/about-us/what/shared-environmental-information-system-1 yt:video:yX9UqBGjCkQ yX9UqBGjCkQ UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ European Environment Agency https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ 2015-12-08T10:04:33+00:00 2017-04-12T09:19:48+00:00 Are we ready for climate change? We need to reduce global greenhouse-gas emissions substantially to avoid the worst impacts of climate change around the world and in Europe. The severity of climate change will depend on how much and how quickly we can cut greenhouse-gas emissions. We also need to adapt to our changing climate. By taking action now, we can try to minimise some of the negative effects of climate change. yt:video:EGgQYXcDuXQ EGgQYXcDuXQ UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ European Environment Agency https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ 2015-11-30T10:24:36+00:00 2016-06-26T20:02:58+00:00 Key provider of environmental knowledge in Europe The EEA is the key knowledge provider on Europe’s environment for those involved in developing, adopting, implementing and evaluating environmental policy in Europe. Our task is to provide impartial, sound, timely and reliable data and knowledge on Europe’s environment. As such, the EEA is a major part of any system to limit the impacts of climate change. yt:video:o1VdL4KH_24 o1VdL4KH_24 UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ European Environment Agency https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ 2015-02-24T08:39:40+00:00 2017-04-03T13:40:23+00:00 The European environment - state and outlook 2015 The European environment — state and outlook 2015 report (SOER 2015) provides a comprehensive assessment of the European environment's state, trends and prospects, and places it in a global context. It will inform European environmental policy implementation between 2015 and 2020, and analyses the opportunities to modify existing policies (and the knowledge used to inform those policies) in order to achieve the European Union's 2050 vision of living well within the limits of the planet. yt:video:ngz5oNuKL5M ngz5oNuKL5M UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ European Environment Agency https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ 2015-02-23T08:04:26+00:00 2017-02-21T00:05:53+00:00 What is 'biodiversity', and why do we need it? The genes, species and habitats make up a unique biodiversity in Europe. This irreplaceable wealth is under pressure from pollution, agriculture, overfishing and other human interference. In this video, Ivone Pereira Martins from the European Environment Agency makes a compelling argument for preserving biodiversity, if only for our own benefit. yt:video:3NDar73VWaI 3NDar73VWaI UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ European Environment Agency https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ 2015-02-19T17:12:27+00:00 2017-05-13T01:06:09+00:00 What is 'biodiversity', and why do we need it? yt:video:4Wp8b3Zkz50 4Wp8b3Zkz50 UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ European Environment Agency https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ 2014-12-12T08:41:51+00:00 2017-07-14T12:42:06+00:00 Where next for Europe's environment? How can Europe become truly 'sustainable'? Here EEA Executive Director Hans Bruyninckx calls for a Europe-wide transition to a truly sustainable system, beyond the incremental gains in efficiency which have worked in the past. Moreover, Europe needs to make this kind of fundamental transition in its relationship to the environment if it is to meet its own objectives by mid century, he argues. yt:video:I6HGPoQ3dZY I6HGPoQ3dZY UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ European Environment Agency https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCII_6TPyf8QHiEZzm8ruStQ 2014-12-05T10:02:09+00:00 2017-07-21T15:14:09+00:00 What is soil? Soil is connected to almost all aspects of our lives, yet we often take it for granted. To mark the International Day of Soil on December 5, we interviewed several project managers at the European Environment Agency (EEA) about this precious resource. The UN has declared 2015 the Year of Soils, to raise increase awareness and understanding of the importance of soil, for both food security and essential ecosystem functions. The EEA will also look at soil as one of several priority areas next year. Watch this space as we continue to explore the world beneath our feet throughout 2015… References Around 90% of our food comes from the land: http://faostat.fao.org/ A single teaspoon of soil contains between 100,000,000 and 1 billion bacteria, among other creatures: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detailfull/soils/health/biology/?cid=nrcs142p2_053862 Soil is the second largest active store of carbon, after the oceans: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/archives/soil/pdf/soil_and_climate.pdf One cubic metre of some soils can absorb up to 600 litres of water: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10666-013-9377-z Every year, Europe loses 1,250 km2 (or half the area of Luxembourg) of soils due to new construction. This figure is based on analysis of HRL imperviousness and soil sealing 2006-2009: http://land.copernicus.eu/pan-european/high-resolution-layers/imperviousness/imperviousness-change-2006-2009/view. Music: Copyright Kevin McLeod/incompetech.com