4/4 ⏳ Delaying action means rising environmental, health & economic costs.
We stand with the 600+ scientists calling for bold, science-based EU action to protect Europe’s waters - now, not later 🌊🌱
🔗 Full statement + signatories in comments.
#ProtectOurWaters #Sustainability #ActNow

3/4 📉 The data is alarming:
☠️ 85% decline in freshwater species since 1970
☠️ Less than 50% of EU waters in good health
☠️ Hundreds of harmful chemicals go undetected
Freshwaters are 🌍 biodiversity hotspots - and they’re under threat.
#Biodiversity #EUpolicy #NatureCrisis

2/4
These scientists are urging the EU to:
🧪 Update pollutant lists based on modern science
⚠️ Address chemical mixtures, not just individual substances
🛑 Enforce the Water Framework Directive
🔍 Use advanced monitoring tools

#ScienceForPolicy #FreshwaterCrisis

1/4 🔬💧 Over 600 scientists from across Europe have signed a joint statement calling on the EU to urgently update its water pollution rules.
📢 Freshwater ecosystems are collapsing - and outdated policies aren't keeping up.
#WaterPollution #EUEnvironment

📢 The early bird registration deadline to attend at the next SEFS14 has been extended 📢
If you haven't registered, go for it now and take advantage of the extension 😀

📣The abstract submission deadline for the 14th Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences #SEFS14 has been extended to 10 April for oral & poster presentations⏱️

We're looking forward to meeting many of you there, partcicularly early-careers 👨‍🔬👩‍🔬

Europe’s waters are NOT in good health.

@EU_Commission, @EUCouncil, and @Europarl_EN must follow scientists’ advice and reject proposals that undermine the Water Framework Directive.

#ProtectWater #CleanWater #WorldWaterDay