Francois Bastardie
@navigate4sea.bsky.social
…2025? - “The decision to withdraw appears to have been driven by political pressure and increased criticism from, among others, the European People’s Party.” gorrissenfederspiel.com/en/the-europ...
The European Commission Withdraws the Green Claims Directive Proposal - Gorrissen Federspiel
gorrissenfederspiel.com
September 21, 2025 at 10:16 AM
…2025? - “The decision to withdraw appears to have been driven by political pressure and increased criticism from, among others, the European People’s Party.” gorrissenfederspiel.com/en/the-europ...
2023 - It looks good and makes a lot of sense: “With a proposed new law on green claims, the EU is taking action to address greenwashing and protect consumers, and the environment.”
environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/circu...
environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/circu...
Green claims
New criteria to stop companies from making misleading claims about environmental merits of their products and services.
environment.ec.europa.eu
September 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
2023 - It looks good and makes a lot of sense: “With a proposed new law on green claims, the EU is taking action to address greenwashing and protect consumers, and the environment.”
environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/circu...
environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/circu...
…explained in plain words to kids: ‘some animals that used to live in an ecosystem can take a long time to return or do not come back at all’ …. do not be overly confident about future outcomes in protecting nature later. Best not to disturb it now.
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
Solving the Puzzle of Ecosystem Recovery
Human activities, past and present, have a big impact on nature, affecting ecosystems in profound ways. Scientists are working hard to figure out the best methods to restore damaged ecosystems. But ec...
kids.frontiersin.org
March 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
…explained in plain words to kids: ‘some animals that used to live in an ecosystem can take a long time to return or do not come back at all’ …. do not be overly confident about future outcomes in protecting nature later. Best not to disturb it now.
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
Reposted by Francois Bastardie
💧 Every drop counts.
Access to water is a right - on #WorldWaterDay and every day. Yet nearly 1 in 3 people in the EU face water stress.
The European Parliament has updated rules to improve the quality of tap water and encourage reuse of treated wastewater to help prevent scarcity.
Access to water is a right - on #WorldWaterDay and every day. Yet nearly 1 in 3 people in the EU face water stress.
The European Parliament has updated rules to improve the quality of tap water and encourage reuse of treated wastewater to help prevent scarcity.
March 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
💧 Every drop counts.
Access to water is a right - on #WorldWaterDay and every day. Yet nearly 1 in 3 people in the EU face water stress.
The European Parliament has updated rules to improve the quality of tap water and encourage reuse of treated wastewater to help prevent scarcity.
Access to water is a right - on #WorldWaterDay and every day. Yet nearly 1 in 3 people in the EU face water stress.
The European Parliament has updated rules to improve the quality of tap water and encourage reuse of treated wastewater to help prevent scarcity.
When will “the global land sink will start to take up less CO₂ (…), meaning each tonne emitted will cause proportionally more warming. This means we can’t assume carbon sinks will comfortably buffer human emissions indefinitely” … #carbonSink #sinkToSource
climatetippingpoints.info/2024/12/03/c...
climatetippingpoints.info/2024/12/03/c...
Are Earth’s natural carbon sinks collapsing?
This autumn, several media articles reported on a study showing the global carbon sink on land – which so far has drawn down around a quarter of human carbon dioxide emissions – took up…
climatetippingpoints.info
March 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
When will “the global land sink will start to take up less CO₂ (…), meaning each tonne emitted will cause proportionally more warming. This means we can’t assume carbon sinks will comfortably buffer human emissions indefinitely” … #carbonSink #sinkToSource
climatetippingpoints.info/2024/12/03/c...
climatetippingpoints.info/2024/12/03/c...
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"Chlordecone can contaminate soil for up to 600 years."
What damage we have done to this #PoisonedPlanet - pesticides, plastics and pharmaceuticals all accumulating
#NovelEntities #PlanetaryBoundaries
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
What damage we have done to this #PoisonedPlanet - pesticides, plastics and pharmaceuticals all accumulating
#NovelEntities #PlanetaryBoundaries
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘A deliberate poisoning’: how a banned pesticide haunts the French Caribbean
Prostate cancer rates are among the world’s highest in Guadeloupe and Martinique, where chlordecone was widely used on plantations for more than 20 years
www.theguardian.com
March 22, 2025 at 8:51 AM
"Chlordecone can contaminate soil for up to 600 years."
What damage we have done to this #PoisonedPlanet - pesticides, plastics and pharmaceuticals all accumulating
#NovelEntities #PlanetaryBoundaries
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
What damage we have done to this #PoisonedPlanet - pesticides, plastics and pharmaceuticals all accumulating
#NovelEntities #PlanetaryBoundaries
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Reposted by Francois Bastardie
Without biodiversity, there would be no food.
Biodiversity depends on how we manage our agrifood systems and take care of nature.
Our future depends on biodiversity!
#EarthHour
Biodiversity depends on how we manage our agrifood systems and take care of nature.
Our future depends on biodiversity!
#EarthHour
March 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Without biodiversity, there would be no food.
Biodiversity depends on how we manage our agrifood systems and take care of nature.
Our future depends on biodiversity!
#EarthHour
Biodiversity depends on how we manage our agrifood systems and take care of nature.
Our future depends on biodiversity!
#EarthHour
Reposted by Francois Bastardie
We can’t afford to waste food and fibre.
Last night the European Parliament and the Council agreed to:
🍎Cut food waste by 10% in processing & manufacturing and 30% per person in retail & consumption
👖Charge producers for textile waste and short durability to fund recycling
More→ europa.eu/!34Tt76
Last night the European Parliament and the Council agreed to:
🍎Cut food waste by 10% in processing & manufacturing and 30% per person in retail & consumption
👖Charge producers for textile waste and short durability to fund recycling
More→ europa.eu/!34Tt76
February 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
We can’t afford to waste food and fibre.
Last night the European Parliament and the Council agreed to:
🍎Cut food waste by 10% in processing & manufacturing and 30% per person in retail & consumption
👖Charge producers for textile waste and short durability to fund recycling
More→ europa.eu/!34Tt76
Last night the European Parliament and the Council agreed to:
🍎Cut food waste by 10% in processing & manufacturing and 30% per person in retail & consumption
👖Charge producers for textile waste and short durability to fund recycling
More→ europa.eu/!34Tt76
HELCOM Stakeholder Conference 2025 - Registration opened
“Although several legacy chemicals have been banned and EU regulations have improved, the ongoing release of many compounds remains a significant threat to the Baltic Sea ecosystem.”
helcom.fi/helcom-at-wo...
@helcominfo.bsky.social
“Although several legacy chemicals have been banned and EU regulations have improved, the ongoing release of many compounds remains a significant threat to the Baltic Sea ecosystem.”
helcom.fi/helcom-at-wo...
@helcominfo.bsky.social
HELCOM Stakeholder Conference 2025 – HELCOMglass02glass01glass02glass01
helcom.fi
February 12, 2025 at 7:24 AM
HELCOM Stakeholder Conference 2025 - Registration opened
“Although several legacy chemicals have been banned and EU regulations have improved, the ongoing release of many compounds remains a significant threat to the Baltic Sea ecosystem.”
helcom.fi/helcom-at-wo...
@helcominfo.bsky.social
“Although several legacy chemicals have been banned and EU regulations have improved, the ongoing release of many compounds remains a significant threat to the Baltic Sea ecosystem.”
helcom.fi/helcom-at-wo...
@helcominfo.bsky.social
A contribution to build “Fisheries performance indicators for assessing the ecological sustainability of wild-caught seafood products in Europe”
#ecocertification #fisheries #sustainability
#scoring #biodiversity #seafood #protein
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#ecocertification #fisheries #sustainability
#scoring #biodiversity #seafood #protein
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Fisheries performance indicators for assessing the ecological sustainability of wild-caught seafood products in Europe
The increasing global demand for seafood has intensified pressure on marine resources and hence the need to adopt sustainable fishing practices and pr…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 11, 2025 at 7:56 AM
A contribution to build “Fisheries performance indicators for assessing the ecological sustainability of wild-caught seafood products in Europe”
#ecocertification #fisheries #sustainability
#scoring #biodiversity #seafood #protein
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#ecocertification #fisheries #sustainability
#scoring #biodiversity #seafood #protein
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Francois Bastardie
NOAA scientists are on ‘full alert’ for government actions targeting their work after some staff were ordered to stop all communications with foreign nationals and DOGE gained control over internal agency websites.
Scientists, my DMs are open and I'm on Signal.
Gift link:
Scientists, my DMs are open and I'm on Signal.
Gift link:
Scientists on ‘full alert’ after some NOAA staff ordered to stop talking to people overseas
And at other branches of NOAA, international contact was facing heavy scrutiny, raising questions about how easily they could carry out work to monitor weather and atmospheric conditions.
wapo.st
February 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
NOAA scientists are on ‘full alert’ for government actions targeting their work after some staff were ordered to stop all communications with foreign nationals and DOGE gained control over internal agency websites.
Scientists, my DMs are open and I'm on Signal.
Gift link:
Scientists, my DMs are open and I'm on Signal.
Gift link:
The European Environment Agency in 2020: “out of the 100,000 chemicals present on the EU market, only 500 have been extensively characterised for their hazards and exposures” – referring to 'the unknown territory of chemical risks'.”
#Health #BiodiversityLoss
www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...
#Health #BiodiversityLoss
www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...
February 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The European Environment Agency in 2020: “out of the 100,000 chemicals present on the EU market, only 500 have been extensively characterised for their hazards and exposures” – referring to 'the unknown territory of chemical risks'.”
#Health #BiodiversityLoss
www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...
#Health #BiodiversityLoss
www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...
The “European Oceans Pact”: A call for evidence is now open => Have your say now! #blueeconomy #fisheries #aquaculture
*How we affect the ocean
*How the ocean affects coastal communities
*The opportunities that the ocean provides us with
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
*How we affect the ocean
*How the ocean affects coastal communities
*The opportunities that the ocean provides us with
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
European Commission - Have your say
European Commission - Have your say
ec.europa.eu
January 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The “European Oceans Pact”: A call for evidence is now open => Have your say now! #blueeconomy #fisheries #aquaculture
*How we affect the ocean
*How the ocean affects coastal communities
*The opportunities that the ocean provides us with
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
*How we affect the ocean
*How the ocean affects coastal communities
*The opportunities that the ocean provides us with
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
Reposted by Francois Bastardie
Historical sources allow us to 'zoom out' beyond recent trends in abundance of fished species
A century-scale view of fisheries highlights change from diverse fishes to a few invertebrate species
From recent research on century-scale change in fishes & fisheries tinyurl.com/4veee2vt
A century-scale view of fisheries highlights change from diverse fishes to a few invertebrate species
From recent research on century-scale change in fishes & fisheries tinyurl.com/4veee2vt
November 29, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Historical sources allow us to 'zoom out' beyond recent trends in abundance of fished species
A century-scale view of fisheries highlights change from diverse fishes to a few invertebrate species
From recent research on century-scale change in fishes & fisheries tinyurl.com/4veee2vt
A century-scale view of fisheries highlights change from diverse fishes to a few invertebrate species
From recent research on century-scale change in fishes & fisheries tinyurl.com/4veee2vt
Accelerating the Transition to Sustainable Seafood Production in Europe’s Seas www.eionet.europa.eu/etcs/etc-be/... #cfp #ices #eea
ETC BE Report 2024/3: Accelerating the Transition to Sustainable Seafood Production in Europe’s Seas
www.eionet.europa.eu
December 17, 2024 at 12:56 PM
Accelerating the Transition to Sustainable Seafood Production in Europe’s Seas www.eionet.europa.eu/etcs/etc-be/... #cfp #ices #eea
“changing dietary patterns is not only the main means of decreasing quantified health hidden costs, but also a very effective way of reducing the quantified environmental hidden costs by freeing land, reducing and sequestering greenhouse gases and reducing nitrogen emissions.”
-> buff.ly/3YVQfHL
-> buff.ly/3YVQfHL
The State of Food and Agriculture 2024
Uncovering the true cost of food is the first step in making agrifood systems more inclusive, resilient and sustainable. As The State of Food and Agriculture 2023 revealed, agrifood systems activities...
buff.ly
November 26, 2024 at 7:41 PM
“changing dietary patterns is not only the main means of decreasing quantified health hidden costs, but also a very effective way of reducing the quantified environmental hidden costs by freeing land, reducing and sequestering greenhouse gases and reducing nitrogen emissions.”
-> buff.ly/3YVQfHL
-> buff.ly/3YVQfHL
Reposted by Francois Bastardie
🌊 The Baltic Sea - balancing pressures in a changing ecosystem
We have published an updated Ecosystem Overview highlighting the pressures impacting this ecosystem.
📄 doi.org/10.17895/ice...
ℹWe talk to Carolyn Faithfull & Riikka Puntila-Dodd who led this work www.ices.dk/news-and-eve...
November 26, 2024 at 12:01 PM
🌊 The Baltic Sea - balancing pressures in a changing ecosystem
We have published an updated Ecosystem Overview highlighting the pressures impacting this ecosystem.
📄 doi.org/10.17895/ice...
ℹWe talk to Carolyn Faithfull & Riikka Puntila-Dodd who led this work www.ices.dk/news-and-eve...
To which extent innovations can help mitigate (or not) bottom trawling impact on the seafloor of Marine Protected Areas?
sciencemediahub.eu/2024/09/25/p...
sciencemediahub.eu/2024/09/25/p...
Preserving marine ecosystems: the case for alternative fishing methods - ESMH
François Bastardie stresses the urgent need for sustainable fishing and innovation to reduce harmful impacts, notably from bottom trawling.
sciencemediahub.eu
November 19, 2024 at 4:46 AM
To which extent innovations can help mitigate (or not) bottom trawling impact on the seafloor of Marine Protected Areas?
sciencemediahub.eu/2024/09/25/p...
sciencemediahub.eu/2024/09/25/p...
Atlas of the Human Planet: 50 years of population growth and urbanisation trends uncovered - European Commission
joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and...
joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and...
Atlas of the Human Planet: 50 years of population growth and urbanisation trends uncovered
New Atlas analyses urban and population patterns from 1975 to 2030.
joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu
November 19, 2024 at 4:26 AM
Atlas of the Human Planet: 50 years of population growth and urbanisation trends uncovered - European Commission
joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and...
joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and...
Exploring the viability of innovative fishing technologies as an alternative to bottom trawling in European marine protected areas: An environmental and socioeconomic analysis europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en... vía @Europarl_EN
Exploring the viability of innovative fishing technologies as an alternative to bottom trawling in European marine protected areas: An environmental and socioeconomic analysis | Think Tank | European ...
Exploring the viability of innovative fishing technologies as an alternative to bottom trawling in European marine protected areas: An environmental and socioeconomic analysis
europarl.europa.eu
July 4, 2024 at 8:23 AM
Exploring the viability of innovative fishing technologies as an alternative to bottom trawling in European marine protected areas: An environmental and socioeconomic analysis europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en... vía @Europarl_EN