This report describes the work under AA "Forest Monitoring for Policies", Lot 1 (Improved GHG Inventories for better Forest Policies). Within task "thematic policy action development", the JRC clarified connections between the accounting in the Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry sector...

The EU's long-term transition to environmental, social and economic sustainability runs alongside several large-scale crises. Amidst the 'triple crisis' of climate change, biodiversity loss and the impact of environmental pollution on human health (UNEP, 2020), we also face crises in the...

This report aims to raise awareness about the range of risks to human health associated with changes in water quantity and quality under the changing climate. It assesses our preparedness for ongoing and future impacts by examining the current policy landscape in Europe. At the same time, it...

This report investigates the intricate interplay between drivers of changes in soil health and pressures and impacts on soil in the 32 European Environment Agency (EEA) member countries, along with six cooperating countries from the West Balkans, Ukraine and UK, shedding light on the...

As forest management is increasingly influenced by climate change and climate change policy, among other factors, assessing carbon budget dynamics is essential to forecast the impacts of future wood consumption on carbon sequestration. To assess plausible future forest management options at EU...

Although complex systems such as land systems cannot be fully represented with models, they stimulate discussion that can help understand the potential risks of trade-offs between ecosystem services when there are pressures on land-based systems. We are building upon a flexible and modular...

Regulation (EU) 2018/841 sets the accounting rules for the land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) sector for the years 2021-2030. In the first compliance period 2021-2025, the accounting for managed forest land is made by comparing the reported net emissions to a projected forest...

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture (mainly methane and nitrous oxide emissions) and from Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF, mainly carbon dioxide emissions) have been traditionally addressed by different legislative initiatives, estimated through different accounting...

Regulation (EU) 2018/841 ('LULUCF regulation') sets the accounting rules for the Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sector in the EU for 2021-2030, i.e. how the emissions and removals of greenhouse gases from LULUCF will be counted towards the climate targets. The LULUCF regulation...