Agriculture is the predominant land-use in the EU and there is robust evidence that there are widespread declines in farmland biodiversity in agricultural areas. The drivers of these declines therefore need to be identified and addressed if the EU is to achieve its target of halting the loss of...

The development of renewable energy sources is crucial for achieving the EU's energy and climate targets. At the same time, such developments may give rise to conflicts with EU biodiversity goals, especially those related to nature conservation. With an aim to assist stakeholders in managing...

The aim of this assessment is to review and analyse the potential impacts of bioenergy developments on habitats and species protected under the Birds and Habitats Directives, by scoping the key risk factors associated with bioenergy and semi-quantifying the main potential impacts on EU protected...