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Plastic Pirates 2025

The Plastic Pirates' New Sampling Period is Dedicated to Plastic Waste Pollution on the Coasts and in the Elbe and Danube Catchment Areas

– 1 May until 30 June 2025 –

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Berlin, Germany
This spring, the German Plastic Pirates are once again setting off to explore plastic pollution in our waters. From 1 May to 30 June 2025, school classes and youth groups are invited to take part in the sampling period. The investigation will focus on the German coasts and the river systems of the Elbe and Danube, including their tributaries.
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Carbon Farming for Sustainability: Certification, Policy, and Incentive Mechanisms for Agriculture

Ecologic Institute at the European Carbon Farming Summit 2025

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Dublin, Ireland
Hugh McDonald and Julia Pazmino from Ecologic Institute led the session "Ensuring sustainability outcomes from carbon farming: Recommendations for the CRCF and voluntary carbon markets" at the Second European Carbon Summit 2025. Hugh joined a panel on policy areas for carbon farming, while Julia shared insights on rewarding mechanisms for farmers.
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Stories of Justice in Action

Learning from the INTERLACE project

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Document
Stories have the unique potential to inspire change, shape perceptions, and foster understanding across diverse audiences. This collection of stories, developed as part of the INTERLACE project, aims to convey the profound emotional and cultural importance natural surroundings have for local communities and showcase the power of collective action.
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GOVAQUA Policy Matrix

Governance Innovations for Sustainable and Equitable Water Use in Europe

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Berlin, Germany
Over the past two decades, Europe has witnessed a concerning trend of escalating water scarcity and more frequent drought events, with projections indicating a continuation of this trend into the future. Europe must confront water stress risks and adapt its governance to build water resilience. In a series of three reports, Ecologic Institute, together with partners from the EU project GOVAQUA, examine three topics of critical importance for water resilience.
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Ecologic Institute works on key topics

Climate, Energy & Adaptation
Climate
Energy
Adaptation
Sustainable Resource Use
Resource Conservation + Circular Economy
Bioeconomy
Plastics
Water & Marine
Water
Coastal + Marine
Biodiversity & Ecosystems
Biodiversity
Nature-based Solutions and Green Infrastructure
Agriculture, Food & Land Use
Land Use
Agriculture
Food
Environmental Law & Governance
Governance
Environmental Law – Ecologic Legal
Economics, Finance & Trade
Economics
Trade
Finance
Arctic
Arctic
Education, Communications & Events
Education
Communication
Events

Ecologic Institute: Science and Policy for a Sustainable World

Ecologic Institute conducts inter- and transdisciplinary environmental research and has offices in Berlin and Brussels. In its role as a private, independent organization, Ecologic Institute is dedicated to the preparation of relevant sociopolitical aspects of sustainability research and contributing new knowledge to environmental policy. Innovative research methods, an orientation on practice and a transdisciplinary approach ensure scientific excellent and social relevance. The work done at Ecologic Institute covers the spectrum of environmental topics and includes the integration of environment-related issues into other political spheres.

Ecologic Institute was founded in 1995 and collaborates closely with other European and international bodies, including active participation as a member of the Ecological Research Network (Ecornet). Today, the more than 100 individuals at Ecologic Institute work in a variety of international and interdisciplinary project teams.

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Cover of the Ecologic Institute brochure 2020
In our brochure "Ecologic Institute: Science and Policy for a Sustainable World", we introduce Ecologic Institute as a transdisciplinary research organization. Readers gain an overview of our capabilities in research, policy analysis, education, communication and stakeholder events. Suitable for clients, partners, funders and the interested public, the brochure describes the many ways that Ecologic Institute brings new insights into environmental policy.

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This infographic provides a look behind the scenes and introduces some of the people who make up the heart and soul of the Ecologic Institute. The infographic was developed, designed and implemented by Ecologic Institute's staff members.

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The EU's research and innovation funding programmes are among the key instruments of the European Commission to accelerate Europe's climate neutrality and adaptation, to strengthen our knowledge base on how to protect the ecosystems, to manage natural resources on land and see and to ensure food and nutrition security in a sustainable manner. As an independent non-profit institute dedicated to improving environmental policy, sustainable development and policy practice, Ecologic Institute contributes to these goals through a range of research projects, especially as part of the Horizon 2020 Programme.
 

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Ecologic Institute is a partner in Ecornet, the network of leading non-university, non-profit German research institutes focusing on environmental and sustainability research.