Dario Piselli

The latest Zero Pollution Monitoring & Outlook report shines a light on the European Union's fight against pollution.
Encouraging progress has been made, but there are still urgent challenges that need attention like microplastics proliferation & noise pollution.
#ClimateAction #EuropeanGreenDeal

Flailing in the Waves: How U.S. Neglect and Avian Influenza Threaten Global Pandemic Prevention I watch the merganser flailing pitifully in the surf as I look out over Long Island Sound from the deck. The distressing sight corroborates the many reports of avian flu outbreaks along the East Coast...

Important reflection from Christian Walzer @wcs.org on what the US stance on scientific cooperation means for the risk of #pandemics at the human-animal-environment interface.

Huge step backward for #OneHealth while the concept becomes more important in Europe ▶️ www.linkedin.com/pulse/flaili...

Climate change aggravates bird mortality in pristine tropical forests Climate change threatens Amazon rainforest birds, with harsher dry seasons significantly affecting their survival over 27 years.

This interesting new research shows that #climatechange can negatively affect species even in the most undisturbed ecosystems. A warning sign about #climatechange's growing role as a key driver of #biodiversityloss ▶️ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Wetlands connect mountains, oceans & life. On #WWD2025 we spotlight their role in preserving 40% of species. Yet, threats like dams and channelisation disrupt these ecosystems. Let’s work toward free-flowing rivers and restored wetlands for our common future: biodiversity.europa.eu/europes-biod...

On a more specific note, #decarbonisation alone will not be enough to achieve 'sustainable prosperity' in Europe. Without further action on #biodiversity, for example, we will lose a key ally in the fight against climate change. Yet, the report shows that progress in this area is lagging behind 👇

In general, it is discouraging that only 21% of the #GreenDeal targets are assessed as being on track to be achieved, despite the dominant narrative that EU efforts now need to shift towards simplification, rather than implementation and (where needed) further policy action to close gaps.

Delivering the EU Green Deal - Progress towards targets This report provides a comprehensive assessment of progress towards the European Green Deal (EGD), the European Union’s transformative agenda for achieving climate neutrality by 2050. The analysis enc...

The publication of the Joint Research Centre's progress report on the #EuropeanGreenDeal targets comes at a pivotal moment. Despite some inherent limitations, this type of analysis offers a clear snapshot at a time of growing pushback against the EGD ▶️ publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/h....

Great news to see @eea.europa.eu and @ylaleena.bsky.social on Bluesky! Two essential voices for the #sustainability debate in Europe, and the most authoritative sources of information on the state of the European environment 🇪🇺

This type of evidence-based amendments would *actually* reduce reporting burdens while making the legislation fit for purpose. Most of the other claims I have heard are (at best) the result of political posturing. They do little to help businesses and nothing to protect the #EuropeanGreenDeal. /end

The suggestion to focus on essential environmental metrics and prioritise disclosures relating to impact drivers, even if not directly material to a company, could help address distortions in double materiality assessments and improve the comparability and usability of reported data. 2/n

Grounding EU sustainability reporting in science: A call for action Beatrice Crona, Science director and Professor at the Centre, is one of the key authors behind a recently published Open Letter to the European Commission, signed by 44 leading academics in sustainabi...

As @ec.europa.eu continues to negotiate its omnibus proposal on the revision of the EU's #CorporateSustainability framework, the call by @sthlmresilience.bsky.social experts & others for a science-based approach is refreshing. 1/n

Read the open letter ▶️ www.stockholmresilience.org/news--events....

Chemical reaction The proposal to restrict PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ is at serious risk of being hijacked by corporate lobbying, says a new CEO report. Find out more, including about the Forever Lobbying Project, a grou...

Any future @euchemicalsagency.bsky.social decision on the PFAS restriction proposal will likely safeguard essential uses. To claim Europeans must accept widespread use in the name of competitiveness is callous. 2/2

▶️ For the @corporateeurope.bsky.social report: corporateeurope.org/en/chemical-....

US company behind Teflon tries to block EU’s forever chemicals ban, claims NGO Chemours is leading a push against a proposed phase-out of controversial chemicals, says Corporate Europe Observatory.

This is a clear example of the risks inherent to the reframing of the #EuropeanGreenDeal against a competitiveness narrative. There is sound evidence about the risks that PFAS pose to health and the environment, making the case for a restriction compelling. 1/2 ▶️ www.politico.eu/article/chem....

Sweden begins wolf hunt as it aims to halve endangered animal’s population Five entire families can be killed, totalling 30 wolves, in move campaigners say is illegal under EU law

Sweden is a huge country that would need many thousands of wolves to ensure health of its ecosystems. Reducing population to a couple of hundreds means the species will remain ecologically absent.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

New Scientific Opinion on One Health Governance by the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors

The aim: to inspire collaboration and coordination among #OneHealth actors at all levels

You can access it here ➡️ https://bit.ly/4fFvAxk

#IDSky #EpiSky #HealthPolicy #PublicHealth #MedSky
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Worryingly, the vote signals a backtracking on the EU’s own conservation successes. This could trigger further assaults on the #HabitatsDirective at a time when @ec.europa.eu is actually asking Member States to increase their ambition on #biodiversity and implement the #NatureRestorationLaw. /end

Difficult to disagree with this take on the vote on the protection status of #wolves under the #BernConvention. As many experts have emphasised, the decision is unfortunately not based on science and it does little to actually help farmers (whose challenges go far beyond wolf predation). 1/

go.bsky.app/LjV86zg A work-in-progess starter pack for the IPBES stakeholder community

Making Nature Visible How digital twin technology can help companies transform the way they monitor, report and verify their biodiversity impacts.

Building on #COP16, which put a spotlight on the role of businesses in implementing the #GlobalBiodiversityFramework, I hope that our report helps companies as they seek to leverage data to integrate biodiversity into their strategies and business models ▶️ kpmg.com/se/sv/home/n.... /end

Building on that conversation, KPMG has recently published a report that discusses the importance of #biodiversity data for companies, the challenges that businesses face in navigating biodiversity measurement tools, and the opportunity of using digital twins for biodiversity monitoring. 2/n

When I joined KPMG in Sweden a few months ago, I did so with the task of helping to position our sustainability practice as a trusted advisor on #biodiversity and #pollution. Back then, one of my first meetings was an interesting brainstorming on digital twins for biodiversity assessment. 1/n

After installing @bsky.app a few months ago and then stopping to post on X, in anticipation of what would happen later, I have finally decided to make the leap.

Looking forward to connecting with old and new colleagues in the space of biodiversity, environmental health, food systems, and more!

The @ec.europa.eu has requested its Group of Chief Scientific Advisors to recommend options for the cross-sectoral governance of #OneHealth in Europe. Pleased to see the experience of our EU agencies' task force informing the Commission's scoping paper ▶️ scientificadvice.eu/advice/cross....