This year has been marked by significant collective achievement around our five-year report, renewed strategic direction and a deepened sense of shared purpose across the EEA-Eionet community.
European Environment Agency's Newsletter, Issue 04/2025
Editorial - Innovating and working together for a more sustainable future in Europe
This year has been marked by significant collective achievement around our five-year report, renewed strategic direction and a deepened sense of shared purpose across the EEA-Eionet community. The past months have showcased not only the strength of our network but also the increasing importance of innovation, agility and digitalisation in how we generate, create and deliver environmental knowledge for Europe.
Interview - Satellites and co-creation: 35 years of mapping Europe together
"My involvement began with the very first Corine Land Cover dataset, which has a reference year of 1990. At that time, I was the project manager for Estonia’s first national land cover dataset, even before Estonia joined the EEA and EU.
That was my introduction to CLC and it has stayed with me ever since.
Once CORINE Land Cover, always CORINE Land Cover."
Interview - Our job is to help shape the environment of tomorrow
"As Chair of the Management Board, my job is to guide discussions, build consensus, and ensure every voice is heard. With representatives from 32 EEA member countries, the EU institutions, and the Western Balkans, it’s a truly pan‑European community.
I often say, when you bring so many perspectives together, the challenge isn’t finding ideas — it is weaving them into one coherent vision.".
Europe's environment 2025: Knowledge on environment, climate and sustainability
Significant progress has been made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, but the overall state of Europe’s environment is not good, especially its nature which continues to face degradation, overexploitation and biodiversity loss.
The impacts of accelerating climate change are also an urgent challenge, according to the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) most comprehensive, ‘state of environment’ report, published in this quarter.
The outlook for most environmental trends is concerning and poses major risks to Europe’s economic prosperity, security and quality of life.
SUMMIT 2026 - Driving Sustainable Mobility From Business
11 March 2026, Madrid, Spain, and online
The event will bring together, once again, professionals, administration and industry to debate the present and future of mobility. In this way, high-level experts will meet with the idea of inspiring action and stimulating thinking in this sector.
The European Climate Pact annual event 2026: Together in action
23-25 March 2026, Brussels, Belgium and onlne
We’re heading back to Brussels from 23 to 25 March 2026 for the European Climate Pact’s biggest event of the year. People from all walks of life will come together to swap ideas, share their climate stories and explore new ways of building a greener future. This is your chance to be part of an event that shows how much we can achieve together. You’ll be able to join interactive sessions, workshops, and engage with EU policymakers and experts in a space for networking, creativity and collaboration.
Please check regularly our dedicated page on the EEA website as more events will be organised, and follow our LinkedIn for early information on events.
