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‘The Whole Universe is a Living Gospel’ – Ecology needs a Mystique
* By Martin Hoegger For Chiara Lubich, founder of the Focolare Movement, nature is not a neutral backdrop but a word of God in the open air. Without directly addressing…
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Europe’s Environment in Crisis: EEA Warns of Decline
State of Europe’s environment not good: threats to nature and impacts of climate change top challenges The European Environment Agency’s latest “State of Europe’s Environment 2025” report delivers a stark…
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Faith and the Challenge of the Earth: Two Voices for a Spiritual Ecology
*By Martin Hoegger Heraklion, 9 October 2025. The Patriarchal Academy of Crete hosted a scientific and theological symposium devoted to the theology of ecology. Two lectures marked the day: one by…
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EU Ecolabel Hits Record Numbers as Green Choices Flourish
Brussels, October 11, 2025 – The EU’s official ecolabel has reached a historic milestone, with more than 109,000 products now certified under the scheme across Europe[1]. Over 3,384 licences have…
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EEA launches Environment&Me photo competition | Press releases
Press releasePublished 04 Mar 2025ImageMusa Talasli, Well with Nature /EEACalling all photography enthusiasts with a keen interest in the environment. Today the European Environment Agency (EEA) launched its 2025 ‘Environment&Me’…
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Climate change impacts leading to increased exposure to harmful toxins | Press releases
Press releasePublished 10 Mar 2025ImageGlenn Carstens-Peters on UnsplashRising temperatures due to climate change are increasing the risk of human exposure to so-called mycotoxins, naturally occurring toxins produced by fungi found…
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Consumption of clothing, footwear, other textiles in the EU reaches new record high | Press releases
Press releasePublished 26 Mar 2025ImageFujiphilm on UnsplashEuropeans are buying and discarding more clothing, footwear and other textiles than ever before, which as a result, is putting more pressure on our…
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EU waste prevention checkup: more effective measures needed to tackle food waste | Press releases
Press releasePublished 31 Mar 2025ImageRaul Gonzalez Escobar on UnsplashWhile prevention measures are gaining momentum, more effective efforts at national level are needed to tackle the huge problem of food waste…
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EEA launches ‘Our environment : Our future’ campaign
ImageAna Skobe, Environment & Me /EEA Do you have a story to share about how you made a positive difference, improving our environment and helping to build a more sustainable…
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Air quality steadily improving but EU standards still not fully met, latest EEA data analysis shows | Press releases
Press releasePublished 09 Apr 2025ImageIeva Bruneniece, My City /EEA Air quality is steadily improving across Europe with most air pollution monitoring stations achieving current EU annual limits for some of…