GeoPolicy

GeoPolicy: Responding to the EU Nature Restoration Law

Chloe Hill August 26, 2022

Lightfall in golden deeps by Julien Seguinot. Distributed via Imaggeo

On 22 June 2022, the European Commission presented its proposal for the EU Nature Restoration Law with the aim to recover biodiverse and resilient nature across the EU. Like all new legislation, the EU Nature Restoration Law was proposed by the European Commission and underwent numerous rounds of feedback from the public, stakeholders, and organisations via the Commission’s Have your say pla ...[Read More]

GeoPolicy: What is science diplomacy?

Chloe Hill August 12, 2022

Senior Staff of the Parliament of Moldova visiting the European Parliament - © European Union (2018) - European Parliament

For the most part, EGU’s policy activities focus on science advice, science for policy, and occasionally a policy for science initiative! But Science Diplomacy is another adjacent area that is often asked about. This month’s GeoPolicy Blog post will give an overview of Science Diplomacy, its different strands, and how scientists can engage with it! What do we mean by science diplomacy? Scie ...[Read More]

GeoPolicy: Competencies for researchers to achieve policy impact

Chloe Hill July 27, 2022

Lene Topp, presenting at EGU22. Credit: Chloe Hill

This month’s GeoPolicy Blog post features the Competence Framework ‘Science for Policy’ for researchers developed by the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC). This newly developed framework introduces the different competences scientists can collectively build to increase their policy impact, and how it can be used by research institutions and organisations. Throughout this post, ...[Read More]

GeoPolicy: All about the European Parliament Intergroup on ‘Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development’

Chloe Hill June 17, 2022

This month’s GeoPolicy blog features an interview with Ilias Grampas, Manager of the European Parliament Intergroup (EP) on ‘Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development’ and Deputy Director of the European Bureau for Conservation and Development (EBCD). Ilias was kind enough to answer some of my burning questions about the role of the EP Intergroup in connecting Members of the Europea ...[Read More]