On 25 May the EU Commission published its Review of progress on implementation of the EU green infrastructure strategy.

• View the report here.
• View the addendum here (dated 29 May 2019)

Previously, on 1 March, a Joint Science for Policy Report was published by the Joint Research Centre, the European Environment Agency, the European Topic Centre on Urban, Land, and Soil Systems, and DG Environment on Strategic Green Infrastructure and Ecosystem Restoration. This report draws on a range of European-wide datasets, geospatial methods, and tools available for green infrastructure (GI) mapping. It shows how two complementary mapping approaches (physical and ecosystem based) and the three key GI principles of connectivity, multifunctionality and spatial planning are used in case studies selected in urban and rural landscapes; it provides guidance for the strategic design of a well-connected, multi-functional, and cross-border GI, and identifies knowledge gaps. GI mapping has been demonstrated to enhance nature protection and biodiversity beyond protected areas, to deliver ecosystem services such as climate change mitigation and recreation, to prioritise measures for defragmentation and restoration in the agri-environment and regional development context, and to find land allocation trade-offs and possible scenarios involving all sectors.