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New policy brief outlines how EU policies can better support sponge restoration

Europe's water and climate resilience is under increasing pressure, with degraded soils, drained catchments and the loss of wetlands intensifying droughts and contributing to more destructive floods. In response, the EU-funded projects SpongeBoost, SpongeWorks and SpongeScapes have published a joint policy brief, "Achieving Better Implementation of EU Policies by Restoring the Sponge Function." The brief provides recommendations to strengthen Europe's water and climate resilience by restoring th