Tackling noise and light pollution

for a Sustainable Tomorrow

The Path Towards Addressing Adverse Impacts of Light and Noise Pollution

on Terrestrial Biodiversity and Ecosystems

PLAN-B is an EU funded (Horizon Europe) project that aims to create the enabling conditions to support the activities planned in the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, and provide new paths to tackle light and noise pollution in European ecosystems, according to the EU and international biodiversity targets.

4 years project

8 countries involved

12 consortium members

2.4M โ‚ฌ Funding

Our PLAN-B Key Outputs

Knowledge Database

An open-access database on light and noise impacts on terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystem services.

New Scientific Models and Maps

Spatiotemporal models for evaluating noise and light impacts on the terrestrial environment, along with light and noise pollution maps of Europe.

Communities of Practice (CoPs)

Sustainable CoPs, focused on key stakeholder groups, addressing the impacts of light and noise on terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystem services.

Policy Briefs

Recommendations for strengthening legal and policy frameworks to reduce the impacts of light and noise pollution on terrestrial biodiversity and improve decision-making.

Handbook of Solutions

A compendium of established and innovative regulatory, social, environmental, planning, and technological solutions to mitigate light and noise pollution impacts.

Synthesis Report

A report on the current state and future trajectory of light and noise pollution impacts across Europe.

Join the PLAN-B Newsletter

The PLAN-B project newsletter shares with you the latest news about our project and its scientific activity, focused on tackling light and noise pollution in European ecosystems, together with new developments in evidence-based regulation.

Our PLAN-B latest news

REPORT: THE WORLD AT NIGHT

REPORT: THE WORLD AT NIGHT

This new report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is intended for an audience of conservation managers and the general public. It explains light pollution, why it matters and how to reduce it. While centred on nature protection, it also...

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ – ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ผ, ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ญ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ – ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ผ, ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ญ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ

The Starlight Conference 2024, held from October 20-23 in the beautiful setting of Tekapo, New Zealand, jointly hosted by the Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve board and by the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand, brought together experts,...

Get involved!

The Lost At Night application is designed to help georeference images taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

The goal is to create a global map of Earthโ€™s lights at night to measure and track light pollution. By accurately aligning images with geographical coordinates, the app contributes to valuable environmental data collection, which can be used for scientific research, monitoring light pollution, and understanding its impact on ecosystems and human health.

Lost At Night is an iniciative of the PLAN-B Project that uses citizen science methodologies to involve researchers, activists, enthusiasts and general public in tackling light and noise pollution across Europe. This application already brings up to date the previous ten years of work of the Cities At Night project.

Be part of the PLAN-B Community!

We invite you to take part in PLAN-B‘s activities and build a network of initiatives, researchers, activists, enthusiasts and the general public who want to contribute to tackling light and noise pollution in European ecosystems.

You will be able to participate in citizen science campaigns in the pilot areas of Gdansk (Poland), Leopzig (Germany), Belo Horizonte (Bazil) and Zaragoza (Spain), contribute to the mapping of the night sky with the Lost At Night app and take part in clustering eventsย  and dissemination of results together with sister projects, citizen groups and scientific associations.