Welcome to the PLAN-B European Project
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
Key outputs of PLAN-B
PLAN-B will create the enabling conditions to support and enhance activities planned in the EU biodiversity strategy and provide a new path towards meeting the EU and international biodiversity targets.
An Innovative Framework
A framework and supporting handbook for assessing light and noise pollution impacts to inform environmental decision-making
A Pollution Database
New Scientific Models
Innovative Pollution Solutions
Legal & Policy frameworks
Recommendations for enhancing legal and policy frameworks to reduce light and noise pollution impacts on terrestrial biodiversity
Communities of Practice (CoPs)
An alternative plan is required to achieve the the EU’s 2030 biodiversity target. PLAN-B takes an integrated, multidisciplinary and multi-actor approach to deliver better understanding and support reduction of light and noise pollution impacts on terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystem services.
The PLAN-B Project areas of work
Noise Pollution
Biodiversity
Light Pollution
Noise pollution
Biodiversity
Light pollution
Ecosystem services
Outreach & Impact
Combined effects
Prevention & Mitigation
The Path Towards Addressing Adverse Impacts of Light and Noise Pollution on Terrestrial Biodiversity and Ecosystems
The PLAN-B Project Blog
Light and noise pollution issues in music festival in Poland
From September 6th to 8th, a controversial and illegal German-organized techno festival took place on Karsibór Island, a protected area under the Natura 2000 network. The event, called the Achterland Festival, caused significant disruption due to loud music, which...
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[The PLAN-B Network] The Darker Sky Project Overview of its First Year
The Interreg North Sea Project DARKER SKY kicked off with a clear mission: supporting municipalities and ports to protect biodiversity with the implementation of light-reduction solutions balancing environmental concerns with the needs of people and cities. Over the...
Success in the First Citizen Science Workshop PLAN-B Project
On September 26, 2024, over 50 attendees had the opportunity to test the first version of the Lost at Night application and share their initial impressions. Lost at Night will be one of PLAN-B's results for the analysis of light pollution in Europe, providing new...
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[The PLAN-B Network] Meet the AquaPLAN project
We dedicate our space to present initiatives and sister projects that work with us to tackle noise and light pollution in our ecosystems. This is the case of AquaPLAN, whose efforts are aimed at understanding and controlling the effects of pollution in marine...
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[26/09/2024 Workshop] Citizen Science App presentation
A key component of the PLAN-B project involves citizen science activities aimed at understanding artificial light at night (ALAN) levels and contributing this data to our light pollution map of Europe. Citizen Science App presentation Online Workshop - Link to...
The PLAN-B first recap: 9 months of work so far to tackle light and noise pollution
At PLAN-B, we have laid the foundations for research aimed at better understanding the impacts of light and noise pollution on terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystem services. We have proceeded with the mapping of these pollutants and conducted an in-depth study of...
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Communities of Practice
A CoP is a group of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly.
Local communities -including public authorities, private companies generating light and noise pollution, local researchers and NGOs and citizens- will work together to monitorize the light and noise pollution in their local areas.
Local biodiversity monitoring programmes will be invited to work with these communities of Practice, share their knowledge and improve their practices related wit noise and light pollution.
Four regions will host these Communities of Practice: Germany, Poland, Brazil and Spain. Stay tuned if you want to take part in thes communities during the project.
Meet our consortium
4 years project
8 countries involved
12 consortium members
2.4M € of funding
