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
PLAN-B & AquaPLAN meeting
The Collaboration between PLAN-B and AquaPLAN starts: Strengthening Transboundary Efforts. On March 11, 2024, representatives from the sister projects PLAN-B and AquaPLAN (Aquatic Pollution from Light and Anthropogenic Noise: Management of Impacts on Biodiversity) met...
Dark Sky Week | April 2 – 8, 2024
International Dark Sky Week is a worldwide celebration of the dark and natural night. For many, the dark night is often misunderstood, unfamiliar, and frightening. But the natural night is filled with wonder and awe, and is critical to the health and wellbeing...
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[Media] Gdańsk Tech anounces the launch of PLAN-B
The Gdansk Tech portal informs about the launch of the PLAN-B project. The project participation of Gdansk Tech is an inter-faculty alliance between the Faculty of Architecture and the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the Gdańsk University of...
![[Article] The world at night: : preserving natural darkness for heritage conservation and night sky appreciation](https://plan-b-project.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PLAN-B_Report-The-world-at-night_1-400x250.png)
[Article] The world at night: : preserving natural darkness for heritage conservation and night sky appreciation
Through its monographic series "Best Practice Protected Area Guidelines Series" the IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature - has published the report "The world at night", which has benefited from the work of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas...
![[Article] Why flying insects gather at artificial light](https://plan-b-project.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PLAN-B_moth-1-400x250.jpg)
[Article] Why flying insects gather at artificial light
Explanations of why nocturnal insects fly erratically around fires and lamps have included theories of “lunar navigation” and “escape to the light”. However, without three-dimensional flight data to test them rigorously, the cause for this odd behaviour has remained...
AquaPlan kickoff meeting
Our colleagues from PLAN-B Yana Yakusina and Professor Mike Wood had the incredible opportunity to attend the kick-off event of PLAN-B Project's sister project - AquaPLAN - in the enchanting city of Pisa, Italy.The event not only unveiled the future endeavours of both...
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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
