07.12.2020
Eklipse & Alternet: Bridging the gap between policy and knowledge on biodiversity in Europe
Behind Eklipse is a row of three EU-funded projects coordinated by UFZ and more than 800 experts.
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06.05.2021
EU aquaculture report: sales value goes up while volume remains steady
The EU aquaculture sector reached 1.2 million tonnes of produce and €4.1 billion in turnover in 2018, according to a new JRC report. However, the report estimates that the coronavirus pandemic hit the sector by decreasing income sources and...
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04.05.2021
Less precipitation means less plant diversity
Climate change might lead to changes in plant diversity, especially in the world’s drylands. Water is a scarce resource in many of the Earth’s ecosystems. This scarcity is likely to increase in the course of climate change. This, in turn, might lead...
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03.05.2021
Consumption data and carbon footprint calculators require support from our everyday environment to enhance changes in consumption
Changing consumption patterns is essential for curbing environmental problems. Several applications have been developed to collect consumption data and calculate environmental impact. A new dissertation reveals that these alone will not generate...
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29.04.2021
From science to action: finding a common European approach for tracking SARS-CoV-2 and its variants in wastewater
It is seven in the evening and JRC scientist Bernd Gawlik is multitasking: he is preparing a dinner with a recipe originating from the German part of Silesia – the region his family is originally from – while drafting replies to a journalist on...
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29.04.2021
New genomic techniques: where do we stand?
The JRC contributed to a new study published today by the Commission on the status of new genomic techniques under Union law.
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12.04.2021
The European bioeconomy in 2050: four foresight scenarios
The Commission’s 2020 Strategic Foresight Report mentions the potential of a sustainable bioeconomy, to transform Europe’s agricultural and industrial base and create new jobs, whilst enhancing our natural resources and ecosystems.
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06.04.2021
International cooperation to reduce pollution in Barents region continues despite of pandemic
Environment continues to be a high priority for the Barents cooperation. Foreign Ministers of the four Barents countries - Finland, Norway, Russia and Sweden - emphasized it during the annual International Kirkenes Conference held on 17 February this...
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31.03.2021
Jordan’s worsening water crisis a warning for the world - Study shows: Only a comprehensive reform can help
Prolonged and potentially destabilizing water shortages will become commonplace in Jordan by 2100, new research by an international team of researchers including the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) finds, unless the nation...
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29.03.2021
EU project PrecisionTox starts - Focus on protecting people from the harmful effects of chemicals
A major research project to shape regulation and policy on chemical safety without the use of animal testing has been launched with the aid of €19.3M funding from the European Commission. Under the lead of the University of Birmingham, 15 European...
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26.03.2021
Keeping Europe’s seas clean: a new manual for harmonised litter monitoring
Released today, a new manual will support people entrusted with monitoring marine litter to record the data they collect in a harmonised way.
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