The European Commission is taking a major step in making EU trade greener, fairer and more sustainable. It has unveiled a new plan to enhance the contribution of EU...

The Commission adopted pioneering proposals to restore damaged ecosystems and bring nature back across Europe, from agricultural land and seas, to forests and urban environments. The Commission also...

The Commission has proposed new rules to reduce the use and risk of pesticides in the EU, delivering on the Farm to Fork Strategy objective of a fair, healthy and environmentally respectful food...

The CBE JU founding partners, the European Commission and the Bio-based Industries Consortium, have set out the partnership’s priorities in the CBE JU Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda...

Read about all of BIC’s activities last year in the Annual Report 2021

Bio-based smart and compostable food packaging could help manufacturers, retailers and consumers to reduce their carbon footprint significantly.

Sustainable fuel manufacturers in Europe could produce 1.83 million tonnes of e-kerosene in 2030, saving about 5 Mt of CO2, a new forecast by Transport &...

Certain agricultural wastes, such as corn and sunflower stalks, have physical characteristics that can give building materials very satisfactory performance in terms of thermal insulation...

Maintaining and restoring our soils is key to achieve climate neutrality, zero pollution, sustainable food provision and a resilient environment. However, they are a fragile and finite...

The two Thematic Strategies will guide FAO’s work in these areas until 2031.