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The European Environment Agency (EEA) is an agency of the European Union, whose task is to provide sound, independent information on the environment. The EEA aims to support sustainable development by helping...

The bioeconomy holds promise in reducing dependence on fossil fuels, addressing climate change, and promoting resource efficiency, thereby stimulating economic growth, innovation, and improving food...

The Directorate-General for Environment is the European Commission department responsible for EU policy on the environment. It aims to protect, preserve and improve the environment for present and future generations, proposing and implementing...

A series of short, virtual workshops about 'science for policy ecosystems' has been organised between September 2020 and September 2022. In 2023, the series turned into in-person...

Agriculture is one of the important sectors in transforming the European economy and society towards a long-term sustainability. While contributing to this transition, European farmers will at the same time face...

Monitoring the progress of circular economy policies requires robust estimates of the environmental impacts due to the consumption in individual countries also considering those effects beyond their...

Ireland’s first national Bioeconomy Action Plan was published during Bioeconomy Ireland Week 2023. The ‘Bioeconomy Action Plan 2023-2025’ includes 33 actions...

Publication of the Plan, to coincide with Bioeconomy Ireland Week 2023, signals intent to accelerate sustainable bioeconomy development to support climate action.

This National Policy Statement sets out a vision, common principles, strategic objectives, and a framework for implementation to deliver on this vision for the bioeconomy in Ireland.

This briefing paper has been produced by the European Commissions’ NBS Task Force 6, drawing together the findings of EU-funded research and innovation (R&I) projects on nature-based...