Knowledge Centre for Bioeconomy

Habitat destruction and deterioration of habitat quality caused a severe decline of biodiversity, such as insect diversity. In this study, we analyze insect diversity and biomass across agro-environments...

The Knowledge Innovation Project on an Integrated system of Natural Capital and ecosystem services Accounting (KIP INCA) aims to develop the first ecosystem accounts at EU level, following...

This dataset includes the spatial distribution of manure in EU and UK (per country, animal type) plus the database of the literature used to review interactions between Manure and Soil...

List of indicators included in the dataset: River, Lakes and Freshwater ecosystem extent; Domestic waste emissions to the environment; Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Biochemical Oxygen Demand concentration...

CONTEXT In the European Union (EU-27) and UK, animal farming generated annually more than 1.4 billion tonnes of manure during the period 2016–2019. Of this, more than 90%...

Experiments showed that biodiversity increases grassland productivity and nutrient exploitation, potentially reducing fertiliser needs. Enhancing biodiversity could improve P-use efficiency of grasslands, which...

With the Convention on Biological Diversity conference (COP15), United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), and United Nations Food Systems Summit, 2021 is a pivotal year for transitioning...

WP2 is positioned in the first phase of the FIT4FOOD2030 project aiming to identify and mobilise relevant actors, unite visions, and increase understanding of barriers and opportunities for transforming the current system...

The European Technology Platforms (ETPs) ‘Plants for the Future’, ‘Food for Life’ and TP ’Organics’ have jointly developed R&I policy recommendations to address several of the most pressing...

Proposal by international scientists of a global ‘roadmap’ for insect conservation and recovery which entails the immediate implementation of several ‘no-regret’ measures that will act to slow or stop insect...