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This staff working document aims at analysing the main drivers affecting food security from both the supply and demand sides. Relying on an evidence-based approach, this document provides a factual...

This study evaluates the costs and benefits on fisheries and aquaculture of three types of spatial protection measures: (i) Fish Stock Recovery Areas (FSRAs), (ii) Marine Protected...

Research and innovation (R&I) act as a key driver in accelerating the transition towards a sustainable and circular bioeconomy. This factsheet provides a snapshot of R&I funding in bioeconomy and bioeconomy-related fields...

This study is an initiative of the European Commission (EC) Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity (KCBD) in support of the EC Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG R&I). It explores a set of EU-funded...

This work is an initiative of the European Commission (EC) Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity (KCBD) in support of the EC Directorate-General for Research and Innovation. It aims to explore EU research projects...

This is a flagship publication for the European Commission’s Directorate - General for Research and Innovation. The Science, Research and Innovation performance of the EU report analyses research and innovation dynamics as well...

The extensive use of plastics and the environmental burden associated with their disposal have attracted the attention of scientists, politicians and citizens in Europe. In this frame, the EU has adopted a European...

A 2014 report by external experts (commissioned by DG ENV).

Agri-PV has the potential to be a win-win for renewables, agriculture and other sustainability dimensions. An EU wide Agri-PV definition is needed. A related standard at European level would...

This report is a first step in addressing knowledge gaps in the potential economic benefits of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) and the challenges facing Nature Based Enterprises (NBE). Based on extensive...