Knowledge Centre for Bioeconomy

A study on the diversity of soil eukaryotes - cell organisms containing a nucleus - shows the ecosystem type is pivotal driver of soil biodiversity. Agricultural soils are...

The first-ever assessment of soil microbial diversity across Europe shows interplaying effects of vegetation, climate and soil properties on microbial communities and the associated potential functions.

The development of agroecosystems that can provide multiple ecosystem services with a reduced need of external inputs, requires management practices that foster ecological processes to enhance soil quality...

Temperate forests are increasingly subject to natural disturbance by stand replacing windthrows or bark-beetle attacks. Forests are commonly salvage logged after disturbance, whereby...

Microbial life represents the majority of Earth’s biodiversity. Across disparate disciplines from medicine to forestry, scientists continue to discover how the microbiome drives essential, macro-scale processes...

Events such as storms that cause significant damage to forest trees have obvious effects above ground. What happens below ground is less apparent, and less...

Soils play an important role in the fight against climate change. Soil management affects the biological processes that lead to soils losing or gaining carbon. It is therefore...

Explore the bioeconomy through the interactive map of Ireland! With engaging images and narration, you can learn about the transition to an economy based on natural, living resources!

Soils can both remove carbon from the atmosphere or emit greenhouse gas emissions. According to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing, European soils are currently...

The European Commission has launched an online public consultation on the development of a possible EU Soil Health Law.