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A circular economy is considered one way to reduce environmental impacts of human activities, by more efficient use of resources and recovery, resulting in less waste and emissions compared...

This publication provides an update on the European Commission’s Food 2030 initiative and is meant to guide future research and innovation policy reflections related to Horizon Europe, the farm-to-fork strategy...

This study aims to bring forward a preliminary assessment of policy options for a possible review of the Sewage Sludge Directive. The main problem identified is that current sludge management is not...

In 2005 and 2010, the European Commission (EC) published two subsequent ‘Road Maps’ to provide options for relaxation of the bans on the application of animal proteins in feed. Since then, the food...

The Commission has launched "Fishers of the Future", an EU-wide participatory project that will examine the future role of fishers in society up to 2050. The project will delve into the...

The European Commission has today approved 171 new projects across Europe under the LIFE Programme for environment and climate action , worth more than €396...

The valorisation of municipal and household biowaste as a relevant component of the EU’s Circular Economy Strategy is currently under discussion. However, there are several legal, technical and economic...

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...

In recent times, scientists and economic policy authorities have been promoting viable solutions to address global emergencies related to human-caused climate change. In particular, there...

Sustainable global food and nutrition security is one of the main challenges of today. Food and nutrition security exists when all people at all times have physical...