Research Headlines - Recycled water makes a splash
Where water is scarce, it is particularly important to ensure that the precious drops aren't wasted. Recycling and reuse technologies can help to preserve this precious resource even in very arid...
View ArticleResearch Headlines - Cleaning up the marine litter that pollutes our oceans
The sea is an important resource for us all. We rely on it for much of our diet. In many cases, our livelihoods depend on it. Robust marine ecosystems are vital both for a healthy planet and also for...
View ArticleResearch Headlines - A global network for food safety
An EU-funded project has developed an online network to encourage global collaboration in research and innovation on food safety. The project's network, online information portal and research aim to...
View ArticleSuccess Stories - Our impact today on tomorrow's world
Most of our actions can have an impact on the environment, be it minor, long-lasting or simply irreversible. But how can this effect be measured, avoided, predicted? What are the specificities of...
View ArticleResearch Headlines - Salamanders: unearthing the mystery of limb regeneration
Cellular regeneration allows wound healing in humans but in other vertebrates such as salamanders, it goes a step further: they can regenerate their limbs in their full complexity of bones, nerves,...
View ArticleSuccess Stories - Sowing the seeds for food security and plant conservation
Climate change is affecting plant life worldwide, with potentially disastrous effects for both wild and agricultural species. EU-funded researchers are studying the impact of higher temperatures and...
View ArticleResearch Headlines - New life for sewage sludge
Sewage may not look like a particularly precious resource, but it is home to phosphorus and other products, such as metals and biogas. EU-funded researchers are developing and demonstrating more...
View ArticleSuccess Stories - Sea in distress - bringing sustainability to EU fisheries
Our fragile marine ecosystems are under threat. Sustainable use of resources is key to redressing the balance. Enter a network of EU-funding research agencies who have already offered a glimpse of the...
View ArticleSuccess Stories - Cleaning up in aquaculture
Aquaculture is making a vital contribution to feeding the world's growing population. A project involving one African and several European partners has developed new water purification technologies...
View ArticleSuccess Stories - Reviving Europe's grassland farming
Over the last 30 years, much of Europe's grassland has been lost to urban development and the intensive production of annual crops like green maize. But environmental and food safety concerns, coupled...
View ArticleResearch Headlines - Scientific support for managing biodiversity
EU-funded project ESMERALDA is developing ways to assess Europe's biodiverse ecosystems and their many contributions to society and the economy.
View ArticleSuccess Stories - Local communities and scientists join forces for conservation
Such is the wealth of biodiversity in Latin America that several countries sport the label 'megadiverse'. But biological hotspots are also often home to precious cultural diversity. EU and Latin...
View ArticleSuccess Stories - Conserving biodiversity together for a sustainable future
Biodiversity is a prerequisite for our existence, but is rarely top of our daily list of priorities. The EU recognises the value of biodiversity; it's funded NetBiome-CSA to support life on earth,...
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