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Considering the existing knowledge on bio-waste management, LIFE BIOBEST will make the most of its network and their access to a large number of datasets to identify and validate current Best Practices (BPs) along the bio-waste management chain (from generation to treatment) that promote quality compost and digestate production and Key Performing Indicators (KPIs). An exhaustive analysis of datasets will provide a set of BPs and through a set of interconnected co-creation meetings with relevant stakeholders, this project will reveal the technical, regulatory, economic, and environmental barriers to widely adopt the proposed BPs. 

Agroecology is emerging as a one-way path for the development of sustainable agricultural and food systems in Europe. However, despite considerable efforts, full implementation is still limited. The EU-funded AE4EU project will contribute to research and innovation on agroecology development through various strategic goals. The project will develop a blueprint for a European network of agroecological living labs, research infrastructure and other related players. Moreover, it will map local-, regional- and national-level innovations and initiatives in various European countries, providing an inclusive and precise overview of agroecology and facilitating the connection of funding schemes and policies. The project will also make recommendations for the improvement of funding for public and private agroecological research.

Marginal land is land that is of little agricultural value because crops produced there would be worth less than any rent paid for access to the area. Helping to develop such zones in Africa is a key goal for the EU-funded EWA-BELT project. The aim is to promote the sustainable intensification of agricultural production in organic, agroforestry and mixed crop and livestock farming systems in 38 study areas of six countries belonging to East and West Africa. The project will enhance current scientific knowledge on the adaptation of new and improved traditional crops in different agroecosystems and the impacts of traditional agricultural practices on soil health.

POSIDON gathers 5 European procurers facing similar problems in the sites they manage, affected by analogous pollutants (2 front-runners-Trieste, IT and Bilbao, ES-and 3 observers - Spaque, BE; Vitoria Gasteiz, ES; Baja do Tejo, PT), leveraging public demand to identify fit-for-purpose and cost-effective innovative and sustainable solutions to soil contamination. With pre-commercial procurement, the project aims to achieve ambitious improvements in terms of quality and effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of new technology to bring to the market. R&D will be split into three phases: solution design, prototyping, original development and testing of 2 prototypes. Evaluations after each phase progressively identify solutions offering the best value for money.

The EiCLaR project is composed of 18 partners from Europe and China and coordinated by the Ecole Centrale of Lyon. EiCLaR will develop scientific and technical innovations for in situ bioremediation technologies that will be directly developed into industrial processes for the rapid, efficient, cost-effective treatment of a range of environmental pollutants (chlorinated solvents, heavy metals, hydrocarbons). These technologies (electro-nanobioremediation, monitored bioaugmentation, bioelectrochemical remediation, and enhanced phytoremediation) will expand their range of applications to industrial sites that contain complex, high concentration pollutant mixtures. EiCLaR’s environmental, sustainable and low impact methods will provide researchers, site managers, developers, procurers, service and technology providers with the tools to manage contaminated soil and groundwater, and improve the environmental quality throughout the EU and China.