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Background The agricultural sector is a major source of pressure on Europe's environment. In the Spanish Atlantic biogeographical region natural and semi-natural grasslands are mostly affected by the abandonment of pastoral systems and associated lack of grazing which represents one of the biggest threats to European terrestrial environments. In the Basq ...
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"SheepNet is a thematic network project about practice-driven innovation to improve sheep productivity (number of lambs weaned/ewe mated): a critical component of farmers’ income and therefore of the sustainability and attractiveness of sheep farming. SheepNet will establish durable exchange of scientific and practical knowledge among researchers, farmers and advisors, through a multi-actor and tr ...
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Background Forests are multifunctional: serving economic, social and environmental purposes. They offer habitats for animals and plants, and ecosystem services that provide environmental benefits and mitigate climate change. Nearly a quarter of the EU´s forest area is protected under the Natura 2000 network, and much of the rest is home to species protec ...
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EuroDairy will foster development and dissemination of practice-based innovations in dairy farming on key sustainability issues for the post-quota era. Work Package 1 (Project co-ordination) oversees formation of the Thematic Network, ensures interconnectivity in generation, capture and demonstration of innovation and best practice, and reports project outputs including recommendations for further ...
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Background Pesticides are used in viticulture to maintain a good level of pest prevention in vineyards. Fungicides are applied to control fungal pathogens that can cause devastating diseases, such as grapevine downy and powdery mildews. Treatment of these diseases generates resistance in pathogens, which can result in application of higher doses and use ...
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Background Soil performs vital ecological, social and economic services for society. Its importance for the production of food, fibre and wood has been long recognised, as has its role as a surface for housing and infrastructure development. However, it is now recognised that soil also filters and buffers contaminants, allowing us to have clean drinking w ...
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Background The use of fossil fuels accounts for 8% per cent of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agricultural production. However, vegetable oil is an interesting bio-fuel alternative for use in agrarian systems, since it can be produced on the farm. Oil can be extracted mechanically with a ram press that uses a piston inside a cage to crush the oilseed ...
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Background A major challenge for farmers and farm managers is to produce crop in a more efficient and sustainable way. Pressure on the land is increasing with the growing demand for food, but at the same time, key resources, notably water, are becoming increasingly scarce, and there are also important economic and environmental pressures to reduce the use ...
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Recent studies have showed estimations of worldwide 50 million cattle infections with M. bovis, at a cost to the agricultural community of 2-3 billion € per year. In developing countries, M. bovis infection is still widespread, in both cattle and humans. Even in developed countries, successful eradication of disease from livestock is hampered by the presence of wildlife reservoirs of M. bovis. Und ...
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Soils are an invaluable asset for human wellbeing. Thus monitoring their quality and sustainable functioning should be a priority in a time of global change with unpredictable consequences. Climate-induced changes in species assemblages of biological communities are well documented. However, relatively little is known about such changes in microbial communities, in spite of their critical importan ...
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Animal welfare is one of the topics that has consistently ranked on the top of items brought to the attention of governmental organizations and politicians across European countries. Concerns about animal welfare among European citizens are founded in well thought expectations from governments, industry and other stakeholders. The tremendous public scrutiny on animal welfare related issues put exc ...
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Background Most of the Basque Country is considered as “disfavoured and mountain agriculture area”, according to European Directive 75/268/CEE. In these mountain areas, the primary activity has been conditioned by the strict limitations of the physical environment. The economy is closely related to very traditional farming activities based on transhum ...
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The main objective of the WAVALUE project is to set up a pilot plant employing the Spouted Bed technology combined with chemical hydrolysis, in order to demonstrate its viability and access the involved markets (fertilizers and Digestate treatment solutions).Actual European tendencies move towards environmental friendly policies and regulations. Therefore, the WAVALUE project pretends to support t ...
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Adaptation au Changement Climatique dans le SUDOE (ADAPTACLIMA II)

Start date: Sep 30, 2012, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

Le projet ADAPTACLIMA II a son origine dans le projet ADAPTACLIMA, approuvé dans le cadre du premier appel à projets, et dans d'autres projets approuvés par le programme SUDOE. Le nouveau projet naît du besoin de capitaliser les études, les conclusions et les recommandations des antérieurs projets, afin de pouvoir les incorporer dans des actions visibles. Les agents cibles pour l'adoption de ces m ...
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La forêt, en plus de ses fonctions économiques reconnues par tous les acteurs du milieu rural tels que le développement de l'emploi rural et le marché local du bois pour la transformation ou pour l'énergie, rend de nombreux autres services.Cependant, de multiples risques sont identifiables et doivent être gérés dans et pourront éventuellement être aggravés par les changements climatiques: futures ...
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Debido a las previsiones al alza de la demanda energética, las microalgas están siendo promovidas como una fuente ideal de bioenergía porque no compiten con los cultivos destinados a alimentación humana y animal y pueden potencialmente producir más rendimiento. Las algas tienen un elevado potencial bioenergético porque pueden ser utilizadas para la obtención de biodiesel y etanol o biogás. No obst ...
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BioReGent brings together six centres and universities specialised in the area of improvement of forest and agro ecosystems by means of bioremediation and biological control agents. This network covers a unique set of competencies, expertises, infrastructures and training possibilities. The overall objective of this proposal is the establishment of a small network of specialised scientists from bo ...
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The policy issue central to this project is food as many of today’s sustainability problems (e.g. water shortage, GHG emissions, pollution of soil and water, decrease of biodiversity, urban waste) are related to the prevailing pattern of food production and consumption (including processing and distribution). Hence, developing more sustainable food production and consumption patterns will have a s ...
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Livestock production contributes substantially to the economies of many European countries in terms of employment, export of products and use and maintenance of natural resources. Much of this production is from intensified schemes, as it is the case for pig, poultry and some cattle production. However, intensification is known to lead to a number of environmental effects, which include emissions ...
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"Natural rubber is a widely used raw material essential to industry, medicine, transportation and defence, whose major source, the rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis, is currently both sustainable and environmentally beneficial. However, increased worldwide demand for natural rubber and latex means that alternative sustainable sources are urgently required. In order to meet this challenge, we propose ...
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Adaptation aux effets dérivés du changement climatique (ADAPTACLIMA)

Start date: May 31, 2009, End date: May 30, 2011,

Dos son los objetivos estratégicos del proyecto ADAPTACLIMA, por una parte concienciar a la población del espacio de cooperación SUDOE sobre las consecuencias reales del cambio climático, y por otra, promover y desarrollar medidas de adaptación de la sociedad a los futuros escenarios derivados de este cambio. El cumplimiento de estos objetivos permitiría amortiguar en cierto modo el impacto negati ...
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Since sustainable development for the forests of the Atlantic Area cannot be conceived without sustainable management of forest resources, the Pan-European Forestry Certification system (P.E.F.C) makes it possible for the consumer of today to ensure that the wood purchased comes from a forest managed with sustainable methods. However, the criteria of certification have not so far been the object o ...
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O projecto BIOFEP resulta de intercâmbios entre os parceiros sobre os problemas que gravitam em torno da agricultura biológica, particularmente em zonas desfavorecidas. O objectivo desta cooperação é o de obter um melhor conhecimento das potencialidades e dos constrangimentos ao desenvolvimento da Agricultura Biológica (A.B.), prioritariamente em zonas de montanha do Sudoeste Europeu (SUDOE), atra ...
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