For the International Day of Forests, the FORWARDS project unveils a transformative approach to monitoring forests, thanks to advanced satellite imagery.
Teaming up with numerous EU-funded projects, REBELION’s partner, ICONS, reveals a captivating social media campaign, shining a spotlight on the importance of the International Day of Zero Waste 2024.
Teaming up with numerous EU-funded projects, PLASTICE’s partner, ICONS, reveals a captivating social media campaign, shining a spotlight on the importance of the International Day of Zero Waste 2024.
Natural hazards claimed almost 60,000 lives in the first half of 2023 alone, and global warming is expected to trigger more extreme events in the coming years. “Breaking the silos” by combining theatre and science...
: Prominent research by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission has provided valuable insights into the state of plastic recycling in the European Union
A new study from Guenet et al. shows that nature-based solutions are crucial to mitigate climate change, but only if they go hand in hand with a drastic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
How could biodiversity become a valuable asset for enhancing well-being and quality of life in European cities? Its impact on urban planning and decision-making: a transformative change
ARAGORN is a new EU-funded project with the goal of to addressing the critical need for immediate action towards restoration and remediation for polluted soils, by selecting contaminated sites with specific characteri...
The FORWARDS project, funded under Horizon Europe, announces the launch of two new calls for grants aimed at advancing forest monitoring and disturbance characterization after the first one was launched in July.
Every day, the temperature seems to break every record, making each day hotter than the one before. Recently, the UN secretary general, António Guterres, stated that “the era of global boiling has arrived” after ...
In 2019 only 9% of world plastics was recycled, and 50% still buried in landfills. With pollution growing dramatically, AI-powered robots are being tested to improve the sorting process and cut its carbon footprint. E...
The partners of the new European project SINGLE meet in Oslo to kick off their collaboration on the Electrified Single Stage Ammonia Cracking to Compressed Hydrogen
FORWARDS is an EU-funded project that will prototype The ForestWard Observatory, a pan-European monitoring and evaluation tool that will help in demonstrating the impact of climate change on forests, guiding decision-...
Biodiversity loss needs urgent action: turning research results on biodiversity protection into actionable measures is a priority for Europe. To this end, collaboration is essential for informing national and European...
Social housing associations and EU projects are countering energy poverty with innovative financial schemes and “solidarity mechanisms”: “Buildings refurbishment benefits both the people and the Planet. Social a...
Inhabitants from demo sites Sabadell and Sant Quirze de Vallés learned about sustainablebehavior and how to use the Houseful facilities properly at the last training workshops.
A new EU-funded project – Neutralpath – challenges 5 cities to develop climate-friendly urban models and solutions for replication across Europe. The ultimate goal is to achieve climate neutrality.
This webinar hosted by alchemia–nova and LEITAT, featuring Aqua Publica Europea as a special guest, aims to examine the legal, economic, technical, and social situation for wastewater reclamation and reuse.
The ForestWard Observatory to Secure Resilience of European Forests is one step closer to becoming reality. On the 30th and 31st of January, the FORWARDS consortium and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences ...
Cotton is the world’s most commonly used natural fibre. The production of cotton can bring economic gains to developing regions in the world but it is also known to cause serious environmental and social problems. T...
Companies in Europe are developing and manufacturing more and more products made of wood. The aim is to find renewable and sustainable alternatives to fossil-based feedstocks to help fight climate change. This is what...
Today, only 20% of plastic is recycled but a new EU-funded project – PLASTICE – hopes to improve this figure by introducing valorisation processes aligned with the latest chemical recycling technologies.
Covid-19 has led to a paradoxical increase in plastic use even as people are more concerned about the pollution the material causes. Yet it has also made some people more aware of sustainability challenges and led to ...
In April, HOUSEFUL partners AHC, LEITAT and WE&B organised a meeting with key stakeholders of the “El bloc del Mestres” in Sabadell, Barcelona – the Campoamor Neighbourhood association and the Sabadell City Council.
Forest ecosystems provide numerous material and immaterial services to landowners and users. Their management is a key issue to be addressed by environmental governance. Even if the scientific community pay little att...
The push to establish an EU-wide bioeconomy is gaining momentum through key initiatives such as the European Union’s Green Deal. But it faces obstacles, not least the need to update the way data is processed and s...
We're continuing to refurbish the El bloc des Mestres, a HOUSEFUL demo building near Barcelona (Spain). The refurbishment is based on the principles of the circular economy.
An online workshop was organised in late September to plan how to implement three co-creation ideas for the HOUSEFUL demo building Quirze del Valles, near Barcelona. Organised by project partners Agencia l’habitage ...
One hundred years on, the influential building, art and design movement is born again amid Europe’s push to reduce emissions in the carbon-heavy housing sector. Like its forerunner of the 1920s, the New European Bau...
A paper published by alchemia-nova quantifies the recoverable nutrient budget contained in household wastewater and municipal source-separated organic waste and food that could be produced from these secondary nutrien...
As the spotlight once again falls on global emissions at this year’s COP26 UN climate change conference, attention is focusing on pollution produced by the fashion and textiles industries and the role that the young...
Read about the work carried out for ASTRABAT by Dr Herraiz Cardona and Mr Alberola Borràs from LOMARTOV, focused on evaluating and optimising the sustainability of ASTRABAT’s new solid-state battery prototype.
The green desert created by the timber forest management is a threat for epiphytes biodiversity that may be partially overcome by exploiting cultural heritage habitats in rural landscapes
Streams and rivers break their banks more and more often due to climate change, endangering the people who live in flood risk areas. A system of scheduled flooding of the fields around towns in these areas may be a so...
The Covid-19 pandemic has driven consumers to order more takeaway food during lockdowns, resulting in increased single-use plastics waste. While momentum is growing among some businesses and governments to tackle the ...
In the last few weeks the permit for the small-scale anaerobic digestion (biogas) was approved in Austria. Now it is possible to start implementing the HOUSEFUL solutions in Cambium Leben in Gemeinschaft, where one of...
Bees and other pollinators are under threat from climate change and pollution. Helping them to survive means ensuring food security and maintaining biodiversity. Liverpool, Valladolid and Izmir are among the cities th...
The URBAN GreenUP city of Valladolid has won the III Edition of the "Climate Leaders Awards" in the category of "Local Administration" for its leadership in the fight against climate change.
As the effects of global warming continue to capture headlines around Europe, many of the region’s major industries from steelmaking to chemical production are responding to the European Union’s call to radically ...
Horizon 2020 FET-OPEN project triboREMEDY is building two tribology-based prototypes that aim to decompose hazardous waste safely, and to detoxify contaminated waters from harmful pathogens
The construction industry is a major source of pollution and building materials should not be wasted but recycled. Architect Thomas Rau even proposed a UN Declaration of Material Rights in this respect. New material p...
BioMonitor has recently published its latest video on the project, the challenges it wishes to address, as well as its impact, solutions and relevance to the people
Researchers have used planes and drones equipped with multispectral and infrared cameras to detect water losses in pipes in rural areas. The data has been analysed through a pioneering method combining the measure of ...
The B-Ferst consortium met online to share the recent results of the research and technical activities and to plan the next steps towards the realisation of bio-based fertilisers and the improvement of the relationshi...
URBAN GreenUp and other EU projects jointly signed a document in Mantua, Italy, to promote and boost the adoption of nature-based solutions in urban areas worldwide.
As spring slowly peeped out while snow still covered the cherry flowers in SCP’s headquarters, the WADI project’s consortium planned the activities of the next months and explored the area where the airborne water...
The £16 million, UK flagship programme of Arctic research returns today on a scientific cruise to the Arctic Ocean. Funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), researchers from institutes across the UK...
What are bio-based cleaning products? Are they better for the environment? Do they clean just as well as the conventional products I use now? Where can I buy them? AllThings.Bio answers the most frequently asked quest...
The iMETland wastewater treatment device is now set to be constructed worldwide. Navigating red tape and the regulatory landscape hasn’t always been straightforward, especially in Argentina and Denmark. We’ve also...
WADI’s kick-off meeting took place on 18th-19th October 2016. 12 partners working together on innovative solutions to reduce water losses and decrease energy consumption via optical remote sensing applied on aerial ...
Joint Statement: Greenpeace & Amnesty International Protection of human rights from climate change requires urgent shift to 100% renewable energy for all