BioRural Online Call opens its doors to Northeastern Europe! Applications to this Circular Bioeconomy Challenge can be submitted from applicants located in Northeastern countries: Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Slovakia and Ukraine. The North-East Online Call is open until 18th August 2024 (23:59h - CET).
read moreBioRural Online Call opens its doors to Southwestern Europe, inviting innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers, start-ups, students and citizens to present original proposals that allow for the efficient valorisation of organic by-products that are currently underutilised. Applications to this Circular Bioeconomy Challenge can be submitted from applicants located in Southwestern countries: Spain, Italy, Portugal, Malta, Monaco and…
read moreAnother BioRural national workshop was successfully conducted in Galicia, on April 30th, focusing on aquatic systems, with innovative solutions for the circularity of the Galician mussel industry taking center stage. This workshop, the fourth national BioRural workshop held in Spain, aimed to co-design biocircular solutions for both primary and secondary sectors. Galicia, renowned for its…
read moreClimate change, driven from our fossil-powered world, is threatening humanity. The effects of the climate crisis are becoming more obvious and brutal than ever before. It is vital that humanity transits to a resource-efficient and sustainable economy to mitigate and adapt to a changing climate while ensuring food security and job creation. The EU Bioeconomy…
read moreGreen Growth Platform as a consortium partner in the BioRural project, successfully organised three national multi-actor innovation workshops, covering the topics: inland raw material production (feedstock), aquatic biological feedstock and Biobased industries and services, with a focus on the implementation of small-scale bio-based solutions in North Macedonia's rural areas. The workshop on inland raw material…
read moreLinear economy model: The consequences Climate change and global warming are mainly caused by the burning of finite fossil resources, where carbon dioxide, among other pollutants, is released into the atmosphere. Additionally, the traditional linear economy model, where raw materials are transformed into products, used and then discarded, contributes both directly and indirectly to the…
read moreThrough an innovative collaboration between civil society actors, the municipal authority and industry, local organic waste is utilised and turned into pellets feeding the biomass boiler of a municipal building, a kindergarten. Specifically, the
read moreEver wondered why the gender gap persists in STEM fields worldwide, despite women's strides in education? The International Day of Women & Girls in Science sheds light on this issue, symbolizing a push towards a more inclusive future. Significant milestones include the 2011 report by the Commission on the Status of Women advocating for women's…
read moreThe Horizon Europe Project BioRural launches its online Toolkit! Great news from the Horizon Europe project BioRural: The
read moreFirst National Workshop in Greece: The sustainability of rural areas in Karditsa in the era of the climate crisis A practical workshop that aims to find sustainable solutions for the rural areas of Karditsa through the presentation of good practices and applied circular bio-economy solutions is organized by incommon on Thursday, November 16, 10.00-14.00 (Kierion…
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