http://ec.europa.eu//research/index.cfm?pg=whatsnew en Fri, 17 May 2013 13:50:16 GMT http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=rss For more RSS news feeds click the link above. Fri, 17 May 2013 13:50:16 GMT http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=rss http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/star/index_en.cfm?p=ss-lignodeco&calledby=infocentre&item=Infocentre&artid=29996 If the world is to live within its environmental limits, the need to make the most sustainable use of its raw materials will become ever more vital. Increasingly, this will require us to focus on making maximum use of all the components of those raw materials, right down to the waste products. In today's world, everything has to be used. ]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT tag:ch,2013-05-15:/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/star/index_en.cfm?p=ss-lignodeco&calledby=infocentre&item=Infocentre&artid=29996 http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/headlines/news/article_13_01_29_en.html&item=Infocentre&artid=29117 Healthy, sustainable forests are vital to Europe’s economic and environmental well-being, and it is regions that must play a leading role in developing new management strategies, a new EU-funded project reveals. ]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT tag:ch,2013-01-29:/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/headlines/news/article_13_01_29_en.html&item=Infocentre&artid=29117 http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/headlines/news/article_12_10_11_en.html&item=Infocentre&artid=27413 A new pan-European study suggests that the economic value of forests will decline between 14 % and 50 % due to climate change. If measures are not taken to change this, the damage could reach several hundred billion euros, say researchers led by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research in Switzerland. The study was presented in the journal Nature Climate Change.]]> Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT tag:ch,2012-10-11:/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/headlines/news/article_12_10_11_en.html&item=Infocentre&artid=27413 http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/star/index_en.cfm?p=ss-baccara&calledby=infocentre&item=Infocentre&artid=25433&numart=25433 Forests are a key resource for the planet. They play an important role in preserving biodiversity, they are a source of natural, renewable materials, and by absorbing carbon dioxide they play a crucial role in combating the greenhouse effect.]]> Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT tag:ch,2012-06-22:/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/star/index_en.cfm?p=ss-baccara&calledby=infocentre&item=Infocentre&artid=25433&numart=25433 http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/star/index_en.cfm?p=ss-agora&calledby=infocentre&item=Infocentre&artid=25053 We all know about tropical rain forests and fir trees from Northern Europe. But when we think about the Mediterranean, our thoughts turn to beaches, not trees. Now thinking about the forests around the Mediterranean is becoming a top priority because this region is one of the hotspots where the effects of global warming will be exceptionally high.]]> Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT tag:ch,2012-06-04:/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/star/index_en.cfm?p=ss-agora&calledby=infocentre&item=Infocentre&artid=25053