Food industries are now turning meat left-over into high-protein content ingredients for food supplements, or to be added to processed food. But a EU-wide regulation covering them is still lacking.

Chemistry - Other

12 hours ago 1 / 5 (5) 5

Most of us know we should live in a more environmentally sustainable way. But it does not happen because we do not really feel involved

Space & Earth - Environment

May 17, 2013 3.9 / 5 (11) 16

A new way of valuing ecosystem services, incorporating the local perspective, is the driving force behind a project assessing aquatic ecosystems in highland areas of Asia

Biology - Ecology

May 17, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Arnold van Huis is an expert on tropical insects specialised in pest management and biological control based at Wageningen University. He advocates growing insects as feed for livestock and for human consumption. Here, van ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 14, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 1

As policy for European seas moves towards an ecosystem approach in an effort to achieve environmental sustainability, there is resistance to this shift.

Biology - Ecology

May 10, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

A new research project helps agro-food sector small and medium size enterprises, such as bakeries and breweries, improve their environmental sustainability

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

May 08, 2013 not rated yet 0

It may be easier to show concern about cuddly animals like bees than about some of the millions of indigenous insect and microorganisms found in the European biodiversity.

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 07, 2013 not rated yet 0

Biogas-based energy could solve both the environmental concern of agricultural waste and reduce dependency of fossil fuels, particularly in Eastern Europe, albeit at a steep production cost.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

May 07, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Land use planning and management now has all the scientific tools required for decisions making. But scientists have yet to have an opportunity to collaborate with local authorities to implement them.

Space & Earth - Environment

May 03, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Lars-Otto Reiersen is a marine biologist by training, now working as an environmental scientist in Norway. He has led the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) for over two decades. AMAP advises the governments of ...

Space & Earth - Environment

May 03, 2013 not rated yet 0

Neonicotinoids are under intense scrutiny. But a ban of a broad variety of pesticides may be required to protect bees, humans and the environment.

Biology - Ecology

May 03, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 1

Exposure to sub-lethal doses of neonicotinoids may have a long-term effect on bees. One of Italy's top bee researchers recommends a ban on insecticide-coated seeds and in reintroducing rotating cultures against pests invasion.

Biology - Ecology

May 03, 2013 3.3 / 5 (3) 0

The amount of nitrogen that is excreted by livestock is directly proportional to the amount it is fed. This is according to Chris Reynolds a researcher in nutritional physiology of ruminants at the University ...

Biology - Other

May 02, 2013 not rated yet 1

Researchers have found that reusing the by-products of fruit and cereal processing could help promote the sustainability of the food industry, as long as its overall environmental fingerprint is clearly evaluated.

Chemistry - Other

Apr 30, 2013 not rated yet 0

An additive for oxygen-based processing of sludge may be useful in specific cases in lowering the environmental impact of waste water treatment for the meat and dairy industries.

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 29, 2013 1 / 5 (1) 0