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This cluster aims at helping to reduce environmental degradation, halt and reverse the decline of biodiversity on land, inland waters and sea. It also aimss to support a better management of natural resources through transformative changes of the economy and society in both urban and rural areas.
All funding information and details on how to apply are on the Funding and Tenders portal.
The 2023-2024 calls are scheduled to open in December 2022.
ICT-AGRI-FOOD has launched a Joint Call on more transparent agri-food systems for consumers and other stakeholders, based on ICT technologies.
ICT-AGRI-FOOD aims to address the challenge of transforming the European agri-food systems into sustainable, resilient, transparent, and fair systems.
All information on proposals for the Call can be found here.
The EU Mission “A Soil Deal For Europe” Work Programme 2022 calls for proposals are open until 27 September 2022. The Soil Mission’s overall goal is to pilot 100 Living Labs and Lighthouses as testing grounds for major innovations in soil health. This goal is backed-up by specific objectives such as finding strategies for land contamination, as well as ideas on how to implement carbon-farming practices. On 17 and 18 May 2022 the EU Missions info days took place, to explain to potential...
Based on the results of ERA-NET SusAn, the CWG SAP will develop future scenarios for animal production systems in typical European regions. An expert workshop will kick off the work in autumn 2022, aiming to prepare a policy brief to support SCAR, in its advisory function for Member States, Associated Countries, and the European Commission.
Livestock farming is faced with a dilemma. On one hand, it stands for food and traditions, but on the other hand, there is concern about its side effects...
The SCAR AH&W CWG is the co-creation platform for preparing the candidate Animal Health & Welfare Partnership. This is one of the candidate partnerships under Cluster 6 (Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment). It will focus on fighting against infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance in terrestrial and aquatic animals and on animal welfare.
As certain animal diseases and resistant germs can be transmitted to humans, mainly through direct contact or...
The SCAR Food Systems SWG is guiding the preparation of the SRIA for the Sustainable Food Systems (SFS) Partnership. An interactive co-creation process will develop this document, involving the SCAR FS SWG members and external experts.
A first workshop took place in Brussels on 23 May. The taskforce leaders and additional experts discussed food system approaches with two goals in mind. Firstly, to unravel the complexity of food systems. Secondly, to strive for sustainable outcomes.
The next...
SCAR FISH SWG published a document titled “Recommendations for applying Nature-Based Solutions as an approach for sustainable use of aquatic resources while achieving the policy goals of the biodiversity strategy”. The document explores the potential of using the Nature-Based Solution (NBS) concept to address societal challenges other than climate change. For instance, for a continued and sustainable use of aquatic resources through fisheries and aquaculture activities. It also further advances...
The European Commission recently published the report “European bioeconomy policy: stocktaking and future developments with an encompassing staff working document”. The report was prepared at the request of the European Council. The report outlines the state of play of the European Bioeconomy and assesses the progress in the implementation of the 2018 EU Bioeconomy Strategy and its Action Plan. The report further identifies gaps and future opportunities of the bioeconomy policy, in light of...
Earlier this year, SCAR ARCH SWG and SCAR FOREST SWG joined forces to identify research gaps and needs to better address deforestation and forest degradation. Both are triggered throughout the world by European imports of commodities (raw materials, food, timbers, etc.).
The Groups organised an expert dialogue on 2 and 3 February 2022 that gathered 36 internationally renowned experts and was attended by more than 50 participants. A keynote and three topic-related short presentations kicked...
The 11th SCAR AKIS SWG meeting took place on 6 and 7 April and focused on the following topics:
- Member states’ CAP AKIS plans: Participants shared and discussed national strategies and interventions regarding the AKIS.
- Strengthening the multi-actor approach: the LIAISON project team organised a small workshop, which allowed the participants to voice their recommendations for an effective use of the multi-actor approach. The results will be developed into a policy brief by the AKIS...