NewsNews concerning the subject 'Soil, Brownfields':
Organics Recycling and the Return of Compost to Soils Delivers
© European Compost Network ECN e.V. (03.05.2016)
Fundamental Solution to Climate Change, Food Security and Resource Management around the World, declares international network of organics recycling advocates
Roadmap on the Revision of the EU Fertilisers Regulation published
© European Compost Network ECN e.V. (27.10.2015)
On 22 October 2015, the EU Commission has published the roadmap on the revision of the EU Fertilisers Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003. With this initiative, the Commission aims to create a level playing field for all fertiliser materials and to facilitate the cross-border market for fertilisers from secondary raw materials.
Announcement: Workshop "Soil – An Essential Resource" at Frauenchiemsee, Germany on April 16th till 17th 2015
© Institute for Earth System Preservation (IESP) (17.03.2015)
The UN General Assembly has declared 2015 as the International Year of Soils (IYS). Objectives of IYS are to raise the awareness on the importance of soils as the basis for food systems, fuel and fibre production as well as for other essential ecosystem functions as e.g. adaptation to climate change. This is of essential importance for present and future generations.
On this occasion the IESP workshop “Soil – An Essential Resource” aims at providing a platform to discuss the challenges, to implement strategies for the sustainable management and protection of soil resources.
FAO launches new satellite-based data on forest resources on the International Day of Forests
© ASK-EU (21.03.2014)
Better information on forest resources is vital to halt deforestation
New data released on the occasion of the International Day of Forests confirm that forest areas continue to decline globally, with the biggest losses of tropical forests occurring in South America and Africa. Improving information on forest resources is a key factor in halting illegal deforestation and forest degradation, said FAO on the International Day of Forests (IDF), celebrated by the United Nations today.
Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy: Opportunities for Reorientation
© Informationsdienst Wissenschaft e.V. -idw- (07.02.2013)
“The Federal Chancellor should do everything in her power to prevent the reform from being a failure,” recommends Prof. Karin Holm-Müller, deputy chair of the German Advisory Council on the Environment (SRU), on the occasion of its comment on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy. Any failure would be a serious setback for biodiversity conservation and climate protection.
Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy: Opportunities for Reorientation
© Informationsdienst Wissenschaft e.V. -idw- (07.02.2013)
“The Federal Chancellor should do everything in her power to prevent the reform from being a failure,” recommends Prof. Karin Holm-Müller, deputy chair of the German Advisory Council on the Environment (SRU), on the occasion of its comment on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy. Any failure would be a serious setback for biodiversity conservation and climate protection.
Fukushima at increased earthquake risk
© Informationsdienst Wissenschaft e.V. -idw- (14.02.2012)
Seismic risk at the Fukushima nuclear plant increased after the magnitude 9 earthquake that hit Japan last March, scientists report. The new study, which uses data from over 6,000 earthquakes, shows the 11 March tremor caused a seismic fault close to the nuclear plant to reactivate. The results are now published in Solid Earth, an open-access journal of the European Geosciences Union (EGU).
New Classification and Labelling Inventory opens way to safer use of hazardous substances
© ASK-EU (13.02.2012)
Brussels, 13 February 2012. A big step towards a safer use of hazardous chemicals was taken today with the publication of the first EU Classification and Labelling Inventory. Released by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), it lists the classification of all the chemical substances used in the EU which allows identifying those that are potentially hazardous and may damage health and the environment. The aim is to provide industry, and in particular small companies, with easy access to information on the hazardousness of a given substance, facilitating the task to correctly classify and label substances and mixtures, as well as substitution of hazardous substances with less damaging alternatives where feasible.
Environment: Commission calls for a stronger response to soil degradation
© ASK-EU (13.02.2012)
Soil degradation is a worrying phenomenon in the EU. Between 1990 and 2006, at least 275 hectares of soil per day were permanently lost through soil sealing – the covering of fertile land by impermeable material – amounting to 1,000 km² per year, or an area the size of Cyprus every ten years. Soil erosion by water is estimated to affect 1.3 million km² in Europe, an area equivalent to 2.5 times the size of France. Soil degradation affects our capacity to produce food, prevent droughts and flooding, stop biodiversity loss, and tackle climate change. These are some of the main findings of two new reports on the policy and scientific aspects of European soil presented by the European Commission.
5-10 percent corn yield jump using erosion-slowing cover crops shown in ISU study
© ASK-EU (09.02.2012)
AMES, Iowa - The most recent annual results from a four-year Iowa State University study on using cover crops between rows of corn reveals that higher yields - by as much as 10 percent - are possible using the soil-saving approach to farming.
