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“The new Bioeconomy Strategy is a step forward for the EU’s economic future”

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David Newman (European Bioeconomy Bureau): "The document acknowledges past mistakes and seeks to correct them, also to avoid missing the train of opportunities that bioeconomy offers". But some aspects are worrying, starting with the lack of market-pull mechanisms to stimulate industrial innovation
The new Bioeconomy Strategy formulated by the European Commission aims to promote green growth, competitiveness, and resilience in the EU. PHOTO: Iván Tamás by PixabayIván Tamás by Pixabay

Bioeconomy: The EU Commission presents its new strategy

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The document aims to increase the Union's competitiveness through the development of the various sectors of the bioeconomy, a meta-sector that is already worth 2,700 billion and employs over 17 million people (8% of total employment)
il Parco Nazionale di Doñana National Park in Spagna è una delle aree più colpite dagli effetti della siccità. FOTO: Ministero spagnolo per la Transizione ecologica e la Demografia (MITECO), 2022.

Drought, the Mediterranean in the hotspot in the world is small

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Un nuovo rapporto dell'UNCCD ha individuato gli impatti, ambientali, sociali ed economici della siccità nelle zone più colpite nel biennio 2023-2024. Tra loro, Spagna, Marocco e Turchia. "Una catastrofe globale che si estende su milioni di km quadrati e colpisce milioni di persone"