The Bioeconomy Strategic Working Group (BSW), together with the Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE), has prepared a Strategic Knowledge and Innovation Agenda (SKIA) for the bioeconomy. The document gives a view of the BSW where to put efforts in the EU research and innovation agenda, notably “Horizon Europe” and the revised European Bioeconomy Strategy and Action Plan. In the SKIA, the vision approach has been chosen instead of the mission approach that has been recently promoted for the next Framework Programme. The central vision is “Achieving an inclusive and sustainable Bioeconomy for Europe”. This vision is broken down into three goals for the bioeconomy:
- an up to date monitoring, assessment, foresight on...
SCAR Forest has released a report on impact assessment of past and existing ERA-Nets and COST Actions within and related to the European forest-based sector. Its findings contribute to the scope and role of the SCAR strategic group for forests and forestry research and innovation (R&I).
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(Report available in "Strategic Working Group (SWGs) | Forest | Docs and Media")
The presentations of the SCAR National meeting in Hungary, taken place in 25 April 2018 - Budapest, are now available...
The presentations of the SCAR National meeting in Greece, taken place in 24 May 2018 - Athens, are now available...
The presentations of the SCAR National meeting in Italy, taken place in 29 May 2018 - Rome, Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies (MIPAAF) are now available...
6th April 2018 - Rome, Italy - JOINT WORKSHOP INVITATION TO REGISTER
The SCAR Strategic Working Groups ARCH, AKIS and Food Systems hereby invite you to participate in the Joint Workshop to be held in Rome, on Friday 6th April 2018 from 09:00 to 13:00.
The workshop will consist of Key Note Speakers showing how to ex ante programme research and innovation for improved impact, at the international, national and regional scales. This will be followed by Panel...
The presentations of the SCAR National meeting in Bulgaria, taken place in February 28 are now available...
The Agricultural University of Athens (Laboratory of Agricultural Extension, Agricultural Systems & Rural Sociology) in collaboration with the National Rural Network of the Rural Development Program 2014-2020 hosted the 8th meeting of the Strategic Working Group on Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Research (SCAR SWG AKIS4) from Feb 28th to March 1st.
After a warm welcome of Prof Epam. Paplomatas, Vice-Rector, and Prof. Ch...
MAIN CONCLUSIONS (Brussels, 15 March 2017)
1) Information on the "Food from the Ocean" project
The on-going work aims at providing by the end of 2017 a scientific opinion to Commissioner Vella on the question: How to sustainably extract more food from the ocean?
2) Updates on SCAR-Fish Work Plan for 2017
Climate Change:
Objectives: To identify research needs related to developing management options for climate impacted fisheries and aquaculture sectors
It was agreed to adjust the...