Release June - SITEVI 2011 The 20/07/2011

Release no. 1 - July 2011 

SITEVI 2011:

• AN INTERNATIONAL, 360-DEGREE VISION

OF THE VINE/WINE & FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SECTORS

• REFLECTING THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS TO

OPTIMISETHE EVENT FOR PROFESSIONALS

Socio-economic transformation needed to reduce resource extraction The 20/05/2011

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New Commission analysis looks at the surge in agriculture trade in 2010 The 04/05/2011

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Partnering biodiversity and income on French farmlands The 18/04/2011

Striking a sustainable balance between making a profit and maintaining biodiversity on agricultural lands is challenging. A new French study has combined economic and ecological models and indicated that a simple combination of taxes and  subsidies could promote economic performance on farms, whilst conserving bird populations.

Reflecting on Sustainable Energy The 15/04/2011

This week was the EU Sustainable Energy Week 2011 (EUSEW) and hundreds of events have been organised in 44 countries to mark this important part of the Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign. COST reflects on its support...

Commission decides on distribution of EU funds for 2011/2012 School Fruit Scheme programme The 06/04/2011

Commission decides on distribution of EU funds for 2011/2012 School Fruit Scheme programme

Balancing bioenergy potential and carbon sink resources of forests The 28/03/2011

New research highlights that potential to use forest materials as bioenergy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from fossil fuel use must be balanced against the role played by forest stocks as carbon storage facilities.

New indicator proposed for assessing treated wastewater quality The 23/03/2011

The chemical, physical and microbiological characteristics of effluents from wastewater treatment plants are regulated by national and EU law for discharge into surface waters or reuse, but a wide variety of treatment options exist and  monitoring all pollutants may be expensive. A new study from Italy proposes a new Wastewater Polishing Index (WWPI) to help decision makers and environmental managers rapidly assess treated water quality.