Day: July 14, 2017

Research Headlines – Preserving sponge grounds in the North Atlantic

EU-funded research into North Atlantic sponge grounds aims to discover unique sponge ecosystems. This should improve understanding of such ecosystems functioning, help predict threats, ensure their sustainable use and assess their links to human well-being. Powered by WPeMatico

Circular Italian project turns livestock waste into a resource

The LIFE-OPTIMAL2012 project (LIFE12 ENV/IT/000671) has officially inaugurated Biogas Wipptal, a pioneering plant in the South Tyrol region of Italy that converts livestock waste into renewable energy and a natural fertiliser. The biogas plant, which is located in Val di Vizze, takes manure and slurry from 62 livestock farmers in