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Resource Conservation + Circular Economy

Ways to Reduce Consumer Food Waste

TimeLoc

24 May 2018

Vilnius

Lithuania

Stephanie Wunder

Experts from different countries showed with illustrative examples how much the success of campaigns against food waste depends on strategic planning, identification of regional food waste patterns, evaluation of results and attracting media attention.Read more

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Resource Conservation + Circular Economy

Water

Opportunities and Barriers for Water Co-Governance

A Critical Analysis of Seven Cases of Diffuse Water Pollution from Agriculture in Europe, Australia and North America

Diffuse Water Pollution from Agriculture (DWPA) and its governance has received increased attention as a policy concern across the globe. Mitigation of DWPA is a complex problem that requires a mix of policy instruments and a multi-agency, broad societal response. In this article - to which Dr. Grit Martinez and Dr. Nico Stelljes of Ecologic Institute contributed as co-authors - opportunities and barriers for developing co-governance, defined as collaborative societal involvement in the functions of government, and its suitability for mitigation of DWPA, are reviewed using seven case studies in Europe, Australia and North America. The article is available for download.Read more

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Workshop

Education

Health

Resource Conservation + Circular Economy

Water

Plastic Pirates – The Sea Begins Here!

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1 May 2018 to 30 June 2018

15 September 2018 to 15 November 2018

Germany

Initially developed for the Science Year 2016/*17 – Seas and Oceans of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the funding for the youth campaign "Plastic Pirates" has been extended as part of the BMBF's research focus "Plastic in the Environment". The campaign takes place from 1 May until 30 June 2018 and allows young people between 10 and 16 years old to become scientists and contribute to a large citizen science project. A second period for sampling is envisaged for 15 September until 15 November 2018. We invite all young people to join! For "Plastic Pirates", the PlastikNet team at Ecologic Institute is collaborating with the Kieler Forschungswerkstatt.Read more

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Report

Consumer Policy

Sustainability

Resource Conservation + Circular Economy

EU Policy Review for Food Waste Prevention and Valorisation

D3.3 Screening of EU policy areas with relevant impact on food waste prevention and valorisation

In this report the authors, which include Stephanie Wunder, Keighley McFarland and Dr. Martin Hirschnitz-Garbers from Ecologic Institute, provide an overview of the most relevant EU policies and instruments with an impact on food waste generation and/or prevention. The report explains the relevance of the different policy areas at EU level and identifies the gaps, overlaps and unintended effects of EU regulation. Finally, it identifies potential opportunities for improvement in each policy area. The report is available for download.Read more

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Conference Paper

Economics

Resource Conservation + Circular Economy

MinFuture – Methodology Development Workshop Synthesis Brief

The goal of MinFuture is to develop a common methodology to mineral raw material flows at global level, which can be agreed and used at international level. The goal is not to collect data but to support data collectors. Hence this methodology workshop served to discuss how MinFuture could support data collectors, providers and users. The MinFuture Workshop Synthesis Brief is available for download.Read more

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Conference Paper

Economics

Resource Conservation + Circular Economy

Global Material Flows and Demand-Supply Forecasting for Mineral Strategies – Workshop Brief

MinFuture Workshop Synthesis Brief

The MinFuture workshop "Enhancing data robustness on global level" served to present and test the MinFuture approach of placing statistical data in a system context so that global information flows on mineral raw material become less fragmented and provide a more complete, comprehensive and realistic picture. The MinFuture Workshop Synthesis Brief is available for download.Read more

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Flyer

Economics

Resource Conservation + Circular Economy

EU Project "MinFuture" to Improve Global Mineral Raw Material Information Flows – Flyer

The MinFuture flyer illustrates the main project outline, objectives and modules. An overview of the project process is illustrated, together with details of the partner countries implementing the project. The flyer is styled according to the project style-guides, contains contact information and an QR-code directing to the project website. Read more

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Resource Conservation + Circular Economy

Water

Social and Political Dimensions of Plastics in the Environment – Introductory and Networking Meeting

TimeLoc

27 March 2018

Munich

Germany

On 27 March 2018, around 20 social scientists, all involved in a project of the research program "Plastic in the Environment", funded by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research, met to network and discuss future possibilities to increase the visibility of the social and political dimensions of plastics in the environment. The chair for science and technology policy at the Munich Center for Technology in Society organized the meeting together with Ecologic Institute.Read more

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Workshop

Resource Conservation + Circular Economy

Water

Sampling, Sample Preparation and Analysis of Microplastics

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21 March 2018 to 22 March 2018

Karlsruhe

Germany

Around 50 scientists from twelve collaborative projects of the research focus on plastics in the environment met for a first exchange on sampling, sample preparation and analysis of microplastics at the Water Technology Center (TZW) in Karlsruhe. The workshop, organized by TZW and the Ecologic Institute, aimed to coordinate and learn from each other the many difficulties in identifying and quantifying microplastics from water or soil samples.Read more

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Resource Conservation + Circular Economy

Soil

Kosten und Nutzen einer europäischen Bodenrahmen-Richtlinie für Deutschland

Altvater, Susanne et. al. 2018: Kosten und Nutzen einer europäischen Bodenrahmen-Richtlinie für Deutschland. UBA Texte 12/2018. Umweltbundesamt: Dessau-Roßlau.Read more