Public awareness of plastic pollution is growing and recycling has become widely adopted in Europe. However, although recycling masquerades as a solution, a large share of plastics for recycling are
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Interview with Raphael Sirtoli, co-founder of Nutrita: is FOP food labelling built on junk science ?
More than ever, the Covid-19 crisis has made nutrition a key issue. With its “Farm to Fork” strategy, the European Union intends “to ensure a transition to a sustainable food
Satellite images have revealed a dramatic increase in the harvested forest area in Europe after 2015, according to a new study by the European Commission published on 1 July in
In a new paper published on 29 June in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers warn that a new strain of swine flu common in pigs on
Scientists have been trying to figure out why the latest generation of climate models are predicting a much warmer future than previously thought. The main culprit might be clouds, according
People with diabetes are known to be at increased risk of developing COVID-19 and those with the condition are more likely to die from the infection (1, 2). Now, a
This article, authored by Dr. Aziz Abdullah, originally appeared on Thrive Global. Over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic that has gripped the planet over the past several months, the
Many countries have gone into lockdown to stem the spread of the coronavirus. In a new commentary published on 22 June in Nature Ecology & Evolution, scientists argue that while
Despite COVID-19, many in Brussels – including a green recovery alliance in the EU Parliament and 13 EU Environment Ministers – are pressuring the European Commission (EC) to pursue the
We echoed the need to revise the European regulations on GMOs after the judgment of July 25, 2018 of the Court of Justice of the European Union ruling that all