Environment News

The latest environment news looking at developments in the world of agriculture and aquaculture, along with the management of plastic waste, pollution and climate modelling

Entering the PFAS testing market: What you need to know

Thinking about entering the PFAS market? Explore trends, regulations, and solutions to stay ahead in this evolving applications space.

EU tightens controls on PFAS in drinking water under new monitoring rules

EU introduces harmonised monitoring rules for PFAS in drinking water to protect public health, enforce new limits, and access to safe water.

Climate adaptation investment key to Europe’s future, warns EEA

EEA urges climate adaptation investments to protect Europe’s economy, infrastructure, and competitiveness from escalating extreme weather.
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 global targets designed to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure peace and prosperity for all by 2030. Our latest Environment news includes updates from organisations looking to tackle Goal 11, Goal 12, and Goal 13.

Sustainable Cities and Communities - UN SDG Goal 11 Responsible Consumption and Production - UN SDG Goal 12 Climate Action - UN SDG Goal 13

Organic farming opportunities in Europe

IFOAM EU’s Policy Manager, Eric Gall, spoke to The Innovation Platform about the benefits of organic farming, the European Commission’s Farm to Fork strategy...

Sustainable Europe: the future of the Common Agriculture Policy

Wolfgang Burtscher, Director General of the European Commission’s Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development explains some of the key ways in which the...

The management and conservation of animal genetic resources

Coralie Danchin from the European Regional Focal Point for Animal Genetic Resources discusses some of the reasons why obtaining animal genetic resources is important. The...

HempBlock: a better material for energy efficient buildings

Dave Burkey from iHemp USA LLC explains how the HempBlock can provide a better material for energy efficient buildings. There is a problem with buildings...

Innovative flood disaster response and mitigation through PPPs

For many years, public-private partnerships have been gaining increasingly more interest around the world, especially in the flood disaster response sector. Now more than ever,...

Developing solutions to agricultural runoff and water contamination

Professor Bernd Lennartz from the University of Rostock investigates methods of reducing water contamination by developing solutions to agricultural runoff. Ground and surface water quality...

The E-Regio project: for a distributed local energy market

With a focus on pure energy trade, the E-Regio project investigates different local energy market concepts for energy storage, whilst also conducting research on...

Innovating with nature: the story of the first hempcrete builders in Canada

Jayeson Hendyrsan, CTO and Co-Founder of Hempcrete Natural Building, speaks to The Innovation Platform about the history of commercial hempcrete builders in the Canada. Hempcrete...

CowManager: a unique and complete cow monitoring system

Thousands of dairymen across 30 different countries rely on CowManager’s easy-to-install and user-friendly cow monitoring system to help manage their herds. With the world’s population...

Solving the problem of hydrogen sulfide on a fish farm

Blue Unit’s Lab Station gives fish farmers sufficient data to act against unstable levels of hydrogen sulfide (H2S), ensuring fish health and productivity. On many...

Innovation in animal feed practices to increase the profitability of farms

With a device from GrainSense, it is possible to analyse the quality of raw materials used for animal feed anytime, anywhere. In a rapidly changing...

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Animal Health News

The latest animal health news, research, and developments

Kyrexa: Driving kinder cancer care for pets, inspired by the close parallels between animal and human cancer

Kyrexa is advancing cancer treatment for companion animals through comparative oncology, with their lead drug rimcazole.

New veterinary medicines regulation reduces animal health burdens

New regulation will change how the VMD assesses and monitors veterinary medicine packaging to ensure proportionate oversight.

The importance of avian influenza vaccination for a sustainable future

Ceva Animal Health stresses why vaccine development is crucial to tackling the increasing threat of avian influenza.

UK Government announces biggest-ever animal welfare reforms

The UK government's Animal Welfare Strategy sets out new plans to protect treasured pets and much-loved wildlife across the country.  

Climate Modelling News

The latest climate modelling news, research, and developments

Climate adaptation investment key to Europe’s future, warns EEA

EEA urges climate adaptation investments to protect Europe’s economy, infrastructure, and competitiveness from escalating extreme weather.

Turning undersea cables into a global natural hazard and environmental monitoring system

Researchers are exploring how undersea cables for communication can double up as environmental and seismic sensors.

Space dust could be the key to monitoring Arctic sea ice changes

University of Washington study reveals that tracking where cosmic dust has fallen can provide insight into Arctic sea ice coverage changes.

Antarctic Sea ice emerges as key predictor of accelerated global warming

A new study has provided a critical and previously underestimated connection between Antarctic sea ice, cloud cover, and global warming.
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