API src

Found 23 results.

FP6-SUSTDEV, Integration of European Wetland research in a sustainable management of water cycle (EUROWET)

Das Projekt "FP6-SUSTDEV, Integration of European Wetland research in a sustainable management of water cycle (EUROWET)" wird/wurde gefördert durch: Kommission der Europäischen Gemeinschaften Brüssel. Es wird/wurde ausgeführt durch: Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières.The final goal of the EUROWET project is to integrate the substantial multidisciplinary European research in wetlands to help attain the sustainable management of the water cycle. This will be achieved by the translation of state-of-the art science developed at both national and European levels, into practical guidance for end-users. This will be achieved by a comprehensive review, expert assessment and a focussed dissemination strategy. There is considerable scientific knowledge and technical experience gained in diverse aspects of wetland science and management including hydrology, biogeochemistry, ecology restoration, socio-economic and policy analysis. However the results of research and management experience are still too fragmentary and not sufficiently orientated to problem-solving or simply inadequately framed to be effectively transferred to, or used by, stakeholders and policy-makers. Simultaneously the general outcome of the scientific research has been increased awareness of the significance of wetlands in delivering goods and services important for human welfare including quality of life, biodiversity conservation and maintenance or enhancement of environment quality. Despite this wetlands continue to be degraded and lost throughout Europe without adequate consideration of the wider benefits to be achieved from this management. The new Water Framework Directive (WFD) promotes a unique opportunity to redress this problem by means of the holistic, integrated approach to water management. There is currently in preparation horizontal guidance on Wetlands as part of the Common Implementation Strategy (CIS) process. There is however work still to be done on providing more specific scientific and technical guidance on the effective implementation of the Directive with respect to wetlands. This is particularly the case in relation to Integrated River Management, the CIS cluster within which wetlands are being considered in the WFD.

KuRT (Konzeptphase): PEX2WAX - Inbetriebnahme einer degradativen Extrusionsanlage für die stoffliche Verwertung von PEX-Kunststoffen aus Bauabfällen im deutschen Markt

Das Projekt "KuRT (Konzeptphase): PEX2WAX - Inbetriebnahme einer degradativen Extrusionsanlage für die stoffliche Verwertung von PEX-Kunststoffen aus Bauabfällen im deutschen Markt" wird/wurde gefördert durch: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung. Es wird/wurde ausgeführt durch: Becker Umweltdienste GmbH.

Hohlkörperblasanlage zur Herstellung von Leitpfosten

Das Projekt "Hohlkörperblasanlage zur Herstellung von Leitpfosten" wird/wurde gefördert durch: Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit. Es wird/wurde ausgeführt durch: Beilharz GmbH & Co. KG.

ECOINNOVERA-SuWAS (Sustainable Waste Management Strategy for Green Printing Industry Business) (Titre court : ECOINNOVERA-SuWAS)

Das Projekt "ECOINNOVERA-SuWAS (Sustainable Waste Management Strategy for Green Printing Industry Business) (Titre court : ECOINNOVERA-SuWAS)" wird/wurde gefördert durch: Bundesamt für Umwelt. Es wird/wurde ausgeführt durch: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Institut de génie mécanique (IGM), Groupe SCI STI DK SCI-STI-DK.The flexographic/gravure printing industry produces a significant amount of waste (61000 tons of ink waste paste/year in Europe). Until now, most of the conventional technologies to treat waste ink are based on incineration. Due to the substances of content ( solvents, pigments, resins), this generates a considerable environmental impact (CO2, nitrogen oxides, PAHs). The EU has recognized this problem and has introduced a new legislation: the revised Waste Framework Directive obliges to recycle at least 70Prozent of the industrial waste and to establish a sustainable waste management plan till the end of 2013. The 'Olax 22 process' is a new advanced waste ink recycling technology based on a closed loops system employing a distillation process. In order to adapt the technology developed in the laboratory at industrial level, the environmental, socio-ecologic and economic impacts have to be defined. Appropriate recommendations for a systemic implementation strategy and policy will also be developed. Aims: 1. General objectives of the project The aim of the European ECO-INNOVERA research project SuWAS is to evaluate the adequacy of the 'Olax 22 process' as a waste ink recycling technology and to elaborate a systemic implementation strategy and policy recommendations. 2. Objectives of the contribution of EPFL in this project The contribution of EPFL (through the group STI IGM LICP) is the realization of the environmental assessment of the ' Olax 22 process' using the methods of EIA (environmental impact assessment) and LCA (life cycle assessment).

EU: Abfall-Statistik: Eine halbe Tonne kommunaler Abfälle pro Person in der EU27 im Jahr 2007

Im Durchschnitt wurden 2007 in der Europäischen Union (EU 27) 522 kg kommunaler Abfälle pro Person erzeugt. Das kommunale Abfallaufkommen pro Person lag zwischen 294 kg in der Tschechischen Republik und 801 kg in Dänemark. In Deutschland wurden 564 kg kommunale Abfälle pro Person erzeugt. Die Methoden der Abfallbehandlung unterscheiden sich ebenfalls deutlich zwischen den Mitgliedstaaten. In der EU27 wurden 2007 42% der behandelten kommunalen Abfälle deponiert, 20% verbrannt, 22% recycelt und 17% kompostiert. Die Mitgliedsstaaten mit den höchsten Recyclinganteilen bei kommunalem Abfall waren Deutschland (46%), Belgien (39%), Schweden (37%). Diese Angaben werden von Eurostat, dem Statistischen Amt der Europäischen Gemeinschaften, veröffentlicht.

Assessing legal compliance with and implementation of the waste acceptance criteria and procedures by the EU-15

Das Projekt "Assessing legal compliance with and implementation of the waste acceptance criteria and procedures by the EU-15" wird/wurde gefördert durch: Kommission der Europäischen Gemeinschaften Brüssel / Rat des Bezirkes Erfurt, Staatliche Umweltinspektion. Es wird/wurde ausgeführt durch: BIPRO Beratungsgesellschaft für integrierte Problemlösungen GmbH.

FP6-POLICIES, FuncTional tOOls for Pesticide RIsk assessmeNt and managemenT (FOOTPRINT)

Das Projekt "FP6-POLICIES, FuncTional tOOls for Pesticide RIsk assessmeNt and managemenT (FOOTPRINT)" wird/wurde gefördert durch: Kommission der Europäischen Gemeinschaften Brüssel. Es wird/wurde ausgeführt durch: Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Institut für Landschaftsökologie und Ressourcenmanagement.FOOTPRINT aims at developing a suite of three pesticide risk prediction and management tools, for use by three different end-user communities: farmers and extension advisors at the farm scale, water managers at the catchment scale and policy makers/registration authorities at the national/EU scale. The tools will be based on state-of-the-art knowledge of processes, factors and landscape attributes influencing pesticide fate in the environment and will integrate innovative components which will allow users to: i) identify the dominant contamination pathways and sources of pesticide contamination in the landscape; ii) estimate pesticide concentrations in local groundwater resources and surface water abstraction sources; iii) make scientifically-based assessments of how the implementation of mitigation strategies will reduce pesticide contamination of adjacent water resources. The three tools will share the same overall philosophy and underlying science and will therefore provide a coherent and integrated solution to pesticide risk assessment and risk reduction from the scale of the farm to the EU scale. The predictive reliability and usability of the tools will be assessed through a substantial programme of piloting and evaluation tests at the field, farm, catchment and national scales. The tools developed within FOOTPRINT will allow stakeholders to make consistent and robust assessments of the risk of contamination to water bodies at a range of scales relevant to management, mitigation and regulation (farm, catchment and national/EU). They will in particular i) allow pesticide users to assess whether their pesticide practices ensure the protection of local water bodies and, ii) provide site-specific mitigation recommendations. The FOOTPRINT tools are expected to make a direct contribution to the revision of the Directive 91/414/EC, the implementation of the Water Framework Directive and the future Thematic Strategy on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides. Prime Contractor: Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières; Paris; France.

FP6-POLICIES, Science-policy inferfacing in support of the Water Framework Directive implementation (SPI-WATER)

Das Projekt "FP6-POLICIES, Science-policy inferfacing in support of the Water Framework Directive implementation (SPI-WATER)" wird/wurde gefördert durch: Kommission der Europäischen Gemeinschaften Brüssel. Es wird/wurde ausgeführt durch: Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung e.V..Many current water-related RTD projects have already established operational links with practitioners, in several catchments / river basins, which allow the needs of policymakers to be taken into account. However, experience has shown that this interrelationship is not as efficient as it could / should be. Often, RTD results are not easily available to policy oriented implementer (policymakers) and, vice versa, research scientists may lack insight in the needs of policymakers. This project proposes a number of concrete actions to bridge these gaps in communication by developing and implementing a science-policy interface, focusing on setting up a mechanism to enhance the use of RTD results in the Water Framework Directive (WFD) implementation. As a first action, existing science-policy links will be investigated. RTD and LIFE projects that are of direct relevance for the implementation of the WFD will be identified and analysed. The results of these projects will be extracted, translated and synthesised in a way that can efficiently feed the WFD implementation. Secondly, an information system (WISE-RTD Web Portal) will be further developed to cater for an efficient and easy to use tool for dissemination as well as retrieval of RTD results. The Web Portal will be tested in 4 selected river basins to better tune the product to the needs of WFD stakeholders, policymakers and scientists. In parallel, the Web Portal will be disseminated to WFD stakeholders. This dissemination will focus on how to better access and use the RTD results and practical experiences. As third action, this science-policy interfacing of WFD related topics will be extended to non-EU countries taking into account their specific needs. An assessment of recent practices and needs of non-EU countries, together with an in-depth analysis of the operational needs in two Mediterranean pilot river basins, will allow to prepare recommendations for an efficient transfer of knowledge. Prime Contactor; Hydroscan NV; Leuven; Belgium.

Ausbildung von Mitarbeitern öffentlicher und privater Einrichtungen in modernen umweltrelevanten Verfahrensweisen und Technologien

Das Projekt "Ausbildung von Mitarbeitern öffentlicher und privater Einrichtungen in modernen umweltrelevanten Verfahrensweisen und Technologien" wird/wurde gefördert durch: Europäische Kommission, Generaldirektion Umwelt. Es wird/wurde ausgeführt durch: Technische Universität Wien, Institut für Wassergüte, Ressourcenmanagement und Abfallwirtschaft, Abteilung Wassergütewirtschaft.Der Projektzeitraum war vom 1. September 2007 bis 31. Januar 2010. Das Projektkonsortium umfasste 11 Serbische Partnerinstitutionen, sowie 4 EU-Partnerinstitutionen. Das Projekt wurde von der Europäischen Kommission im Rahmen des Tempus Programms genehmigt und gefördert. Der Zuschussempfänger war die Technische Universität Wien, Österreich. Die Projektkosten betrugen 293521 Euro einschließlich der Projektförderung von 278845 Euro. Projektziele: - Verbesserung des vorhandenen Systems für Ingenieurweiterbildung in Serbien- Entwicklung fortgeschrittener, praxisorientierter Weiterbildungskurse in den Bereichen Europäische Umweltrichtlinien und -normen, Abfallmanagement und moderne Umwelttechnologien

FP6-POLICIES, Methodology Development towards a Label for Environmental, Social and Economic Buildings (LENSE)

Das Projekt "FP6-POLICIES, Methodology Development towards a Label for Environmental, Social and Economic Buildings (LENSE)" wird/wurde gefördert durch: Kommission der Europäischen Gemeinschaften Brüssel. Es wird/wurde ausgeführt durch: Bauphysikbüro Prof. Kornadt und Partner.LEnSE is a research project that responds to the growing need in Europe for assessing a building's sustainability performance. The project draws on the existing knowledge available in Europe on building assessment methodologies. LEnSE aims to develop a truly holistic methodology that addresses the overall, integrating concept of sustainability. The main objective of LEnSE is to develop a methodology for the assessment of the sustainability performance of existing, new and renovated buildings, which is broadly accepted by the European stakeholders involved in sustainable construction. This methodology will allow for future labelling of buildings, in analogy with the Energy Performance Directive. The work should result in increased awareness of the European stakeholders and will allow adequate policy implementation on sustainable construction. The project consists of three main themes. The first theme is the identification and scope of the issues which need to be included in a sustainability assessment. This has to be wide enough to be acceptable and limited enough to be practicable. A broad consensus on these issues will be reached through strategic consultation of the relevant stakeholders. The second theme is the actual development of the assessment methodology. The content of the assessment will be developed for a limited, but representative range of key issues. Guidelines on how to address local variations will be provided. This work will be validated by the development of a prototype tool and tested on case study buildings. The key stakeholders on the European and national level will be highly involved in the development of the methodology, to guarantee a wide acceptance and implementation of the project results. These consultations will include national meetings with stakeholders and trans-national expert workshops. Thematic -stepping stone- publications, will serve as strategic reference and discussion documents for the stakeholder consultation rounds. Prime Contractor: Centre Scientifique et Technique de la Construction; Bruxelles; Belgium.

1 2 3