Bioeconomy

Bioeconomy is the production of renewable biological resources and the conversion of these resources (including waste streams) into value added products. Its sectors and industries have strong innovation potential due to their use of a wide range of sciences, enabling and industrial technologies, along with local and tacit knowledge.1 The forest bioeconomy focuses on innovations in the circular use of forest products and resources. In the Mediterranean, forest bioeconomy has a strong focus on business models for Non-Wood Forest Products, recreational uses of forests, and social inclusion.

6th World Congress on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants for Human and Animal Welfare

The 6th World Congress of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants for Human and Animal Welfare (WOCMAP VI) will be held from 13-17 November...

Medicinal plants and their uses in modern Medicine

Under the framework of the ‘Innovation Networks of Cork, Resins and Edibles in the Mediterranean basin’ (INCREDIBLE) project, the University of Ioannina organises...

Chestnut orchards: an opportunity for rural development

Producers, companies, public and private owners, and other actors in the chesnut value chain, are invited to participate in this Science to...

New territory for non-wood forest products through INCREDIBLE cross-cutting initiative

Non-wood forest products (NWFPs) have considerable potential to play a role in nature-based tourism, generating income especially in inland and rural areas in the...

Innovation networks on Mediterranean non-wood forest products

Non Wood Forest Products (NWFP) are important resources for rural economies. The European network of the 'Innovation Networks of Cork, Resins and...
INCREDIBLE project

Cork market and cork quality assessment in the Mediterranean

The ‘Innovation Networks of Cork, Resins and Edibles in the Mediterranean basin’ (INCREDIBLE) project organises a two-day event in Alentejo Region, Portugal, that...
INCREDIBLE

Mushrooms and truffles: ways of improving quality and markets status

The ‘Innovation Networks of Cork, Resins and Edibles in the Mediterranean basin’ (INCREDIBLE) project organises an Interregional Workshop on mushrooms and fresh...
INCREDIBLE

Wild harvest in time of new pests, diseases and climate change

Wild nuts and berries are facing several issues that threaten the evenness of their provision. Climate change and different exotic pests and...

Apprenticeship & PhD opportunity: Agricultural supply chains and circular economy

ETIFOR is looking for a graduate student to introduce to our team as a Junior Officer and who is interested in carrying...
INCREDIBLE Open Innovation Challenge

Prizes on offer for solutions to support Mediterranean NWFP

Do you have an interesting solution or business idea to solve a technological, social or environmental challenge for non-wood forest products in...

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SAVE approach for establishing NWFP marketing mix in Greek local mountain...

The contribution of Non-Wood Forest Products is especially important in the context of rural sustainable development. Nevertheless, their perceived economic and environmental...

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