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The GO-GRASS project will develop a set of small-scale bio-based solutions to unlock the overlooked potential of grassland across Europe and create new business opportunities for rural areas.

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october

01octAll Day02IFIB – International Forum on Industrial Biotechnology and BioeconomyInternational Conference

19octAll Day2128th European Grassland Federation General MeetingInternational Conference

19octAll Day22EU Green Week

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All around the globe, biodiversity is disappearing as a result of unsustainable human activities. This loss is closely connected to climate change, and the combined effect of this unprecedented crisis is disrupting the ecosystems that support life on Earth and provide vital services to our society. It has devastating consequences for human health and well-being. While the situation is extremely serious, there is still hope. Solutions exist, but they require deep and transformative changes in the way we produce, consume and trade.

EU Green Week will put the spotlight on biodiversity, in the context of this broader ecological crisis. It will call for urgent action, explore possible pathways for change, and examine how a range of EU policies like the European Green Deal can help protect, restore and sustainably manage nature, leaving room for it to recover and thrive.

The programme of the EU Green Week conference in Brussels will include a series of sessions dedicated to the evaluation of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020. Emerging findings from the evaluation support study will be shared, giving the stakeholder community an opportunity to react, share views and experiences, and to discuss the achievements, factors of success, barriers to implementation as well as progress towards the targets. This input will be taken into consideration in the finalisation of the evaluation support study.

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october 19 (Monday) - 22 (Thursday)

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Brussels, Belgium

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22oct10 h 00 min16 h 00 minGo for Grass: Exploiting Grassland potential in the EU Circular economyOnline event

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Grassland and green shrubs cover 21% of the total surface of the EU-28 and as such are a key element of the regions landscape and biodiversity. Today, grass as a resource remains underutilised. It is often left to decay after mowing and thus causes costs and lost benefits for individuals and society.

At the occasion of the EU Green Week 2020, which aims to emphasise the contribution biodiversity can make to society and the economy, the GO-GRASS project will shed light on this overlooked potential during the online event ‘Go for Grass: exploiting grassland potential in the EU Circular economy’, that will take place on 22 October 2020.

This event, taking place from 10.00 to 12.00 CET and from 14.00 to 16.00 CET, will explore new business opportunities for rural areas arising from the exploitation of grassland and green fodder.

While the first session will demonstrate a range of innovative and cost-effective processes and technologies to transform grass into valuable bio-based products, the second session will afford stakeholders the opportunity to discuss various tools and resources that can foster the deployment of sustainable grassland management practices and circular business models across the EU.

To have a look at the programme, click on the following link, and if you would like to join the event, don’t forget to register here to get all the details.

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(Thursday) 10 h 00 min - 16 h 00 min

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Online

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novCafé talks and virtual visits on rural innovationRUBIZMO Academy - November session

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European initiative RUBIZMO has studied hundreds of high potential business models and the conditions to make them successful. They are now making their insights available for authorities, associations, businesses and entrepreneurs – with an extensive program of online “café talks” and virtual visits open to all.

A first series of quick and easy to access 30-minute “Café sessions” and virtual visits will take place every Tuesday 11-11:30 CET in November 2020 and be repeated in January, February and March 2021. Participants are invited to register online.

The focus for November will be emerging trends and practices around the theme ‘How can Europe anticipate and support rural innovation?’. Leading experts giving actionable insights from Sweden, Germany and Denmark in the first sessions are:

Innovation in rural business development – a framework for success, Per-Anders Langendahl, SLU (3 November)
New rural development opportunities: a focus on food and renewable energy, Gerhard Schiefer, ProQuantis (10 November)

Business ideas and landscapes: inspiration from Denmark, Karen Hamann, IFAU (17 November)

On 24 November a virtual visit to Kristineberg Marine Research and Innovation Centre, Sweden will take place.

The quick sessions are designed to fit in with even the busiest days; but anyone attending is invited to hang out for a virtual coffee and ask as many questions as they would like.

Interested participants can register here or find more information through RUBIZMO.EU and their twitter and LinkedIn social media channels.

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Month Long Event (november)

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17nov15 h 00 min16 h 30 minGreen biorefinery – a Green Deal for agricultureOnline seminar

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Europe is under a dual pressure for fulfilling environmental demands and maintaining a productive agricultural sector, which can meet future demands for genuinely sustainable food supply. Further challenges are the use of fossil fuels and fossil-based products, which pose a serious threat to the climate. Likewise, the comprehensive European import of soy protein have major environmentally and climatically consequences on vulnerable areas of the world. On this back-drop and in full alignment with a Green Deal for Europe, new, innovative solutions are needed.

Research in the production and quality assessment of protein extracted from grass and clover crops has shown a disruptive potential. These crops have very positive effects on the environment and climate and are at the same time highly productive. Further research and innovation will make it possible for Europe to produce its own sustainable protein and new biobased products.

Now, SME’s as well as cooperatives and larger companies are showing their interest and have initiated the first businesses. These new solutions and businesses are in accordance with the European Green Deal and the EU Protein Strategy. Furthermore, they are well placed to contribute to the EU framework including the Common Agricultural Policy and Horizon Europe Programme.

This seminar, organised by Aarhus University Centre for Circular Bioeconomy (CBIO), will focus on the possibilities for new, local biorefineries to contribute to the self-supply of plant protein and new bio-based products in the EU while supporting the EU policy on environment and climate.

The seminar is scheduled to take place online on 17 November 2020. To register, click on the following link: https://events.au.dk/greenbiorefinery.

The event will be the first of a series of events. As a direct follow-up to this event, CBIO will also organise an online expert seminar on 26 November on the technical, agronomic and environmental aspects of green biorefinery.

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(Tuesday) 15 h 00 min - 16 h 30 min

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Brussels, Belgium

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26novAll DayOn-line expert seminar: A Green Deal for Agriculture

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To develop cost-effective and circular business models exploiting the underused potential of grass resources, GO-GRASS partners will test a wide range of solutions in four promising regional demonstration sites located in The Netherlands, Sweden, Germany and Denmark.

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