University of Coimbra launches inclusive circular bioeconomy platform
In addition to the already publicly available tools, the project is developing online tutorials, short summaries of practical experiences, business models, policy and research guidelines, and outputs from capacity building workshops, made available through fact sheets and audio-visual content.
The Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra (FCTUC) has launched the BioRural Toolkit, an inclusive online plataform on circular bioeconomy in the scope of the European project BioRural.
“In line with our mission to connect the dots and unlock the potential of Europe's rural areas towards a circular bioeconomy, our online toolkit has been designed with a user-centered, open-access approach. It is intended to serve as a comprehensive web tool for all issues related to the bioeconomy," explains João Roberto, a researcher at the Association for the Development of Industrial Aerodynamics (ADAI) and the Department of Mechanical Engineering (DEM).
Roberto further adds that the BioRural Toolkit “offers, among other features, the opportunity to explore the European Rural Bioeconomy Network (ERBN) through an interactive map of the identified members, providing information on the current state of the rural bioeconomy at the national level, selected research results (papers and projects), commercial bio-based solutions and funding opportunities, as well as success stories.”
In addition to the already publicly available tools, the project is developing online tutorials, short summaries of practical experiences, business models, policy and research guidelines, and outputs from capacity building workshops, made available through fact sheets and audio-visual content.
Recognising the need to think locally and act globally, the BioRural partners have organised over four dozen workshops in selected rural areas of 14 European countries to promote adopting innovative bio-based solutions in agriculture, forestry, aquaculture and biomass processing. The outputs of these workshops, which covered different topics of the bio-economy such as agriculture and food, bio-products/bio-materials, bio-energy, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture, are now available on the online platform.
Within the framework of the project, applications for the international BioRural Bioeconomy Challenge are open until the 28th of July. For more information, please visit the project website.
Translation: Diana Taborda