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The European mining industry is an active sector. Mining operations disturb large volumes of land and produce huge quantities of waste. The tailings dams of the mining industry occupy large areas representing a huge cost in terms of operation/maintenance, health, safety, environment and economy. This paper is an overview of the possible sustainable waste management strategies that are targeted on the reuse of residues as secondary resources. Therefore, it is focused on restoring mine tailings as inert materials to...

The European mining industry is an active sector. Mining operations disturb large volumes of land and produce huge quantities of waste. The tailings dams of the mining industry occupy large areas representing a huge cost in terms of operation/maintenance, health, safety, environment and economy. This paper is an overview of the possible sustainable waste management strategies that are targeted on the reuse of residues as secondary resources. Therefore, it is focused on restoring mine tailings as inert materials to...

Despite the increase of awareness and government involvement, the potential of many European countries to develop bioeconomy is still at a low level. The concept of bioeconomy is rather abstract and largely untapped. Many factors, including insufficient involvement of stakeholders in developing bio-economics strategies, which probably stem from the lack of theoretical and practical knowledge that governs this concept, technological transfer and proper exploitation of current scientific research tools, contribute t...

More and more scientific research studies have shown that plant extracts can act as a potential mediator for the synthesis of nanoparticles. The plant extracts are efficiently used in the synthesis of ecological metallic nanoparticles such as silver, gold, zinc, copper, palladium, platinum, cobalt, titanium, etc. Furthermore, it has been proved that plant extract-based nanoparticles are a potential remedy for various human and plant diseases. The use of nanotechnology in agriculture has been intensely debated and ...

More and more scientific research studies have shown that plant extracts can act as a potential mediator for the synthesis of nanoparticles. The plant extracts are efficiently used in the synthesis of ecological metallic nanoparticles such as silver, gold, zinc, copper, palladium, platinum, cobalt, titanium, etc. Furthermore, it has been proved that plant extract-based nanoparticles are a potential remedy for various human and plant diseases. The use of nanotechnology in agriculture has been intensely debated and ...

For reducing the negative environmental impacts of agriculture, the European strategy should aim to enhance the development of farming systems that will be able to give high yields with low environmental impacts. This can only be achieved by combining technologies from both organic and conventional farming systems. In this respect, the EU Directive 2009/128/EC, set rules for the sustainable use of pesticides aiming the decrease of risk and negative impact both on human health and environment. The Directive recomme...

The bioeconomy field covers the agricultural domain, all manufacturing sectors and associated services that involve any form of biological resources. Thereby, the research on bioeconomy is dependent on the data collection both about biological resources (such as plants, animals, and microorganisms) and about the connex phenomena. The remote sensing techniques provide an excellent way for the acquisition of information without making physical contact with these biological resources. So that, the remote sensing find...

According to the European Commission, critical raw materials are defined as пїЅthose which display a particularly high risk of supply shortage in the next 10 years and which are particularly important for the value chainпїЅ. Therefore, when considering a raw material criticality, two main parameters are taken into account: its economic importance and supply risk. Technologies which a decade ago were considered high tech became current today, and raw materials once considered as minor, have gained importance. Parti...

Over the time, many plant oils and extracts have been reported to possess antimicrobial properties. Recently, those plants which have been used in traditional medicines as sources of disease healing are investigated for their antibacterial, antifungal and antioxidant effects and their chemical composition is being elucidated. The increasing interest regarding sustainable and environmentally friendly control of plant pathogens and consumer demand for natural products that are pesticide free means that quantitative ...