Last 25th of May, Manolis Tsapakis (HCMR) and Saioa Ramos (AZTI) presented main objetives and expected results of LIFE AQUAPEF project in the Annual meeting of Medaid H2020 project organized in Chania (Crete). In the session Manolis and Saioa explained main environmental problems caused by the mediterranean aquaculture production and the importance of measuring the environmental Footpront of food products according to the new guilines of the PEF methodology.
Last 10th of June, Saioa Ramos, coordinator of LIFE AQUAPEF project was invited to talk about the environmental impact of the mediterranean aquaculture production in the High Level Conference on MedFish4Ever organized by the General Fisheries Comission for the Mediterraneanof FAO. In the session Saioa explained main environmental problems caused by the mediterranean aquaculture production and the importance of measuring the environmental Footpront of food products according to the new guilines of the PEF methodology. [...]
The European Commission has just approved a set of investments worth 243 million euros under the LIFE programme for projects in favour of nature, the environment and quality of life in Europe's transition towards a more sustainable and low-carbon future. In the case of Spain, we mentioned the LIFE AQUAPEF project (Promote the effective implementation of the Product Environmental Footprint in the Mediterranean aquaculture sector), coordinated by AZTI Tecnalia and involving Forkys Aquacultures SA, Skironis [...]