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IASC 2014 – European Conference: Umeå, Sweden

This week, senior research fellow John Powell is in Sweden in the town of Umeå situated in the north of the country as he is presenting at the International Association for the Study of Commons (IASC) European conference.

Reducing Food Waste – A French Approach

Earlier this month the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations published a study investigating food waste and its impact upon natural resources.

Organic Food and Nutritional Content

There have been several news reports recently concerning a meta-analysis published by researchers led by Professor Carlo Leifert of Newcastle University. The study investigated ‘differences in composition between organic and non-organic crops/crop-based foods’.

GLAMUR Project Reaches 1st Anniversary

CCRI GLAMUR team, James Kirwan, Daniel Keech, Damian Maye and Dilshaad Bundhoo were in Rome from February 26th to 28th for EU-funded GLAMUR project meeting.

James Kirwan – Delphi Methods

This weeks seminar (13th February), presented by James Kirwan, focuses upon the ‘Delphi Method‘ – an innovative group discussion technique that he has been using as part of an EU project.

Payments for Ecosytem Services – Presentation by Chris Short

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