How to make European forests resilient to wildfires by working with nature

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 30, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

Nature-based solutions are key to reducing Europe’s growing risk of forest fires and to making forests more resilient to climate change, according to a briefing published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA). Fire has always been part of the natural cycle of...

The Brain Power Behind Sustainable AI

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 30, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

PhD student Miranda Schwacke explores how computing inspired by the human brain can fuel energy-efficient artificial intelligence. How can you use science to build a better gingerbread house? That was something Miranda Schwacke spent a lot of time thinking about. The...

EU advances Ukraine’s participation in EU secure space services

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 29, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

Today, the European Commission proposed to Member States authorising the opening of negotiations with Ukraine on its participation in the Governmental Satellite Communications (GOVSATCOM) component of the European Union Space programme and the Union Secure...

Commission approves €750 million Estonian strategic reserve to support security of electricity supply

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 29, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, an Estonian €750 million strategic reserve to safeguard security of electricity supply in emergency situations. A strategic reserve is a type of capacity mechanism that remunerates resources that are held...

EU makes EUR 13.8m available for cross-border journalism partnerships

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 29, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

The EU Commission has made a total of €13.8 million available for cross-border journalism collaboration and media pluralism through the sixth annual call for proposals, under the Creative Europe programme. Part of the funding comes via a call to fund journalism...

Children at risk as winter looms amid renewed strikes in Ukraine

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 29, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

Airstrikes and ongoing conflict in Ukraine are leaving civilians – including thousands of children – without homes, power, water and basic services, as humanitarians warn the approaching winter is heightening the risks for communities along the frontlines. Dozens of...