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Food from A scientific the oceans perspective on microplastics in nature and society

How can more food and biomass be obtained What are the health and environmental impacts from the oceans in a way that does not deprive of microplastic and nanoplastic pollution? future generations of their benefits?

Novel carbon Making sense of capture and science for policy utilisation under conditions techniques of complexity and uncertainty

Can carbon capture and utilisation technologies How can we provide good science advice to Science contribute significantly to mitigating the effects the European Commission under conditions of of climate change? scientific complexity and uncertainty? www.sapea.info Advice Authorisation Transforming for plant the future of for Policy protection ageing products in by European Europe

© 2019 SAPEA. Printed on recycled paper. How can the EU’s authorisation processes What policies could support EU member states Academies SAPEA has received funding from the European for plant protection products be made more in achieving inclusive, fair and sustainable Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no. 737432. effective, efficient and transparent? systems of health and social care? The Scientific Advice Academia Europaea is a European non-governmental association acting as an academy. Founded in 1988, it Mechanism now numbers around 4000 members, including leading experts from the physical sciences and technology, biological sciences and medicine, mathematics, the letters and humanities, social and cognitive sciences, economics and the law. SAPEA brings together Policy challenge Europe’s academies draw on outstanding expertise in the best scientific expertise to engineering, humanities, provide independent, balanced medicine, natural and social and authoritative scientific The European Federation of Academies of Sciences sciences from across Europe. advice. This approach makes and Humanities brings together almost 60 academies European in more than 40 countries from the Council of Europe Commissioners SAPEA a critical source of region, covering all scientific disciplines. SAPEA is part of the evidence for policymakers and European Commission’s the wider public. Scientific Advice Mechanism.

Together with the Group of Scientific Our five Academy Networks Opinion The European Academies’ Science Advisory Council is the Chief Scientific Advisors, Group of Chief collectively represent over 100 network of the 27 national science academies of the EU we provide independent Scientific Advisors academies, young academies member states, Norway and Switzerland. EASAC provides science advice for European policymakers primarily in the scientific advice to European and learned societies across areas of environment, energy and biosciences. Commissioners to support Europe. SAPEA works to their decision-making. strengthen these academies Evidence Review and provides a means for close Report We also work to raise SAPEA collaboration in a unique and The European Council of Academies of Applied Sciences, awareness of scientific interdisciplinary way. Technologies and Engineering gathers 23 European advice and evidence academies with a special focus on innovation, energy and bioeconomy policy and has unique access to additional in policymaking, and to expertise from the business sector. stimulate debate in Europe Academia ALLEA EASAC about these issues. Europaea

Euro-CASE FEAM The Federation of European Academies of Medicine brings together 18 national academies of medicine and medical sections of national academies of sciences.