The bio-based economy has been increasingly recognized in the sustainability debate over
the last two decades, presented as a solution to a number of ecological and social …

The transition towards a bioeconomy is increasingly viewed by both policy makers and
scholars as one of the primary ways to reduce our dependency on fossil resources …

The development toward the bioeconomy requires, among others, generating and
institutionalizing knowledge that contributes to technical and nontechnical inventions and …

New business opportunities based on grassland and green fodder present a promising
avenue to realize the transition towards a circular and sustainable bio-based economy. Yet …

European Union (EU) policies and initiatives have played an increasingly crucial role in the
strategic development of bioeconomy across Europe, albeit in a widely uneven manner. This …

Perennial biomass crops (PBC) are considered a crucial feedstock for sustainable biomass
supply to the bioeconomy that compete less with food production compared to traditional …

Bioeconomy is a concept increasingly used to circumscribe that part of the economy which
depends on the utilisation of biomass. Recent empirical analyses of the European Union …

Countries and regions around the world face a number of economic, environmental and
social challenges. Increased demand for energy, primary resources (agricultural, forestry …

Increasing role of services is often described as the increased share of services sector
employment and value added in economy, although research on services addresses also …

A transition to a bioeconomy implies an increased focus on efficient and sustainable use of
biological resources. A common, but often neglected feature of these resources is their …