Module 1 - Introduction to (circular) bioeconomy
Chapters:
- Bioeconomy Key Concepts
- State of Bioeconomy in Europe
- Excercise
Dóra Leitner
Resources
Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development: Our Common Future
United Nations: Sustainability
The UN Sustainable Development Agenda
Purvis, B., Mao, Y. & Robinson, D. Three pillars of sustainability: in search of conceptual origins. Sustain Sci 14, 681–695 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-018-0627-5.
Background paper for the High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda: Sustainable Development and Planetary Boundaries
Stockholm resilience Centre: Planetary Boundaries
Steffen, Will & Richardson, Katherine & Rockström, Johan & Cornell, Sarah & Fetzer, Ingo & Bennett, Elena & Biggs, Reinette & Carpenter, Stephen & Vries, Wim & de Wit, Cynthia & Folke, Carl & Gerten, Dieter & Heinke, Jens & Persson, Linn & Ramanathan, Veerabhadran & Reyers, Belinda & Sörlin, Sverker. (2015). 'Planetary Boundaries: Guiding Human Development on a Changing Planet'. Science. 10.1126/science.1259855.
Rockström, J., Steffen, W., Noone, K. et al. A safe operating space for humanity. Nature 461, 472–475 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/461472a
Rockström, J., W. Steffen, K. Noone, Å. Persson, F. S. Chapin, III, E. Lambin, T. M. Lenton, M. Scheffer, C. Folke, H. Schellnhuber, B. Nykvist, C. A. De Wit, T. Hughes, S. van der Leeuw, H. Rodhe, S. Sörlin, P. K. Snyder, R. Costanza, U. Svedin, M. Falkenmark, L. Karlberg, R. W. Corell, V. J. Fabry, J. Hansen, B. Walker, D. Liverman, K. Richardson, P. Crutzen, and J. Foley. 2009. Planetary boundaries:exploring the safe operating space for humanity. Ecology and Society 14(2): 32. [online]
UN Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR) 2023
UN Sustainable Development Goals
Knowledge Centre for Bioeconomy
A sustainable bioeconomy for Europe: Strengthening the connection between economy, society and the environment : updated bioeconomy strategy
CEE2ACT Publications & Reports
Ellen MacArthur Foundation: The circular economy in detail
Biomass production, supply, uses and flows in the European Union
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