Dossier: Bioeconomy
Civil society calls on the GFFA to support social-agro-ecological bioeconomy

This year too, the NGO Forum on Environment and Development presented a critical review of developments in a panel at the GFFA, which was held in Berlin in mid-January 2025. Furthermore, farmers and civil society…

Dossier: Bioeconomy
Publication: Handbook on the Bioeconomy

A new handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research and concepts in the bioeconomy, focusing here on economic, technological and social aspects.

Dossier: Bioeconomy
The potential African forests hold for the bioeconomy

Africa’s natural and human capital provides unique opportunities to expand the forest-based bioeconomy and to become a driver of transformational change in the region, FAO says.

Dossier: Bioeconomy
GFFA 2025: fossil fuel – a thing of the past. Towards a sustainable, bio-based economy!

Approaches towards a sustainable, bio-based economy were at the focus of this year’s Global Forum for Food and Agriculture, held for the 17th time in the context of the Internationale Grüne Woche in Berlin/Germany in…

Dossier: Bioeconomy
Publication: Global Bioeconomy Assessment

This report explores global bioeconomy trends, highlighting policies, innovation and sustainabil-ity. It examines impacts on land use, biodiversity and society, revealing key opportunities and risks.


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