3rd International BioSC Symposium on November 12-13, 2018 in Bonn
Thomas Dietz, Neus Escobar and Jan Janosch Förster contributed to the session on “Socioeconomic Perspectives within a Sustainable Bioeconomy” chaired by Prof. Dr. Jan Börner at the 3rd International BioSC Symposium which was held in Bonn on November 12-13, 2018. The aim of the Symposium was to put together experts from academia and industry to discuss about recent results and new developments towards a sustainable Bioeconomy from different points of view.
Neus Escobar presented the most recent outcomes from the STRIVE Component 2 on the sustainability of relevant bio-based sectors and commodities considering land use change and international biomass trade. Thomas Dietz gave a talk on the outcomes from a qualitative content analysis of 41 national bioeconomy strategies carried out under Component 3 to provide systematic answers to the question of how well designed these are in order to ensure the rise of a sustainable Bioeconomy.
More information at:
https://www.biosc.de/symposium_2018
WICaNeM 2018, 13th Wageningen International Conference on Chain and Network Management on July 2-3, 2018 in Ancona, Italy
Natalie Laibach presented her research on the 13th Wageningen International Conference on Chain and Network Management (WICaNeM) Conference on “Sustainability and Innovation in Chains and Network” in Ancona (Italy) from 2 to 3 July 2018. As a part of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies track, she was presenting on innovation in the bioeconomy.
For more information on the contribution and the conference program check the website:
https://www.wur.nl/en/activity/WICaNeM-2018-13th-Wageningen-International-Conference-on-Chain-and-Network-Management.htm
EURAM Conference on June 19-22, 2018 in Reykjavik, Iceland
Natalie Laibach attended the Annual European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference on “Accelerating Knowledge Creation in Management” which took place in Reykjavik (Iceland) from 19 to 22 June 2018. The goal of the conference was to exchange of ideas among economists and mangers reframing these challenges as opportunities for innovation, which is often referred to as sustainability oriented innovation (SOI), where bioeconomy seeks to belong to. She presented innovation types of the bioeconomy and first results of the Global Bioeconomy Expert Survey in the Sustainability, Circular and Green Tech Innovation track. The study is part of the STRIVE C2 Component and will hopefully initiate very interesting policy and management discussions.
For more information on the contribution and the conference program check the website:
http://euramonline.org/programme2018/strategic-interest-groups/sig-06-innovation-innov.html
Keep updated on the progress of the conference via @EURAM_BXL
21st Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis on “Framing the future through the Sustainable Development Goals” on June 13-15, 2018 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
Neus Escobar attended the 21st Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis on “Framing the future through the Sustainable Development Goals” which took place in Cartagena de Indias (Colombia) from 13 to 15 June 2018. The goal of the conference was to promote the exchange of ideas among economists conducting quantitative analysis of global economic issues. Particular emphasis was placed on applied general equilibrium methods, data, and application. She presented for the first time the assessment of the global land use and greenhouse gas emission implications from targets on bioplastic consumption in leading market regions including the EU, United States, Brazil and China; based on the very regarded GTAP model. The study arises the STRIVE C2 Component and is meant to provide very interesting policy discussions.
For more information on the contribution and the conference program check the website:
https://www.gtap.agecon.purdue.edu/events/conferences/2018/
Keep updated on the progress of the conference via @GTAP_Purdue and #GTAPConference
Escobar N, Haddad S, Britz W (2018) Economic and environmental implications of a target for bioplastics consumption: A CGE analysis. 21st Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis. 13-15 June 2018. Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. » more
5th European Congress of Conservation Biology (ECCB) on June 12-15, 2018 in Jyväskylä, Finland
Lisa Biber-Freudenberger presented her research at the 5th European Congress of Conservation Biology (ECCB) on June 12-15, 2018 in Jyväskylä, Finland. The theme of ECCB2018 was planetary wellbeing – a concept that captures the wellbeing of people as well as the integrity and sustainability of Earth’s ecosystems.
More information on:
https://conbio.org/mini-sites/eccb2018
2nd Status Meeting of the Research Program “Bioeconomy as Societal Change” on June 7, 2018 in Berlin
At the second status meeting of the research program “Bioeconomy as Societal Change” previous work and already existing results was presented by the four junior research groups. The second meeting focused on concrete project progress and intermediate statuses.
STRIVE is one of four promoted research projects for junior researchers within the funding program “Bioeconomy as Societal Change”.
Annual Meeting of SETAC Europe on May 13-17, 2018 in Rome, Italy
Neus Escobar contributed to the discussion on “New frontiers in Life Cycle Inventory data: collection and modelling” with the work entitled “Carbon footprint from Brazilian soybeans based on spatially-explicit life cycle inventories, including land use change” at the 28th Annual Meeting of SETAC Europe in Rome (Italy), from May 13th to 17th, 2018.
With this, she presented the TRASE-LCA tool, recently developed together with our colleagues from the Stockholm Environmental Institute (SEI: https://trase.earth) to quantify the carbon footprint of all the supply chains embodied in the whole Brazilian soybean supply for a given year. The carbon footprint module is based on environmental data at the municipality level, together with carbon stock losses due to land conversion into soybean, obtained by remote sensing for the period 2010-2015. It is ultimately intended to inform governance decisions and deforestation and climate mitigation policies, on the one hand; and sustainable production and consumption, on the other.
More information on:
https://rome.setac.org/
“Der globalen Bioökonomie den Puls gefühlt” – Interview with Jan Börner on May 3, 2018
Jan Börner gave an interview about the research and aims of the STRIVE project (in german)
Please read the interview on:
https://biooekonomie.de/interview/der-globalen-biooekonomie-den-puls-gefuehlt
Presentation at Kinderuni on April 23, 2018 in Bonn
“Wo kommt unser Essen her? Und was hat das mit dem Urwald zu tun?” Jan Börner gave a presentation (in German) for children between the age of 8 and 13 years.
Kinderuni an der Universität Bonn
venue: Wolfgang-Paul-Hörsaal, Kreuzbergweg 28, Bonn
Monday, April 23, 2018, 5:00 pm c.t. – 6:00 pm
More information on:
https://www.uni-bonn.de/studium/junge-uni/kinderuni/
Global Bioeconomy Summit 2018, Workshop about Africa-EU bioeconomy on April 19, 2018 in Berlin
STRIVE project leader Jan Börner and senior researcher Jan Janosch Förster engage in interdisciplinary scientific dialogues on the topic of Africa-EU bioeconomy at the Global Bioeconomy Summit 2018.
An interactive workshop on the bioeconomy region of Africa aims to create an engaging platform to discuss strategies for bioeconomy development in Africa and to highlight opportunities for international collaboration in bioeconomy development. Topical questions include: what are the challenges involved from a regional perspective? And what are potential starting points for a deepened cooperation between European and African bioeconomy regions? Broadening our perspective, we also aim to address challenges and opportunities for integrating African bioeconomy regions into a global bioeconomy while using the SDGs as global sustainability safeguards.
Find more information on:
http://gbs2018.com/workshops/bioeconomy-of-world-regions-africa/
3rd Biodiversity Economy Indaba on March 8-10, 2018 in East London, South Africa
Senior STRIVE researcher Jan Janosch Förster is participating at the 3rd Biodiversity Economy Indaba in East London, South Africa hosted by the South African Department of Environmental Affairs.
Find more information on:
https://www.environment.gov.za/event/deptactivity/3rdbiodiversity_economyindaba