WS7, Session 1: Balancing socio-economic and environmental objectives: Indicators, tools and practical insights

Thu, October 31, 2024 | 9:30 - 11:40 AM CEST

Introduction

Implementing new bioeconomy concepts regionally might lead to social, ecological and/or economic trade-offs. It is obvious that the achievement of specific bioeconomy goals must not be at the expense of other goals. As such, the transition towards sustainable, regenerative, inclusive and just regional bioeconomies requires a comprehensive and, at the same time, functional framework to navigate trade-offs and link bio-based solutions to the principles of sustainable development.

Under this work stream, we want to discuss how trade-offs between competing interests of different stakeholders on ecosystem management can be effectively addressed by local communities.

The first session is about existing indicators, monitoring tools and practical insights on how to balance socio-economic and environmental objectives.

Agenda

Presentations

Key results of the MonBio project: Improving monitoring of environmental aspects of the bioeconomy, Aaron Best, Ecologic Institute

Assessing the ecological boundaries at regional level – SCALE-UP’s Sustainability Screening, Gerardo Anzaldua, Ecologic Institute 

Regional & decentralized biobased value chains: Insights on opportunities & trade-offs from a German perspective, Johannes Rupp, Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IÖW)

Trade-offs related to groundwater/freshwater resources in Andalusia, Marina Barquero León, CTA