Session 5: Environmental challenges for the bioeconomy
Forest products play an important role for the realization of the bioeconomy concept as they are renewable, recyclable and their use potentials are not yet fully exploited. However, there is a growing conflict between intensifying wood production and harvest volumes and maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services. Similar concerns relate to agricultural production as a source of material input to the bioeconomy. With a growing human population, there is competition for land for wood, food or energy production, especially in developing countries, affecting both nature and society.
The session was chaired by Tiina Pajula, Principal Scientist, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd. The presentations were the following:
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Name |
Affiliation |
Presentation title |
Presentation (15 min.) / Speed talk (1 min.) |
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Genevieve Mortimer |
Researcher at the Thünen Institute of International Forestry and Forest Economics, Germany |
Business planning for unintended consequences of the bioeconomy - good intentions aren't enough |
Presentation |
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Anne Roedl |
Postdoctoral Fellow at the Hamburg University of Technology, Institute of Environmental Technology and Energy Economics |
Extending LCA method to assess and compare water use of biological and technical production systems |
Presentation |
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Francesca Santaniello |
Researcher at The Forestry Research Institute of Sweden Skogforsk |
Tree retention as a conservation strategy in managed boreal forest. Dead wood diversity, economic return and impact on logging productivity |
Presentation |
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Ottar Michelsen |
Senior Adviser at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
Presentation |
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Alexandru Giurca |
Researcher at the University of Freiburg, Germany |
Presentation |
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Nicholas Clarke |
Research Professor at the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research |
Speed talk |
