The impact of human activities on biodiversity is increasingly putting at risk the capacity of Nature to support human well-being (IPBES 2019). The recent Global Assessment of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity...
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New estimates of the contribution of food system transportation activities to total greenhouse gas emission (GHG) emissions from the food system1 represent an important addition to a growing body...
Reduced river discharge and flow regulation are significant threats to freshwater biodiversity. An accurate representation of potential damage of water consumption on freshwater biodiversity is required to quantify...
Draft Background Paper prepared for the 61st Session of the FAO Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries, April 2020 This report was prepared for the Advisory Committee on Sustainable...
A review of LCA assessments of forest-based bioeconomy products and processes under an ecosystem services perspective
The emergence of politically driven bioeconomy strategies worldwide calls for considering the ecological issues associated with bio-based products. Traditionally, life cycle analysis (LCA) approaches are...
Algae-based biofuels and bioproducts offer great promise in contributing to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office’s vision of a thriving and sustainable bioeconomy fueled by innovative...
Life cycle energy and greenhouse gas emission effects of biodiesel in the United States with induced land use change impacts
This study conducted the updated simulations to depict a life cycle analysis (LCA) of the biodiesel production from soybeans and other feedstocks in the U.S. It addressed in details the interaction between...
A global life cycle assessment