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The integrated assessment of agricultural value chains through economic, social and environmental analyses is aimed at providing the necessary and sufficient information to guide or support investment decisions in the context...

The exploitation of forest biomass for bioenergy is commonly perceived as part of a broad strategy for climate change mitigation due to the view that forest biomass is carbon neutral. The aims of this study...

Food consumption is one of the major causes of climate change, resource depletion, loss of biodiversity, and other kinds of environmental impact by modern households. According to evidence, a global...

This report provides an analysis of the coastal fisheries value chains in Tanzania, under the “Value Chain Analysis for Development” (VCA4D) project. The assessment consisted of four analyses: functional...

The objective of this work was to assess the environmental performances of advanced biofuels produced from perennial energy crops (miscanthus and willow) grown in bioenergy buffer strips (BBS) and compare...

The 2030 Calculator by Doconomy is a product carbon footprint tool that can be used by any product brand or manufacturer to quickly calculate the carbon footprint of their products...

Food choices are shifting globally in ways that are negatively affecting both human health and the environment. Here we consider how consuming an additional serving...

A variety of climate mitigation strategies is available to mitigate climate impacts of buildings. Several studies evaluating the effectiveness of these strategies have been performed at the building stock...

Climate benefits of material substitution by forest biomass and harvested wood products: Perspective 2030

This study revisited the fundamentals of allocation to joint products and proposed new models for allocating common greenhouse gases emissions among coproducts of biorefineries. These emissions may...