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A global circular economy will allow us to fulfil people's needs with only 70% of the materials we now extract and use—moving human activity back within...

This edition draws on five years of the Circularity Gap Report analysis to show the power of the circular economy to equitably fulfil our global needs and wants, but with radically fewer...

Fisheries and aquaculture have the capacity – if supported and developed in a regulated and environmentally sensitive manner – to contribute significantly to improving the well-being of poor and disadvantaged communities...

This document provides guidance to policymakers on how to monitor the sustainability of the bioeconomy in their country or within a macro-region, such as the European Union (EU). In any geographical context, the bioeconomy...

The FAO and the JRC were given a joint mandate to develop a Guidance Note on monitoring the sustainability of the bioeconomy under the auspices of the International Bioeconomy Forum (IBF). The document outlines...

The Thünen Working Paper 149 "Setting up a bioeconomy monitoring: Resource base and sustainability" (Iost et al., 2020) was elaborated within the research project "Setting...

The transition of our current economic system towards a bioeconomy that is based on renewable materials and energy can be an important contribution but at the same time a threat to mitigate the challenges...

Tracking SDG7: The Energy Progress Report monitors global, regional and country progress on the three targets of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7: access to energy...

Development of bioeconomy is dependent on environmental, economic and social factors. Raising knowledge and public awareness requires engagement of various stakeholders. Legislation and public perception play crucial...