Biomass is very much centre stage in the European Green Deal. Forests, the seas, freshwater and agricultural systems, are expected to simultaneously mitigate climate change, accommodate...
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The JRC Biomass Mandate Knowledge service
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Deadwood (DW) plays a critical role in maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem resilience, as well as other critical forest ecosystem processes, such as nutrient and carbon cycling and forest...
Primary and old-growth forests are more resilient to natural disturbances – Perspective on wildfires
This briefing describes the characteristics of primary and old-growth forests and assesses its resilience to natural disturbances, in particular wildfires. Likewise, the role of primary and old-growth forests on wildfire risk...
The European Union (EU) uses biomass to meet its needs for food and feed, energy, and materials. The demand and supply of biomass have environmental, social, and economic impacts...
Fisheries and aquaculture biomass production within a sustainable and circular bioeconomy
Algae biomass production within a sustainable and circular Bioeconomy
Discover uses and sources of woody biomass at EU and Member State's scale (2009-2017 data).
The forest-based industries and the energy production sector are intricately interlinked through both synergistic and competitive behaviour. Sawmilling by-products are used for wood pulp (for...
View JRC estimates on the biomass sourced and used for food, feed, energy and materials in the EU.
The European Union uses biomass to meet its needs for food and feed, energy, and materials. The demand for and supply of biomass have economic, environmental and social impacts. Understanding...