This brochure introduces the EU B4LIfe initiative for supporting developing countries in protecting biodiversity, ensuring sustainable livelihoods and combating wildlife crime. It presents detailed information...

Organizational-level innovations are one of the key pathways for reaching the Knowledge-Based Bio-Economy; and analysis of factors behind their development is missing within forest-based bioeconomy. In this study we...

In the European Union (EU), sustainable consumption is promoted by the ‘Circular Economy Action Plan’. In particular, the voluntary scheme of the EU Green Public Procurement (EU GPP) provides...

In this horizontal paper, BIC outlines the contribution of the bio-based industries towards achieving a climate-neutral Europe. BIC welcomes that the European Green Deal puts the reduction of fossil emissions...

The new country infographics (September 2021) present the impacts of BBI JU-funded projects in key figures and highlight how the programme has advanced the circular bio-based economy...

The objective of this report is to provide an account of how and to what extent the Smart Specialisation approach to regional innovation policy has been implemented in practice. The analysis explores how...

A framework approach for bioeconomy strategy development : 10 policy recommendations for building national bioeconomies toward a fair and just climate neutral Europe

This article describes how the Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) has contributed to address many of the global challenges that are at the core of the new European Green...

The report confirms the achievements of the BBI JU-funded projects and the Programme Office. It highlights in particular the high impact of the initiative contributing to the objectives of the European Green Deal while...

The European Commission has put forward a long-term vision for the EU's rural areas, identifying the challenges and concerns that they are facing, as well as highlighting some of the most...