Bioeconomy - Manifesto

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1 Bioeconomy - Manifesto Jenny Walther-Thoss WWF Referentin: nachhaltige Biomasse & Standards 8. Januar

2 Prozess " The Bioeconomy encompasses those parts of the economy that use renewable biological resources from land and sea to produce food, bio-materials, bio-energy and bioproducts." Erstes Bioeconomy Stakeholder Panel Endergebnis Building Blocks - Thus concluded by stakeholders from large and small companies, NGOs, associations, national and regional governments from 30 countries throughout Europe at the 4th Bioeconomy Stakeholder Conference in Utrecht, April Januar

3 Warum Bioökonomie Advancements in bioeconomy research and innovation uptake will allow Europe to improve the management of natural resources and to open new and diversified markets in food and bio-based products. This will be important in order to cope with an increasing global population, rapid depletion of many resources, increasing environmental pressures and climate change, as Europe needs to radically change its approach to production, consumption, processing, storage, recycling and disposal of biological resources. The Europe 2020 Strategy called for a bioeconomy as a key element for smart and green growth in Europe. 8. Januar

4 Anspruch an das Panel 8. Januar

5 Anspruch an das Panel 8. Januar

6 Zusammensetzung des Panels PLATFORM is... for coordinators and participants of P2P partnerships in the bioeconomy area - das erste Panel war ein reines Industrie- und Lobbyverbände Panel + Wissenschaft Für das zweite Panel sollte mehr Zivilgesellschaft mit eingebunden werden Immer zwei Jahre als Mitglied des Panels danach neue Zusammensetzung NGOs: BirdLife, Transport & Environment, WWF, FERN, Dogwoodalliance 8. Januar

7 Manifesto verabschiedet am nel Unterschrieben haben z.b. DBFZ Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gemeinnützige GmbH (DBFZ); Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH UFZ Stichting BirdLife Europe (BirdLife Europe) Transport and Environment (European Federation for Transport and Environment) (T&E) 8. Januar

8 Ziel des Manifesto recognise the opportunities and challenges of developing the bioeconomy and provide inspiration to regions and Member States, at various stages of development of their bioeconomy strategies, trigger discussions in Member States, regions, and rural, coastal and urban communities on the issues pertinent to the development of a world leading EU bioeconomy in the context of mounting global competition. food for thought and a key contribution towards the development of more specific recommendations, EU Bioeconomy Strategy, the EU s Circular Economy package, Smart Specialisation strategies, CAP, CFP and Framework Programme 9 priorities on Research and Innovation. 8. Januar

9 Wichtige Punkte im Manifesto 5. Resource use within the limits of the planet Planetary boundaries require the use of limited resources in the most effective, sustainable and efficient ways to produce products such as food, feed, materials, chemicals and energy. The bioeconomy can therefore not be based on the idea of substitution alone, but should be developed recognising that land and biomass, even when renewable, are limited resources. The bioeconomy should therefore be further developed in the context of principles of the circular economy, such as efficient use of primary natural resources, biodegradability and smart consumption, fostering innovation as well as changes in life style and diets. Resource limits are however not static or fixed but are also influenced by human actions as well as environmental conditions. 8. Januar

10 Wichtige Punkte im Manifesto 6. Mitigating climate change The Paris Agreement aims to keep global temperature rise well below two degrees Celsius, and to pursue efforts to keep them below 1.5 degrees Celsius. The agreement emphasised both the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the use of fossil fuels, as well as to maintain carbon storages and increase removals by ecosystems, land and forests. The bioeconomy is a key opportunity to replace fossil raw materials. A key challenge for the bioeconomy is to ensure that it doesn t lead to depletion of terrestrial carbon stocks and sinks and that it replaces fossil raw material in the most efficient manner. 8. Januar

11 Wichtige Punkte 7. Producing for people An EU bioeconomy should contribute to creating jobs and revenues for companies, while ensuring social rights of workers. Sustainable, new and innovative products, business models and production processes as well as agriculture, fisheries and wood-based products can promote new economic activities and secure employment for people in various sectors and along the value chain. At the same time it needs to ensure that globally, the development of the bioeconomy does not come at the expense of land tenure rights, basic human rights or food and water security. 8. Januar

12 Wichtige Punkte im Manifesto 8. Sustainable management of resources The bioeconomy should contribute to EU objectives including on sustainable primary production, halting biodiversity and habitat loss and (global) deforestation, the reversion of land degradation and ecosystem restoration while improving food, nutrition and water security. A key principle for the bioeconomy should therefore be ensuring ecosystem resilience and sustainable production and consumption systems. 8. Januar

13 Wichtige Punkte im Manifesto 24. Maintaining biodiversity and EU nature legislation Biodiversity protection is important and should be addressed by better implementation of the relevant EU nature protection legislation. Efforts to protect the environment and avoid biodiversity loss should be seen as one of the activities to further develop the public acceptance of the bioeconomy. To assess the environmental impacts and benefits of all aspects of the bioeconomy, the effects on climate, ecological footprint and biodiversity, should be measured and brought together in relation to the regions and specific sectors developed as part of the bioeconomy. 8. Januar

14 Warum hat WWF nicht unterschrieben? Bioökonomie wird in unterschiedlichen nationalen Kontexten sehr kontrovers diskutiert. In Skandinavien starke Konzentration auf eine notwendige Intensivierung der Holzausbeute mit bioökonomischen Argumenten Nationale WWF Büro s argumentieren gegen Bioökonomie daher strategisch keine Unterschrift unter ein europäisches Bioökonomie Strategiepapier machbar 8. Januar

15 Nächste Schritte weitere Unterstützung durch z.b. Unterschreibung des Manifesto Arbeitsgruppen regionale Aktionen wie z.b. Austausch zwischen Regionen Standards Übersicht über Standards welche freiwillige Regeln für Bioökonomie bieten Bildung und Kommunikation 8. Januar

16 Jenny Walther-Thoss Photo: NASA 8. Januar