Forest bioeconomy in Brazil: potential innovative products from the forest sector

YI Maximo, M Hassegawa, PJ Verkerk, AL Missio - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
The forest sector plays an important role in the circular bioeconomy due to its focus on
renewable materials that can substitute fossil or greenhouse gas emissions-intensive …

Contextualization of the bioeconomy concept through its links with related concepts and the challenges facing humanity

L Barañano, N Garbisu, I Alkorta, A Araujo, C Garbisu - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The concept of bioeconomy is a topic of debate, confusion, skepticism, and criticism.
Paradoxically, this is not necessarily a negative thing as it is encouraging a fruitful exchange …

Just transition towards a bioeconomy: Four dimensions in Brazil, India and Indonesia

MGB Lima - Forest Policy and Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
The bioeconomy has been portrayed as a transformational change to replace fossil-based
fuels and other goods such as plastics. It is to substitute those goods while promoting zero …

[HTML][HTML] Separating the two faces of “bioeconomy”: Plantation economy and sociobiodiverse economy in Brazil

OI Ollinaho, M Kröger - Forest Policy and Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
This article analyzes the metadiscourse of bioeconomy and the ways in which bioeconomy
is gaining new meanings in Brazil. We argue that the currently unfolding framing of …

[HTML][HTML] Not all supply chains are created equal: The linkages between soy local trade relations and development outcomes in Brazil

TNP dos Reis, MGB Lima, GR Lopes, P Meyfroidt - World Development, 2024 - Elsevier
Global agricultural trade is a key driver of socioenvironmental transformations in rural areas,
including development dynamics. By creating revenue and wealth opportunities, it …

The bioeconomy–biodiversity nexus: enhancing or undermining nature's contributions to people?

MG Bastos Lima, U Palme - Conservation, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bioeconomy has become fundamental for a post-fossil-resources society, in line with climate
change mitigation ambitions. Although it does not have a single, consensual definition, the …

Brazilian biodiversity as a source of power and sustainable development: a neglected opportunity

JH Ellwanger, CA Nobre, JAB Chies - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Six terrestrial biomes and a huge coastline make Brazil one of the most biodiverse countries
in the world. However, the potential of Brazilian biodiversity as a valuable and sustainable …

[HTML][HTML] Business, biodiversity, and innovation in Brazil

ACF Aguiar, FR Scarano, RL Bozelli, PD Branco… - Perspectives in Ecology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Official reports and academic studies call for profound and immediate transformations in
how businesses relate to biodiversity. The urgency is such that the first draft of the Post-2020 …

[HTML][HTML] Possibilities for mainstreaming biodiversity? Two perspectives on the concept of bioeconomy

G de Queiroz-Stein, KM Siegel - Earth System Governance, 2023 - Elsevier
The concept of bioeconomy is increasingly gaining prominence as a potential pathway to
reconcile conservation objectives with economic and social aspects. However, so far …

Chinese path to sports modernization: fitness-for-all (Chinese) and a development model for developing countries

J Li, B Wan, Y Yao, T Bu, P Li, Y Zhang - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
This policy review overviews the Chinese path to sports modernization within the theoretical
framework of the Chinese path to modernization, which is centered on the principle of …