A review of the interactions between biodiversity, agriculture, climate change, and international trade: research and policy priorities

AMD Ortiz, CL Outhwaite, C Dalin, T Newbold - One Earth, 2021 - cell.com
Striving to feed a population set to reach almost 10 billion people by 2050 in a sustainable
way is high on the research and policy agendas. Further intensification and expansion of …

Critical aspects in the life cycle assessment (LCA) of bio-based materials–Reviewing methodologies and deriving recommendations

P Pawelzik, M Carus, J Hotchkiss, R Narayan… - Resources …, 2013 - Elsevier
Concerns over non-renewable fossil fuel supply and climate change have been driving the
Renaissance of bio-based materials. To substantiate environmental claims, the impacts of …

IMPACT World+: a globally regionalized life cycle impact assessment method

C Bulle, M Margni, L Patouillard, AM Boulay… - … International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose This paper addresses the need for a globally regionalized method for life cycle
impact assessment (LCIA), integrating multiple state-of-the-art developments as well as …

[图书][B] Sustainable diets: how ecological nutrition can transform consumption and the food system

P Mason, T Lang - 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
How can huge populations be fed healthily, equitably and affordably while maintaining the
ecosystems on which life depends? The evidence of diet's impact on public health and the …

Land use intensity-specific global characterization factors to assess product biodiversity footprints

A Chaudhary, TM Brooks - Environmental science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
The UNEP-SETAC life cycle initiative recently recommended use of the countryside species–
area relationship (SAR) model to calculate the characterization factors (CFs; potential …

UNEP-SETAC guideline on global land use impact assessment on biodiversity and ecosystem services in LCA

T Koellner, L De Baan, T Beck, M Brandão… - … International Journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose As a consequence of the multi-functionality of land, the impact assessment of land
use in Life Cycle Impact Assessment requires the modelling of several impact pathways …

Land use impacts on biodiversity in LCA: a global approach

L De Baan, R Alkemade, T Koellner - The International Journal of Life …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose Land use is a main driver of global biodiversity loss and its environmental
relevance is widely recognized in research on life cycle assessment (LCA). The inherent …

LCIA framework and cross-cutting issues guidance within the UNEP-SETAC Life Cycle Initiative

F Verones, J Bare, C Bulle, R Frischknecht… - Journal of cleaner …, 2017 - Elsevier
Increasing needs for decision support and advances in scientific knowledge within life cycle
assessment (LCA) led to substantial efforts to provide global guidance on environmental life …

Quantifying biodiversity losses due to human consumption: a global-scale footprint analysis

HC Wilting, AM Schipper, M Bakkenes… - … science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
It is increasingly recognized that human consumption leads to considerable losses of
biodiversity. This study is the first to systematically quantify these losses in relation to land …

Biodiversity assessment of value chains: state of the art and emerging challenges

E Crenna, A Marques, A La Notte… - Environmental Science & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The consumption of materials and products is one of the drivers of biodiversity loss, which in
turn affects ecosystem functioning and has socio-economic consequences worldwide. Life …