Sustainability from Policy to Practice: Assessing the Impact of European Research and Innovation Frameworks on Circular Bioeconomy

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(6), С. 2355 - 2355

Опубликована: Март 12, 2024

Europe leads in shaping circular bioeconomy (CBE) policies for sustainability, relying on dynamic research and innovation (R&I) projects to propel the transition. Increased European R&I investment, fueled by commitment a societal demand measurable project returns, lacks comprehensive evaluation. This study provides an in-depth analysis of alignment European-funded with CBE policy priorities assesses their impact. Rooted interpretive paradigm, it employs content through semi-structured questionnaires survey leaders. The evaluates benefits using triple bottom line concept interprets results guided theory change. Our suggest that actively cultivate supportive ecosystem adoption, as evidenced emerging themes such knowledge sharing, capacity building, collaborative learning, aligning closely investment funding schemes. impact focuses short medium term, emphasizing social dimension committing empowering individuals, fostering collaboration, enriching knowledge. Long-term primarily contribute economic dimension, highlighting potential positive impacts like promoting business growth, innovation, improving market efficiency, sustainability. seeks enhance promote paradigm shift towards sustainability providing context-specific recommendations.

Язык: Английский

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Circular economy initiatives for forest-based bioeconomy: Harnessing the potential of non-wood biomaterials

Waste Management Bulletin, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 2(2), С. 270 - 278

Опубликована: Май 23, 2024

In a context where innovation and environmental protection are increasingly essential, new perspective has emerged, lighting the way to sustainable future. This is circular economy in forest bioeconomy, focusing on exploitation of non-wood biomaterials. article uses Reporting Standards for Systematic Evidence Syntheses systematic review method provide information needed ensure non-woody biomaterials economy. A total 1062 studies were collected from several scientific databases, only 107 met inclusion criteria. Most publications came Europe, America Asia, mostly published between 2018 2023. Studies focused economy, economics explores strategies use highlights economic models incorporating waste recovery, eco-design products functionality. Responsible management policies, including standards, planning incentives, essential ethical forestry. Collaborative partnerships, such as collaborative platforms multi-stakeholder initiatives, emerging levers optimal resource utilization. Despite logistical, regulatory challenges, these offer growth opportunities through innovation, awareness markets. The recommendations focus financial investment, development public–private partnerships political incentives foster innovative

Язык: Английский

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Chestnut Burrs as Natural Source of Antimicrobial Bioactive Compounds: A Valorization of Agri-Food Waste

Applied Sciences, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(15), С. 6552 - 6552

Опубликована: Июль 26, 2024

Currently, one-third of global food production, accounting for 1.3 billions tons, goes wasted due to major humanitarian and environmental challenges. In such a scenario, the circular bioeconomy model stands as an innovative solution by promoting sustainable utilizing agri-food waste, converting non-renewable products into valuable resources. Here, concept was applied on previously obtained chestnut burr extract (agri-food waste) composed gallic acid, quinic protocatechuic brevifolin carboxylic ellagic acid evaluate its antimicrobial activity against four bacterial opportunistic pathogens (Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli). Our results evidenced modest but measurable antibacterial Enterococcus with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) 64 μg/mL. silico studies allowed identifying potential molecular target, supporting underlying active principle providing useful findings regarding their interaction. this study, we show robust comprehensive in vitro pipeline aimed at identification novel scaffolds taking advantage waste.

Язык: Английский

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Urban Metabolism and Global Climate Change: An Overview

Springer eBooks, Год журнала: 2023, Номер unknown, С. 3 - 22

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2023

Язык: Английский

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An integrated AHP-TOPSIS approach for bamboo product evaluation and selection in rural communities

Decision Analytics Journal, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 12, С. 100503 - 100503

Опубликована: Июль 20, 2024

This study introduces a decision support model integrating the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) select an economic tree product champion (bamboo) benefit rural communities. An extensive literature review expert discussions identified sixteen sub-criteria distributed across five main criteria. The proposes four categories bamboo products as alternatives, emphasizing community-level production capacity. AHP determines priority weights, while TOPSIS prioritizes alternatives conducive becoming within community case study. findings affirm efficacy Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) in identifying champion, with "Value addition potential," "Domestic market demand," "International (export) demand" pivotal Bamboo culm-based energy-related applications emerged chosen Thailand. offers practical implications communities potential investors ventures, allowing customization criteria specific contexts. Socially, focus on highlights diverse benefits along entire supply chain, from upstream downstream. research pioneers model, providing insights into opportunity analysis chain network design based selected champion.

Язык: Английский

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