1. What is bioeconomy?

1.2 Seeing the bigger picture

The motto of the Science Years 2020 and 2021 in Germany was “Bioeconomy”. Among other things, the website offers an overview of the diverse topics of the bioeconomy.

This brochure from the European Bloom project offers a brief impression of innovative bio-based products: 

Would you like to enrich your lessons with exciting topics from the bioeconomy? On the website of the EU project BLOOM you will find numerous ideas and instructions in various languages

Analysis and thoughts for an ecological economy from 1988 (Juan Martinez-Alier und Frank Beckenbach: Beiträge zur ökologischen Ökonomie, Schriftenreihe des IÖW 19/88): 

Critical voices should not be neglected either. Bioeconomy is not sustainable and environmentally friendly per se: 

• BUND: https://www.bund.net/ressourcen-technik/biooekonomie/
• NABU: https://www.nabu.de/umwelt-und-ressourcen/nachhaltiges-wirtschaften/biooekonomie/29159.html 

A study by the European Commission's Joint Research Center (JRC) examines the regional development of bioeconomy strategies within the European Union in 2022: https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC128740

Overview on bioeconomy strategie world wide:
 https://biooekonomie.de/en/topics/in-depth-reports-worldwide

Bioeconomy monitoring system of the EU:

Various graphics provide information on the development of the bioeconomy based on different criteria https://knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu/bioeconomy/monitoring_en