JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE - EU SCIENCE - Focus on bioeconomy in Ireland

The Irish strategy for bioeconomy is included in the ‘National Policy Statement on the Bioeconomy’, which is complemented by elements of other overarching strategies such as “Project Ireland 2040” and the associated National Development Plan for the period 2018-2027. Several regional initiatives support the bioeconomy sector in Ireland, primarily via grants in the field of research, as well as in the financing of competence centres. For instance, Coillte Ireland (the publicly owned company managing Ireland’s forest areas) has regional forestry plans which outline their biomass strategies.

date: 29/08/2022

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The recent JRC study “Bioeconomy strategy development in EU regions” maps the progress of EU regions in the sector. The report falls under the activity of the European Commission’s Knowledge Centre for Bioeconomy, which is run by the JRC, in the context of the implementation of the EU Bioeconomy Strategy. The findings show that 194 regions in the EU have, or are working towards, a strategic framework related to the bioeconomy.

Regional bioeconomy strategies are crucial for improving livelihoods in rural and coastal areas, managing natural resources sustainably and making the most of the geographic, climatic, economic and political specificities of the EU regions thereby contributing to the green and fair transition envisaged by the European Green Deal.