Shaping the transformation in a sustainable and innovative way - this was the model under which the Minister for Economic Affairs Hubert Aiwanger presented the Bavarian Bioeconomy Strategy. With the strategy, the Bavarian State Government is presenting a concept for promoting a bio-based, sustainable economy.
This seminar will describe the disruptive potentials of new local biorefineries to contribute to EU self-sufficiency with plant protein and new biobased products while supporting EU policies on environment and climate.
In a workshop on the role of the SDGs in the crisis recovery, all local and regional speakers confirmed that in their regions and cities, SDGs were more relevant than ever to manage our way out of the pandemic and recover from the crisis.
For Eastern Africa, an innovation-driven bioeconomy is seen as a viable pathway towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals 2030, and a significant contributor towards the African Union’s Agenda 2063 of a knowledge-based, innovation-led African economy.
The genesis and implementation of transformative roadmaps towards a circular bioeconomy, showcasing regional action, emphasising approaches and experiences in overcoming critical barriers to change, will be explored.
The 2020 Forum will take stock of the unprecedented challenging situation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and its strong socio-economic impact on the outermost regions. It will discuss these regions’ post Covid-19 needs, and identify recovery solutions at European, national or regional level to deliver a targeted response to the crisis, focusing on the most impacted sectors, such as tourism, transport, employment and agriculture.
New studies on smart specialisation and interregional value chains in the Baltic Sea Region.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and CropLife International renewed and strengthened their commitment to work together and find new ways to transform agri-food systems and promote rural development through on the ground investment and innovation.
The European Circular Cities Declaration is designed to help accelerate the transition from a linear to a circular economy in Europe, and thereby create a resource-efficient, low-carbon and socially responsible society.
The WCBEF is a think-tank initiative which provides a platform for key stakeholders of the Circular Bioeconomy to share ideas and promote bio-based responsible innovations to replace and supersede non-renewable based industries, products and services to achieve a more sustainable economy while mitigating climate change.
One of the chief recommendations made at a workshop was the important role for regions in realising the green transformation of the European bioeconomy.
The European Committee of the Regions is launching a call for best practices to its members and young elected politicians (YEPs) to collect, display, promote and boost the replication of low-carbon projects across the EU. Is your city or region a sustainable champion? Are you proud of the projects that you are implementing in your community linked with the priorities of the Green Deal? Then this call is for you.
The Interreg Flanders-Netherlands “BioBase Europe” project has contributed to boost bio-based economy in the Belgian-Dutch border area. This European region is transforming its economy into one based on organic and renewable raw materials. The project invested in the pilot factory for bio-based products and processes.
The outbreak of the coronavirus is having an unparalleled effect on our society and economy. Farmers and every actor of the EU food supply chain are working hard to keep feeding Europe, despite the difficulties they face. The European Commission will continue to support farmers and food producers, collaborate with EU member states, and take whatever measures are necessary to ensure the health and well-being of the people of Europe.
EU regional innovation collaboration support-tools will play a key role during the next Multi-Annual Financial Framework period to achieve EU economic recovery. To this regard, European regions, clusters, RTOs and other innovation stakeholders jointly call on the European institutions to use the Interregional Innovation Investment instrument to unleash the innovation potential available in Europe’s regions.
Detailing the elements of the project, presenting the objectives and outputs.
BIOEASTsUP Project is organising online webinar series “Advancing Sustainable Circular Bioeconomy in Central and Eastern European Countries”, where an overview of the BIOEAST initiative and its supporting project BIOEASTsUP will be presented.
The digital platform is a partnering space where regions and industry can make contact based on mutual interest. It focuses on creating local value chains and access to finance, namely helping regions and industry bridge the gap about bio-based investment opportunities at the level of regions.
