The development of bioeconomy of the Baltic Region in the context of regional and global climate change
Climate change is projected to have a profound effect on natural ecosystems, biodiversity, and societies both in the Baltic region and globally, particularly so through agriculture and food systems. The Baltic region has a vast potential for the development of bioeconomy due to the existing oppor...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Baltic Region |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.kantiana.ru/upload/iblock/8a5/3_%D0%A4%D0%BE%D0%BD%20%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BD_20-35.pdf |
| Summary: | Climate change is projected to have a profound effect on natural ecosystems, biodiversity,
and societies both in the Baltic region and globally, particularly so through agriculture and
food systems. The Baltic region has a vast potential for the development of bioeconomy due
to the existing opportunities for biomass production and advances in microbiology leading
to process- and product innovations in biomass production and utilization. The development
of sustainable bioeconomy in the Baltic region, however, requires a flexible and timely
adaptation to climate change. Based on an overview of the relevant state-of-the-art literature,
the article explores the implications of the development of bioeconomy for the adaptation to
and the mitigation of climate change in the Baltic region. The paper elaborates on actions
that may facilitate the sustainability of bioeconomy in the region. It concludes that scientific
collaboration across borders in the Baltic region can accelerate innovations to successfully
adapt bioeconomy to climate change. Sustainable development of bioeconomy can provide
considerable opportunities for mitigating consequences of climate change. |
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| ISSN: | 2079-8555 2310-0524 |