Bioeconomy and SDGs: Does the Bioeconomy Support the Achievement of the SDGs?

• Published in: Earth's future Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 43 - 57
• Main Author: Heimann, Tobias
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, NJ Wiley 2019; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Empirical analysis; Fossils; Industrial production; International organizations; Marine ecosystems; Renewable resources; Socioeconomic factors; Substitutes; Sustainability; Sustainable development; Sustainable yield; Germany

This paper evaluates how bioeconomy activities, stated in the concepts of the European Union, Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development, and the German government, potentially affect the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The aim of the bioeconomy is to substitute the...