Bioeconomy is perceived as a tool to solve the global climate crisis. However, bioeconomy-driven intensification of bioresources utilization may provoke other crises on local and regional levels. For instance, the crises caused by unsustainable nature management practices. Overexploitation of forests, agricultural lands or fish farms may lead to resource depletion, environmental degradation, biodiversity decline, and violation of local communities\u2019 rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Discourses and imaginaries of sustainability issues in the transition towards a biobased climate-neutral society should be critically analyzed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SOBIO network invited fellow scholars to discuss the recent social scientific bioeconomy and biosociety research and the following topics:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Alex Giurca<\/strong><\/a>holds a PhD in environmental policy from the University of Freiburg, and a double\u00a0Master\u2019s\u00a0degree in Forestry and Agriculture from the University of Eastern Finland and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). His work experience and interests are in the area of environmental policy and governance, with particular focus on sustainability transformations such as the bioeconomy. His most recent work broadly focuses on the actors, innovation networks, policies and politics shaping the bioeconomy in Europe and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n KEYNOTE ABSTRACT<\/p>\n\n\n\n How can scholars\u00a0open up\u00a0bioeconomy policy debates and offer alternative imaginaries of sustainable transformations? Researchers have an important say in how sustainability transformations are envisioned and translated into practice. In this presentation, we will discuss how researchers co-produce certain visions or \u2018imaginaries\u2019 of sustainable futures, thereby naturalizing or challenging various sustainable development trajectories. More specifically, we will focus on research engaging in the forest-bioeconomy,\u00a0i.e.\u00a0a particular transformation process that has gained momentum worldwide over the past decade. We will conclude our session by discussing a series of strategies for researchers who are interested in\u00a0opening up\u00a0forest-based policy debates and offer alternative imaginaries of sustainable bioeconomy transformations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sarah B.\u00a0Mubareka<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0has a\u00a0Master\u2019s\u00a0degree in Environmental Science from the University of Sherbrooke (Canada), and a Ph.D. in Remote Sensing from the same institution. She joined the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission\u2019s science and knowledge service, in 2000. She is leading the JRC activities on\u00a0Biomass Assessment Study\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0and the development of the\u00a0EU Bioeconomy Monitoring System<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nicolas Robert is a researcher at the Joint research Centre of the European Commission since 2016. Bringing together economics and environmental sciences, his work focuses on the social and economic dimensions of the forest-based bioeconomy and the monitoring of the bioeconomy. He holds a master’s degree in plant sciences from the Paris-Grignon’s National Institute of Agronomy (INA P-G) and a PhD in economics from AgroParisTech. He worked previously worked at the Mediterranean Office of the European Forest Institute, the French National Research Institute of Agronomy (INRA) and the French National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information (IGN).<\/p>\n\n\n\n KEYNOTE ABSTRACT:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The revision of EU bioeconomy policy and its EU Bioeconomy Strategy update in 2018 included an internationally coherent monitoring system in its accompanying action plan. The monitoring system should enable to track economic,\u00a0environmental,\u00a0and social progress towards a sustainable bioeconomy in all EU member\u00a0states. The\u00a0initial\u00a0version of the monitoring system has been developed in a\u00a0collaborative process\u00a0involving a vast\u00a0number\u00a0of stakeholders and\u00a0expertise\u00a0from member states,\u00a0academia,\u00a0and international organizations. The continuous engagement with a wide range of experts and stakeholders is envisioned to assure the up-to-date functionality of the monitoring system. A first online version of the Monitoring system has been published on European\u00a0commission’s\u00a0website\u00a0in November 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10.00\u00a0Seminar opening, opening words & Introduction about SOBIO network\u00a0(Prof. Teppo Hujala<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10.10 Keynote presentation by\u00a0Dr. Alex Giurca<\/strong><\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>Our role as scientists in coproducing bioeconomy imaginaries<\/em>\u00a0(chairs Irmeli\u00a0Mustalahti<\/a>\u00a0and Teppo Hujala<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keynote slides: Alex Giurca_Our role as scientists in coproducing bioeconomy imaginaries<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 11.00 Keynote presentation by\u00a0Dr. Sarah\u00a0Mubareka<\/strong><\/a> & Dr. Nicolas Robert<\/strong> :\u00a0Building an EU Bioeconomy Monitoring system: development processes, future\u00a0pathways,\u00a0and the importance of a collaborative approach<\/em>\u00a0(chair\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Moritz Albrecht<\/a> & comments\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Markus Lier<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 12.00 – 13.00 Lunch break<\/p>\n\n\n\n 13.00 – 15.45 Sessions\u00a0of short presentations\u00a0(chairs\u00a0Prof.\u00a0Jarmo Kortelainen<\/a> +\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Henna\u00a0Konu<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Session 1 (At 13.00 -14.15)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Henna Konu<\/strong>,<\/a> Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke): Designing a new solution to support forest landscapes in a tourism destination \u2013 Landscape Value Trade in Ruka-Kuusamo<\/em>. Presentation slides: Henna Konu_Designing a new solution to support forest landscapes in a tourism destination \u2013 Landscape Value Trade in Ruka-Kuusamo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Antti Erkkil\u00e4<\/strong><\/a>,<\/strong> UEF: Young forest owners and the concept of responsibilization<\/em>. Presentation slides: Antti Erkkil\u00e4_Young forest owners and the concept of responsibilization<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Meenakshi Piplani<\/strong><\/a>,<\/strong> AgroParisTech: “A holistic forest-based bio-economy framework with theory and transition pathways: the case of primary products in Finland<\/em>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n Denis Dobrynin<\/strong><\/a>,<\/strong> UEF: Global Bioeconomy and Forestry Intensification Discourses in Russia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Tuomo Takala<\/strong><\/a>,<\/strong> HY: Planning sustainable bioeconomy in private forests<\/em>. Presentation slides: Tuomo Takala_Planning sustainable bioeconomy in private forests<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Session 2 (At 14.30-15.45)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Sabaheta Ramcilovic-Suominen<\/strong><\/a>, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke): JUST GLOBE: Why Justice and Politics matter in the context of EU Bioeconomy?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Marko Lovri\u0107<\/strong><\/a>,<\/strong> European Forest Institute (EFI): Designing country-level bioeconomy transition pathways: a product-space approach<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Rijal Ramdani<\/strong><\/a>, UEF: Palm Oil Expansion to the Tropical Peatland: Distrust between Advocacy and Service ENGOs.<\/em> Presentation slides: Rijal Ramdani_Palm oil expansion in tropical peatland Distrust between advocacyand service environmental NGOs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Virpi Pakarinen<\/strong><\/a>, UEF: In the middle of The Web of Rural Food<\/em>. Presentation slides: Virpi Pakarinen_In the middle of The Web of Rural Food<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Shahid Mallick<\/strong>, UEF: Culture, Climate Change, and Water Conservation: Water ecosystems and culture-based adaptation practices in Bangladesh.<\/em> Presentation slides: Shahid Mallick_Culture, Climate Change, and Water Conservation_Water ecosystems and culture base adaption practices in Bangladesh<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Alex Giurca, University of Freiburg: Our role as scientists in coproducing bioeconomy imaginaries<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Sarah\u00a0Mubareka & Dr. Nicolas Robert:\u00a0Building an EU Bioeconomy Monitoring system: development processes, future\u00a0pathways,\u00a0and the importance of a collaborative approach<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Seminar Programme<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n