Partnerships: Circular and biobased economy
Last changed: 20 May 2021
Efficient solutions for reuse of resources such as nutrients and water are fundamental for a circular economy.
The transition to a biobased economy drives a rapid development of novel products and combined materials, e.g. for fiber, energy and medical use. The increasing demands for biomass require a better understanding of interlinkages and trade-offs between production of biomaterials, fuel and food in relation to carbon sequestration and biodiversity. Questions related to land-use and tenure rights are central to these issues.
Below you can explore examples of SLU's partnerships and research linked to circular and biobased economy.
Partnerships
SLU is together with the Swedish Forest Agency and Eco Innovation Foundation supporting Ethiopia’s efforts to capacitate its forest sector. The Swedish team is lead by researchers from SLU.
A Regional Research School in Forest Sciences (REFOREST) is a new, innovative, interdisciplinary and unique regional PhD degree programme for training future generation forest scientists in Africa. The programme is hosted at Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) and is anchored in partnerships where universities in the region in collaboration with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) support PhD training in forest sciences.
The Locally Controlled Forest Restoration programme is a capacity development programme led by the Swedish Forest Agency. LoCoFoRest focuses on one critical question: How can we scale up restoration of forest landscapes while securing the prosperity of local communities and maintaining and improving ecosystem services?
Bilateral cooperation
Networks and other fora
Research
Circular and biobased economy is linked to several of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Here are examples of SLU projects contributing to specific SDG targets within the area:
1.4, 3.3, 3.9, 3.d, 6.3, 6.5, 6.6, 8.2, 9.5, 11.2, 11.3, 11.5, 11.6, 11.7, 11.a, 11.b,
12.2, 12.4, 13.1, 14.2, 15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4, 15.5, 15.9, 15b, 17.9