The Timber Footprint of the German Bioeconomy—State of the Art and Past Development

Egenolf, Vincent; Vita, Gibran; Distelkamp, Martin; Schier, Franziska; Hüfner, Rebekka; Bringezu, Stefan

doi:10.3390/su13073878

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“…In the last decades, engineered wood products like LVL are a rapidly growing market, industrially manufactured, standardized, and slowly substituting fossil construction elements like steel beams (Leskinen et al 2018). But for such a substitution, the potentials of available wood resources are limited and forests are already under pressure and competition for use (Egenolf et al 2021;Palahí 2021) as well as the European Union already relies on foreign land for its biomass demand (De Laurentiis et al 2022).…”

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Application of holistic and integrated LCSA: Case study on laminated veneer lumber production in Central Germany

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Int J Life Cycle Assess

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Purpose We have to transform our societies and economic systems towards social, ecological, and economic (holistic) sustainability. Bioeconomy (BE) can contribute to sustainable development by substituting fossil-based products with renewable ones; however, sustainability is not intrinsic to BE. Methods Therefore, we developed a holistic and integrated life cycle sustainability assessment (HILCSA) method containing 91 indicators, implemented in openLCA, using the Ecoinvent and SoCa database, and addressing 15 out of 17 Sustainable Development Goals. We applied it for the first time to show its capabilities by assessing the holistic sustainability of laminated veneer lumber (LVL) relative to hot-rolled steel beams. Results, discussion Our results indicate that renewable bio-based construction materials can have a better holistic sustainability than fossil-based products for nearly all indicators, by less stressing the environment, having a less negative impact on society and being economically more efficient. However, fossil-based components of LVL such as phenolic resin are main contributors of negative impacts and should be reduced and replaced. Renewable resources from agriculture and forestry have significant impacts on land use (change). Conclusions HILCSA demonstrates to be able to provide comprehensive sustainability assessments as well as aggregated results. BE substitutes indeed can improve sustainability; however, sustainability assessments and HILCSA need to be further developed to allow conclusions to be drawn about absolute sustainability of BE.

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Application of holistic and integrated LCSA: Case study on laminated veneer lumber production in Central Germany

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“…They are often the most important areas of forest loss. Using the results of the calculations, the dominant coordinate systems are taken as the primary research objects in generating the curves of forest loss categorized according to cause [68]. The findings are then used to characterize the spatiotemporal features of forest loss in particular areas of the UAMRYR.…”

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Study on Spatiotemporal Characteristic and Mechanism of Forest Loss in Urban Agglomeration in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River

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Under the backdrop of achieving carbon neutrality and accelerating urbanization, China’s forests face unprecedented pressures. This study explored the spatiotemporal characteristics of forest loss in the urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River (UAMRYR). The dynamic mechanism of forest loss caused by fire, logging, construction, and pollution was also analyzed using spatial database development, polygon superposition analysis, grid system construction, and coordinate system calculation. The results show that the forest loss in the UAMRYR experienced three stages: continuous acceleration (1990–2010), peak (2010–2015), and slight decline (2015–2020). Rapid urban expansion is the primary cause of forest loss, and the three metropolitan areas had the fastest urban expansion and the most severe forest loss. Due to the success of afforestation efforts, the forest loss caused by fire, logging, and pollution was restored by 80%, while most of the forest losses caused by construction are permanent. Given the current forest loss trends, large expanses of forests in the UAMRYR are at risk of being destroyed and causing serious damage to the region’s ecological environment. Forest losses can be significantly reduced by guiding the rational expansion of cities, supporting afforestation for urban construction projects, strengthening forest fire risk investigation, and implementing ecological reconstruction of polluted areas.

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“…As proposed by goal 15 of the SDGs, "Life on Land", forests should be kept intact and healthy in a global concern. There are indicators allowing the comparison of the different regions of origin without taking into account the forest management system [22]. In the study of Egenolf et al [22], the Timber Footprint indicator is used for quantification of the roundwood equivalents and assessing the sustainability of bioeconomy.…”

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“…There are indicators allowing the comparison of the different regions of origin without taking into account the forest management system [22]. In the study of Egenolf et al [22], the Timber Footprint indicator is used for quantification of the roundwood equivalents and assessing the sustainability of bioeconomy. Water and energy footprints, as environmental indicators, are critical to agricultural sustainability [23].…”

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Bioeconomy and Livestock Production Nexus: A Bibliometric Network Analysis

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Over the last couple of decades, the livestock production systems of the agri-food sector increase meat production in order to meet the demand and adapt to satisfy the food preferences of the continuously increasingly world population. This fact, along with the promotion of sustainable production, has brought to light the topic of bioeconomy. The rapid increase in publications on the research area of bioeconomy has become the motivation for this study in order to analyze its relation with livestock production. This study provides a thorough review of the scientific literature on the bioeconomy of livestock production. The bibliometric network analysis (i.e., software VOSviewer) were performed over the time frame of 2004–2021. The results identified 624 documents bioeconomy of livestock production by 160 research organizations from 83 countries. This paper visualizes the strongest links about livestock production bioeconomy, main research topics, most influential countries, authors, and organizations, as well as high-frequency keywords. Therefore, this study contributes to building global bioeconomy policies and encouraging the livestock sector to implement bioeconomy practices. The research gap identified in many countries should be the trigger for future research in this subject.

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The Timber Footprint of the German Bioeconomy—State of the Art and Past Development

Cited by 12 publications

References 63 publications

Application of holistic and integrated LCSA: Case study on laminated veneer lumber production in Central Germany

Application of holistic and integrated LCSA: Case study on laminated veneer lumber production in Central Germany

Study on Spatiotemporal Characteristic and Mechanism of Forest Loss in Urban Agglomeration in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River

Bioeconomy and Livestock Production Nexus: A Bibliometric Network Analysis

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