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Created: 2025-12-02T15:23:02

circular bioeconomy  

Definition

  • Information The production, use and conservation of biomass to provide products and ecosystem services across all economic sectors in the most efficient way while respecting planetary boundaries, by avoiding or preventing the use of raw materials, reducing waste, reusing and recycling of biomass. It also concerns social (fairness and accessibility) as well as animal health and well-being criteria.

    Created: 12/2/25

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Scope note

  • A circular bioeconomy lies at the intersection of the bioeconomy and the circular economy, with an emphasis on the sustainable use of biomass through closed-loop systems that rely on reducing, reusing and recycling biomass. (en)

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http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_04ab0aac

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