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Strategies and other policy initiatives dedicated to the bioeconomy in the EU and some other countries

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This dataset provides information and links to the main institutions dealing with the bioeconomy policy developments in the specific country, stakeholders involved as well as relevant information related to the strategies at national, regional and macro-regional level (definition of the bioeconomy, sectors included, goals, etc.).

Contributors

Hildegard Gerlach; Iacopo Girardi; Javier Sanchez Lopez; Maria Lusser; Maria Teresa Borzacchiello; Marios Avraamides

How to cite

Sanchez Lopez, Javier; Gerlach, Hildegard; Girardi, Iacopo; Borzacchiello, Maria Teresa; Lusser, Maria; Avraamides, Marios (2026): Strategies and other policy initiatives dedicated to the bioeconomy in the EU and some other countries. European Commission, Joint Research Centre [Dataset] doi: 10.2905/JRC.RZ78JA0 PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/990dcbce-11c8-44f4-a6f4-af7339c9b4ae

Keywords

bioeconomypolicystakeholderstrategy

Data access

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Downloadable file

A downloadable file for the dataset.

Use conditions
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

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Access conditions
No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

  • Dashboard that allows the user to download the whole dataset or at country level

Other resources

Joint survey on bioeconomy policy developments in different countries
PDF

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No limitations

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  • This is a joint publication by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), the Bio-based Industries

    Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) and International Energy Agency (IEA) Bioenergy. The scientific output expressed

    does not imply a policy position of the European Commission, neither that of the International Energy Agency.

    Neither the European Commission, the International Energy Agency, nor any person acting on behalf of the

    Commission or the International Energy Agency are responsible for the use that might be made of this

    publication.

Publications

Publication
Strategies and other policy initiatives dedicated to the bioeconomy in the EU and some other countries
Sanchez Lopez, J., Gerlach, H., Girardi, I., Borzacchiello, M.T., Lusser, M. and Avraamides, M., Strategies and other policy initiatives dedicated to the bioeconomy in the EU and some other countries, European Commission, 2020, JRC120041.
European Commission

  • The collection includes datasets compiling information on bioeconomy policy strategies and initiatives at the national, regional and macro-regional level.

Spatial coverage

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Contact email
EC-Bioeconomy-KC (at) ec.europa.eu
Update frequency
biennial

The event occurs every two years.

Language(s)
English

English is a member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic languages. It is an official language of almost 60 sovereign states and is now a global lingua franca.It is the third-most-common native language in the world and it is widely learned as a second language.

Data theme(s)
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food

dataset theme covering the domains of agriculture which involves the cultivation of plants and livestock; fisheries which focuses on the harvesting of fish from wild or farmed sources; forestry which relates to the management and conservation of forests and woodlands; and food which includes substances that provide nutritional support to organisms
Economy and finance

dataset theme covering the domains of economic activity which involves production, distribution, trade, and consumption of goods and services, and finance activity focusing on the management of money at the individual, company, or government level
Energy

dataset theme covering the domain of energy, characterised as the quantitative property necessary to perform work on or heat objects, and vital element of living organisms and the operation of human civilisation
Environment

dataset theme covering the domain of environment, defined as the interaction of all living species, climate, weather, and natural resources that impact human survival and economic activity
Regions and cities

dataset theme covering the domains of regions and cities, where regions is defined by political geography units including sovereign states, subnational administrative areas, and multinational groupings, and cities are characterised as large human settlements
Science and technology

dataset theme covering the domains of science and technology, with science being the systematic pursuit of knowledge through testable explanations and predictions across natural, social, and formal disciplines, and technology encompassing the collective techniques, skills, methods, and processes used in producing goods, providing services, or achieving objectives like scientific research

Geographical name(s)
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Switzerland
Cyprus
Czechia
Germany
Denmark
Spain
Estonia
Finland
France
United Kingdom
Greece
Croatia
Hungary
Ireland
Iceland
Italy
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Latvia
Malta
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Sweden
Türkiye
Issued date
2020-02-13
Created date
14 Feb 2020 12:54
Modified date
10 Feb 2026 10:23
Landing page
https://knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu/visualisation/bioeconomy-different-countries_en 
Dataset identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/990dcbce-11c8-44f4-a6f4-af7339c9b4ae
Other identifiers
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