Bioeconomy Policies in the BSR.
Authored by Torfi Jóhannesson.
The bioeconomy is a new term in the context of policy development. It is used partly to cover the traditional primary industries of agriculture, forestry and fisheries but also to represent a rapid and innovative development within and between these sectors. Most of the countries in the Baltic Sea Region have adopted some strategic approaches for the development of the bioeconomy and the same applies for both the Nordic Council of Ministers and the European Union. This policy brief describes how bioeconomy can be defined and it discusses how the bioeconomy can contribute to solving some of the major global challenges we are facing. It sets out the general framework for a macro-regional bioeconomy strategy and finally suggests few relevant policy recommendations for the bioeconomy in the Baltic Sea Region.
The article is written by Torfi Jóhannesson, a senior adviser at the Secretariat for the Nordic Council of Ministers.
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