Interrelation between Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts

The Global-Bio-Pact project identifies hotspots of conflicts and synergies between socio-economic and environmental impacts in developing countries.

Based on the assessment of existing studies and on the results of socio-economic impacts assessment, this task investigates the linkages between major environmental and identified socio-economic impacts of biofuel/bioproduct lifecycles. This reveals opportunities to minimise negative and optimise positive impacts on both the environment and socio-economic situations. Furthermore, positive and negative correlations between socio-economic and environmental impacts are investigated. Thereby, an important input for the recommendations on sustainability certification schemes is provided.

The following Global-Pio-Pact Reports have been published:

RETTENMAIER N., HIENZ G., SCHORB A., DIAZ-CHAVEZ R., RUTZ D., JANSSEN R. (2012)
Strategies for the Harmonisation of environmental and socio-economic sustainability criteria
FEU; Report of the FP7 Global-Bio-Pact Project (FP7-245085) [download]

RETTENMAIER N., SCHORB A., HIENZ G., DIAZ-CHAVEZ R., (2012)
Report on sustainability impacts of the use of marginal areas and grassy biomass
IFEU; Report of the FP7 Global-Bio-Pact Project (FP7-245085) [download]

RETTENMAIER N., SCHORB A., HIENZ G., DIAZ-CHAVEZ R. (2012)
Report on show cases and linkage of environmental impacts to socio-economic impacts
IFEU; Report of the FP7 Global-Bio-Pact Project (FP7-245085) [download]

RETTENMAIER N., MÜNCH J., DIAZ-CHAVEZ R. (2011)
General environmental impacts, principles, criteria and indicators of biomass production and conversion
Ifeu, Germany, Report of the FP7 Global-Bio-Pact Project (FP7-245085) [download]

DIAZ-CHAVEZ R., RETTENMAIER N. (2011)
Tools for identifying the suitability of different land types for sustainable biomass production
Imperial College London; Report of the FP7 Global-Bio-Pact Project (FP7-245085) [download]