How could we make use of the existing bioresource potential? Traditional sectors such as agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and food processing represent, the most obvious, and extensive use of bioresources, but there is a vast potential for unexplored uses of bio-based materials to produce all kinds of products, from textiles to chemicals, as well as to develop bio-based services. Replacing fossil-based with bio-based materials, which are locally sourced, provide us with the opportunity to generate benefits for regional economies and societies, while reducing the pressures on the environment. What can Nordic and Baltic countries learn from each other? The core of the project is to explore good bioeconomy practices in the Nordic-Baltic region that are worth expanding and replicating and to find innovative economic and governance models for implementing them. |