We are facing major global challenges—climate change, the rapid depletion of natural resources, the degradation of ecosystems, and the significant loss of biodiversity—at the same time as urbanisation and the human population are growing. This combination of circumstances is forcing us to find new ways to produce and consume goods that respect the planet's limited resources. The bioeconomy, which is based on biological resources (e.g., animals, plants, micro-organisms, and residual biomas...
