We review 75 studies on the competition for biomass and production resources such as
land, water, labour and capital across food, feed and fuel production. We identified seven …

Recent high-level agreements such as the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable
Development Goals aim at mitigating climate change, ecological degradation and …

This paper explores the existing confusion around the conceptual definitions and
interpretations of the term circular bioeconomy. The co-existence of diametrically opposite …

Soil health, along with water supply, is the most valuable resource for humans, as human life
depends on the soil's generosity. Soil degradation, therefore, poses a threat to food security …

The water, energy and food nexus (WEF nexus) is currently quite popular in environmental
management. The concept found a fertile ground in science and policymaking, but there is …

The financial services industry is currently undergoing a major transformation, with
digitization and sustainability being the core drivers. While both concepts have been …

Can ecological distribution conflicts turn into forces for sustainability? This overview paper
addresses in a systematic conceptual manner the question of why, through whom, how, and …

Organic food is increasingly attracting the interest of consumers, as it is perceived to be
healthier than food produced by conventional agriculture, and to be more sustainable for the …

Although complexity surrounds us, its inherent uncertainty, ambiguity, and contradiction can
at first make complex systems appear inscrutable. Ecosystems, for instance, are nonlinear …

Mainstream sustainability discourses are firmly built on the mantra that more technology
leads to more economic growth, which in turn leads to more welfare and sustainability. With …