A circular, bio-based economy could provide the pathway to a sustainable future. Here we
present five ecological principles to guide biomass use towards a circular bioeconomy …

The production of high-value products from lignocellulosic biomass is carried out through
the selective scission of crosslinked Csingle bondC/Csingle bondO bonds. Nowadays …

This editorial lays out the core themes of the special feature and provides an overview of the
contributions. It introduces the main argument, namely that the promises of far-reaching …

Bioeconomy has been presented as an alternative for sustainable development. Public
policies and national bioeconomy programs have reserved an essential role for …

The case for solving the environmental crisis through a bioeconomic transition is gaining
momentum. However, aims and content of such a transition remain unclear, as this could …

Forests and forest-based bioeconomy have central roles in the contemporary sustainability
transition. However, the transition towards a bioeconomy is loaded with tensions regarding …

Abstract Under the European Union's bioeconomy strategy, wood-based bioeconomy
innovations are expected to produce a stream of marketable substitutive products (lignin …

This paper starts out from the observation that recent official bioeconomy strategies and
policy concepts are markedly more moderate in their promises of economic growth …

Abstract The European Union (EU) envisions a shift towards a bioeconomy to address
challenges such as reducing dependence on non-renewable resources, managing natural …

This paper explores the emergence of micro-level creative tensions and their interplay within
collaborative innovation projects. Our findings demonstrate how, at the microlevel, an …