Publications

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Metrics on the sustainability of region-specific bioplastics production, considering global land use change effects

Escobar, N. and W. Britz. 2021. Metrics on the sustainability of region-specific bioplastics production, considering global land use change effects. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Vol. 167 April 2021, 105345.

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Deforestation reduces rainfall and agricultural revenues in the Brazilian Amazon

Teixeira Leite-Filho, A., Silveira Soares-Filho, B., Leroy Davis, J., Medeiros Abrahão, G. & J. Börner. 2021. Deforestation reduces rainfall and agricultural revenues in the Brazilian Amazon. Nature Communications 12.

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Bioeconomy futures: Expectation patterns of scientists and practitioners on the sustainability of bio‐based transformation

Biber-Freudenberger, L., Ergeneman, C,. Förster, J.J., Dietz, T. and J. Börner. 2020. Bioeconomy futures: Expectation patterns of scientists and practitioners on the sustainability of bio‐based transformation. Sustainable Development, Wiley Online Library. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2072

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Sustainability check for bio-based technologies: A review of process-based and life cycle approaches

Escobar, N. and Laibach, N. 2020. Sustainability check for bio-based technologies: A review of process-based and life cycle approaches. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. Volume 135, January 2021, 110213.

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Spatially-explicit footprints of agricultural commodities: mapping carbon emissions embodied in Brazil’s soy exports

Escobar, N., Tizado, E.J., zu Ermgassen, E.K.H.J., Löfgren, P., Börner, J. & J. Godar. 2020. Spatially-explicit footprints of agricultural commodities: mapping carbon emissions embodied in Brazil’s soy exports (Accepted in Journal Global Environmental Change)

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Condemned to circularity: Thailand’s bioplastic industry development

Förster, J.J. 2020. Condemned to circularity: Thailand’s bioplastic industry development. ZEFnews no. 40, Center for Development Research (ZEF), 10-11.

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Exploring criteria for transformative policy capacity in South Africa’s Biodiversity Economy

Förster, J.J., Downsborough, L., Biber-Freudenberger, L., Kelboro, G., Börner, J. 2020. Exploring criteria for transformative policy capacity in South Africa´s Biodiversity Economy. Policy Sciences 1107: 9385. DOI: 10.1007/s11077-020-09385

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Focus on Leakage: Informing Land-Use Governance in a Tele-Coupled World

Meyfroidt, P., Boerner, J., Garrett, R., Gardner, T., Godar, J., Kis-Katos, K., Soares-Filho, B. and S. Wunder. 2020. Focus on Leakage: Informing Land-Use Governance in a Tele-Coupled World. Environmental Research Letters (Special Issue)

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Long-term impacts of bio-based innovation in the chemical sector: a dynamic global perspective

Nong, D., Escobar, N., Britz, W. and J. Börner. 2020. Long-term impacts of bio-based innovation in the chemical sector: a dynamic global perspective. Journal of Cleaner Production.

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The rotten apples of Brazil’s agribusiness

Rajão, R., Soares-Filho, B., Nunes, F., Börner, J., Machado, L., Assis, D., Oliveira, A., Pinto, L., Ribeiro, V., Rausch, L., Gibbs, H., Figueira, D. 2020. The rotten apples of Brazil’s agribusiness. Science 369 (6501), pp. 246-248, DOI: 10.1126/science.aba6646

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Quantifying the global cropland footprint of the European Union’s non-food bioeconomy

Bruckner, M., Häyhä, T., Giljum, S., Maus, V., Fischer, G., Tramberend, S. and J. Börner. 2019. Quantifying the global cropland footprint of the European Union’s non-food bioeconomy. Environmental Research Letters, 14: 45001. (Open Access)

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How Effective is Multiple Certification in Improving the Economic Conditions of Smallholder Farmers?

Dietz, T., Chong, A.E., Grabs, J. and B. Kilian. 2019. How Effective is Multiple Certification in Improving the Economic Conditions of Smallholder Farmers? Evidence from an Impact Evaluation in Colombia’s Coffee Belt, The Journal of Development Studies, first published online: 09 July 2019

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The legitimacy crisis of investor-state arbitration and the new EU investment court system

Dietz, T., Dotzauer, M. and E.S. Cohen. 2019. The legitimacy crisis of investor-state arbitration and the new EU investment court system, Review of International Political Economy, first published online: 02 Jul 2019

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Mainstreamed voluntary sustainability standards and their effectiveness: Evidence from the Honduran coffee sector

Dietz, T., Grabs, J. and A.E. Chong. 2019. Mainstreamed voluntary sustainability standards and their effectiveness: Evidence from the Honduran coffee sector, in: Regulation and Governance, first published online: 28 February 2019

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Induced Land Use Change and emissions from major bioplastics

Escobar, N., Haddad, S., Börner, J., Britz, W. 2019. Induced Land Use Change and emissions from major bioplastics. 13th International Conference of the European Society of Ecological Economics (ESEE) 18-21 June 2019, Turku (Finland)