Informing Land-Use decisions about consequences for biodiversity

24. March 2026
Online, AT

Growing awareness of the biodiversity crisis has prompted businesses and decision-makers to address biodiversity loss and promote the sustainable use of natural resources. To accomplish this, governance systems are necessary to help accelerate the incorporation of biodiversity considerations into decision-making processes.

Organizer

IEA Bioenergy Technology Collaboration Programme

Content Description

IEA Bioenergy, in collaboration with Uptake EU-Project, organises this webinar that will present two approaches to inform land-use decisions about their consequences for biodiversity.

The first part of the webinar will focus on how biodiversity impacts of biomass production can be quantified using life-cycle assessment (LCA).

The second part includes two presentations drawing on initiatives that support biodiversity considerations in forest management and planning.

Each part ends with a moderated session in which participants are invited to share their experiences and reflections on the state of biodiversity impact assessments that support governance and operational decision-making for sustainable forest landscapes.

Program

Moderators

Göran Berndes, Professor, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Soheil Shayegh, Director for the Strategic Program Integration of the planetary biogeochemical and industrial carbon cycle, CMCC, Italy

Speakers

Pål Börjesson, Professor, Department of Technology and Society, Lund University, Sweden
Per Angelstam, Professor, University of Inland Norway, Guest Professor, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands
Ljusk Ola Eriksson, Professor, Department of Forestry and Wood Technology, Linnaeus University, Sweden

Participant Information

Registration

Contact Address

IEA Bioenergy Technology Collaboration Programme
IEA Bioenergy Secretary
E-Mail: secretary@ieabioenergy.com