A comparison of two different biodiversity assessment methods in LCA—a case study of Swedish spruce forest

Lindqvist, Maria; Palme, Ulrika; Lindner, Jan Paul

doi:10.1007/s11367-015-1012-6

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“…In particular, some LCA studies investigate the effectiveness of advanced methodological approaches, for instance the integration of biodiversity or land use assessment methods into LCA [120,121], or different allocation schemes in case of multi-output processes [43,74,122]. Furthermore, the sensitivity of results has been tested by a variation of LCIA methods [78], background processes such as energy supply systems [119], the time horizon [123], or the geographical reference system [124,125].…”

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“…To meet the complex nature of biodiversity, some authors helped themselves by quantifying the genetic diversity or the invasive species in a particular area [50,72,107] or by using the size of areas under protection as a proxy indicator [44,154]. The matter of soil protection was addressed by some studies with the determination of the soil fertility [96], the soil erosion potential [139], pedochemical parameters such as cation exchange capacity [71,72], or the pH value [120]; however, the actual procedure for the determination of the indicators often remained vague in the studies. The regional water balance was investigated by some studies by measuring the precipitation [155], evapotranspiration or surface runoff in a certain area [72], or by modeling the whole water flow in the water catchment area [52,100].…”

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“…A full list of the origins of indicators is provided in Table A1. Concerning the State of the ecosystem that is impacted by the pressures, we found several indicators describing the wood resource itself, e.g., as area covered by forest [98,103,105,108], as standing volume [100,136] and carbon stock [80,145], as proportion of dead wood [120], tree height [105], or tree age [120]. To meet the complex nature of biodiversity, some authors helped themselves by quantifying the genetic diversity or the invasive species in a particular area [50,72,107] or by using the size of areas under protection as a proxy indicator [44,154].…”

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“…Changes in land use can have significant effects on the carbon balance within a wood cascade [153,168]. Furthermore, authors report on correlations with the climate at the habitat level of tropical forests [71], water balances due to changed evapotranspiration and outflows [52], and biodiversity through loss of habitats [120]. In the latter case, the authors see a rising awareness, but also difficulties in evaluating such correlations.…”

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“…Land use as a proxy indicator for biodiversity is a popular approach [125,171], but mainly focusing on species richness only. However, the number of species in an ecosystem is not the only determinant to measure changes in biodiversity [120,172,173]. Functional diversity can be the more reliable metric, as it connects species loss with ecosystem functions [174].…”

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On the way towards a more biobased economy, the sustainable use of global wood resources remains a challenge as several trade-offs arise, e.g., from an increased energetic use of wood, an increased use of innovative but probably less recyclable wood composites, or from the need to conserve other forest ecosystem services. The aim of this study is to identify existing environmental indicators and methods for an evaluation of the sustainability of wood products in consideration of all life cycle stages, site-dependent aspects and later use in corporate decision-making. We chose a systematic literature review to answer the research questions explicitly and comprehensively. Qualitative content analysis was used to code indicators and scientific methods according to the Pressure-State-Response (PSR) framework. The sample (N = 118) is characterized by a high number of life cycle assessment (LCA) case studies. In 51% of all studies, the study authors use a combination of different methods. A total of 78 indicators and 20 site-dependent aspects could be identified in the sample. The study findings represent a first step towards a holistic environmental assessment of wood products.

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Biodiversity impact assessment (BIA+) – methodological framework for screening biodiversity

Winter

Pflugmacher

Berger

et al. 2017

Integr Envir Assess & Manag

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For the past 20 years, the life cycle assessment (LCA) community has sought to integrate impacts on biodiversity into the LCA framework. However, existing impact assessment methods still fail to do so comprehensively because they quantify only a few impacts related to specific species and regions. This paper proposes a methodological framework that will allow LCA practitioners to assess currently missing impacts on biodiversity on a global scale. Building on existing models that seek to quantify the impacts of human activities on biodiversity, the herein proposed methodological framework consists of 2 components: a habitat factor for 14 major habitat types and the impact on the biodiversity status in those major habitat types. The habitat factor is calculated by means of indicators that characterize each habitat. The biodiversity status depends on parameters from impact categories. The impact functions, relating these different parameters to a given response in the biodiversity status, rely on expert judgments. To ensure the applicability for LCA practitioners, the components of the framework can be regionalized on a country scale for which LCA inventory data is more readily available. The weighting factors for the 14 major habitat types range from 0.63 to 1.82. By means of area weighting of the major habitat types in a country, country-specific weighting factors are calculated. In order to demonstrate the main part of the framework, examples of impact functions are given for the categories "freshwater eutrophication" and "freshwater ecotoxicity" in 1 major habitat type. The results confirm suitability of the methodological framework. The major advantages are the framework's user-friendliness, given that data can be used from LCA databases directly, and the complete inclusion of all levels of biodiversity (genetic, species, and ecosystem). It is applicable for the whole world and a wide range of impact categories. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2018;14:282-297. © 2017 SETAC.

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Life Cycle Assessment and Ecosystem Services of Agromining

Pons¹,

Rodrigues²,

Simonnot³

2020

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A comparison of two different biodiversity assessment methods in LCA—a case study of Swedish spruce forest

Cited by 17 publications

References 22 publications

Environmental Indicators for the Evaluation of Wood Products in Consideration of Site-Dependent Aspects: A Review and Integrated Approach

Environmental Indicators for the Evaluation of Wood Products in Consideration of Site-Dependent Aspects: A Review and Integrated Approach

Biodiversity impact assessment (BIA+) – methodological framework for screening biodiversity

Life Cycle Assessment and Ecosystem Services of Agromining

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