Native forests in agricultural landscapes: An option for sustainability

Forest Supply Chain for Bioenergy: An Approach for Biomass Study in the Framework of a Circular Bioeconomy

“…In other words, these estimates lack validity if they are detached from the context from which they were obtained, particularly in the case of native forests [21]. It is therefore imperative to complement these approaches with the inclusion of sustainability criteria, to define a BioSI that simultaneously fulfils the multiple territorial objectives in a land-use planning scheme while ensuring the sustainability of natural capital and ecosystem services in the long term [17].…”

“…Going forward, the trade-off between profit margins and production volumes should be weighted based on a market analysis that considers the technical feasibility of manufacturing the product and the identification of commercial partners to secure the value chain. This, of course, should be undertaken on top of a broad discussion of how to manage the ecological basis that will sustain such production [17,18,25].…”

“…[10,58]. The promotion of a circular forest-based bioeconomy implies that the forest biomass feedstock is the center of the system and must be carefully managed within a territorial planning scheme of multiple simultaneous objectives, where the natural value of the forest must be intrinsically recognized [17,59]. An in-depth understanding of the ecological basis that supports the entire forest chain and its potential response to different management systems and intensities of management is key to ensuring sustainable systems.…”

“…Understandably, the more information that can be generated, the better the alternatives for integrated and efficient use of raw materials can be evaluated in a context of territorial planning and management that enables local development [3,10,17,18]. This process necessitates homogeneous and replicable methodologies that allow estimating the bioenergy potentials along the value chains of native forest biomass.…”