We are pleased to share the publication of our most recent article, “Resilience Challenges in Bioeconomy Policies: A Global Comparative Analysis,” by Nicolai Goritz, Maria Proestou, and Peter H. Feindt, recently published in Environmental Management.

The study conducts a systematic content analysis of 78 national bioeconomy policy documents from 50 countries (2005–2020) to investigate the extent to which governments address resilience challenges and the types of policy instruments proposed in response.

The findings show that bioeconomy policy documents largely pay limited attention to resilience challenges. Where such challenges are mentioned, they are predominantly framed in economic terms, while environmental, social, and political stresses receive significantly less consideration. Moreover, only few concrete policy instruments are specified to effectively enhance resilience.

These results point to important gaps in current bioeconomy policymaking. The authors highlight the need for stronger foresight, improved cross-sectoral dialogue, and a more explicit integration of resilience considerations into policy design.

The article contributes to advancing the debate on how bioeconomy policies can better address systemic vulnerabilities and support more robust and sustainable transformation pathways.

The complete article can be found here.