Biodiversity and Bioeconomy

Status Quo, Challenges, and Opportunities

1st Edition - September 1, 2023

Editors: Kripal Singh, Milton Ribeiro, Ozgul Calicioglu

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Biodiversity and Bioeconomy: Status Quo, Challenges and Opportunities comprehensively delivers the latest developments in theories of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning and… Read more

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Biodiversity and Bioeconomy: Status Quo, Challenges and Opportunities comprehensively delivers the latest developments in theories of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning and their major implications for biodiversity conservation through diversifying agriculture, forestry and biomass production systems. Sections provide basic understanding of biodiversity and bioeconomy, different views of their inter-relationship and their links with sustainable development goals, examine the research and practice of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in agriculture, forestry, and biomass production systems, and examine status, challenges and opportunities for biodiversity-centered bioeconomy providing a way forward.

Edited and written by acclaimed researchers in the field, this book provides practitioners as well as graduate and undergraduate students the latest developments in biodiversity and bioeconomy research.

Kripal Singh

Kripal has been working in the area of restoration ecology, bioenergy research and biodiversity conservation since last 15 years at different research and academic organizations in India. He did his Ph.D. from University of Lucknow and CSIR-National Botanical Research institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. He has started his postdoc career with UGC-DS Kothari Fellowship at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University. He has been awarded with various fellowships including CSIR-Nehru Postdoctoral Fellowship and CSIR-Pools Scientist scheme and research awards from academic and non-academic organizations in India. He has published 43 papers in various peer reviewed international journals. He is applying theories of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning for developing perennial grass based diverse and novel cropping systems for biomass production on marginal lands. He is also sitting on editorial board of Restoration Ecology, Land Degradation and Development (Wiley Online) and Ecological Engineering (Elsevier) and serving as member of IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management.

Affiliations and expertise

Project Scientist, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India

Milton Ribeiro

Milton is working majorly in the domain of Ecological Sciences for last 20 years. He did his PhD from University of Sao Paulo, Brazil with sandwich PhD from University of Toronto, Canada. He is the principal investigator at the Spatial Ecology and Conservation Lab (LEEC), and his main interest is to understand how land use and environment changes affect plant and animals’ community and ecosystem functioning on different temporal and spatial scales. He also works with stakeholders to develop policies to solve socio-ecological conflicts. He is also interested in movement ecology, functional diversity, ecosystem services, agro ecosystems, landscape dynamics and climatic changes. Milton has published 130 research papers in peer reviewed high impact journals, 10 book chapters and supervised more than 40 theses including maters and doctoral work. His research work has gained more than 9000 Google scholar citations since 2013.

Affiliations and expertise

Professor and Head, Department of Ecology, State University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Ozgul Calicioglu

Özgül is an Environmental Engineer by training, holding a PhD from the Pennsylvania State University, MS and BS from the Middle East Technical University, and a BA in Business Management from the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia. Currently, she is working as an Environmental Specialist at the World Bank. She supports analytical work and investment projects related to agro-climatic resilience, circular economy, and pollution management. Previously, Özgül worked at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), on linking sustainable bioeconomy indicators to the 2030 Global Sustainability Agenda. She applied her academic expertise in the life cycle and techno-economic analyses of waste-to-energy systems on FAO’s climate-smart agriculture projects.

Affiliations and expertise

Environmental Specialist, The World Bank Group, Washington DC, USA