European cooperation for a circular bio-economy
The BIOLOC project is funded by the EU’s Horizon Europe Programme and aims to enhance the role and impact of social innovation, thereby helping local communities to accelerate their transition towards a circular bioeconomy.
BIOLOC aims to achieve this ambitious goal through extensive methodological work and specific actions that the project will carry out at 12 locations: Spain (Aragon), Greece (Western Macedonia), Bulgaria (Plovdiv), Slovakia (Nitra), Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands (Apeldoorn), Germany (Baden-Württemberg) and Italy.
The potential of biomass and value chains for the circular bioeconomy is being investigated on a regional basis. Barriers that hinder the participation of socially disadvantaged people in related economic activities are being analysed. As part of this, BIOLOC is developing innovative, region-specific tools and business models.
In Apeldoorn, we are working with Wageningen University & Research (WUR) to identify local initiatives that promote the circular bioeconomy. The toolkits developed by WUR and other research partners involved in the project will be put into practice in Apeldoorn
Further information about this project can be found on the (English-language) BIOLOC website.
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