Resumen
CLEVER identifies new leverage points for sustainable transformation informed by a novel holistic
approach to quantify biodiversity and other impacts of trade in major raw and processed non-food
biomass value chains. In line with Pillars 3 & 4 of the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030, we address
all outcomes of this topic by adopting perspectives at the system and value chain levels. At the
system level, we improve our understanding of leakage effects in the non-food biomass trade system
informed by quasi-experimental evaluation techniques, quantitative scenario modelling, and policy
case studies. At the value chain level, CLEVER engages with key stakeholders (i.e., producers,
traders, retailers, civil society, and policy makers) in R&I co-design to identify leverage points
for transformative change at corporate and institutional levels. Value chain analyses will produce
'ecological footprints' from advanced life cycle analyses and enhance our understanding of
actor-specific behavior focusing on trade in soy, timber, wood pulp, and fishmeal/oil between
Europe, South America, and Central Africa. Further CLEVER products and tools to influence
decision-making at the right level include (1) improved indicators of biodiversity loss to inform
business and policy, (2) enhanced features for the global modelling platform GLOBIOM to quantify
trade-mediated leakage and SDG interdependencies in biomass value chains, and (3) an innovation
action pool to support public and private decision-makers in choosing governance instruments that
effectively enhance biodiversity and promote climate change mitigation and adaptation. Building on
prior and ongoing engagement of its members at the science-policy interface and through
partnerships with other projects under the destination on biodiversity and ecosystem services, the
consortium will leverage CLEVER knowledge and tools to strengthen IPBES and IPCC and enhance
science-industry cooperation for sustainable bioeconomic transformation.
