This report shows the factors that determine when high value exploitation would be most successful. By means of a number of product examples we illustrate how situational conditions affect feasibility of such high-value exploitation options: input material price; extraction costs, specifically effect of scale (economies of scale: advantage of large-scale with respect to amongst others fixed capital and labour costs); market and prices for reference applications: the European feed market is a mature buyer of by-products (both liquid and dry) for animal feeds; logistic costs: small-scale processing may benefit from small scale size if the input material can be sourced locally in a small area; likewise short distance toward end-users can be advantageous. In conclusion, this report demonstrates that the broadly recognized conception that food waste (more specially food processing side streams) are adequate sources for high value food ingredients can be realized in profitable business.
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This case study is drafting new legislation that allows renting forestland for multiple purposes in order to increase economic efficiency and maintain a balance between all ecosystem services. This Russian case works on regulation mechanisms so that people renting forestland can use it for multiple purposes, and to include ecosystem services in the Forest Code.
This factsheet explores how managing forests to be used as spiritual forests and forest kindergartens could benefit both the forest and the forest owner. The core impact of the case study is to raise awareness of the importance of cultural ecosystem services and to motivate forest actors to manage forests appropriately.
This innovation case is strengthening the link between forests and water with the overall aim of diversifying financing sources for forest management by integrating ecosystem service provision into the economic balance sheet. Work includes integration in the Urban Masterplan for the Rialb Reservoir where different local stakeholders (economic, tourism, water and others) are already working together. The aim is for written recognition in a legal document of the role of forestry in water and landscape conservation, and the recognition of forestry as a potentially relevant economic activity in the area that can be promoted along with tourism. The innovation action also works with the public Segre-Rialb Consortium to assess the suitability of a payment for ecosystem services scheme in relation to water in the area.