Biodiversity and life cycle assessment Working group

Type

Working group

Time period 2022-09-01 - Ongoing

Introduction

Global biodiversity loss is a key challenge, with an array of human activities resulting in negative trends for species and ecosystems. What is the status of the LCA research on including assessments of biodiversity pressures in various environments? How are standards and methodologies, etc. developing in the biodiversity area, and what are the gaps?

Overall aim of working group

The overall aim is to share insights regarding ongoing activities on addressing biodiversity pressures from agriculture, forestry, and marine activities and initiate collaborations. This will be done by

i) creating awareness on ongoing research, current status and methodologies related to biodiversity assessments in LCA;

ii) follow the development of methodologies and applications in standards in the area; and

iii) disseminate knowledge and contribute to formation of guidelines, standards, and policies.

iv) research-industry collaboration through coordinate research proposals.

Planned activities 2026

Workshop “Presentation and discussion on available methods and available recommendations”, March 4^th 2026

Presentations by:

Esther Sanyé-Mengual, European Commission Joint Research Centre, on assessing biodiversity impacts in the Environmental Footprint methods
Francesca Verones, NTNU, on GLAM* recommended methods for biodiversity assessment in LCA. *Global Guidance for Life Cycle Impact Assessment Indicators and Methods (GLAM)

Workshop “Data needs and collection opportunities”, May 12^th 2026

Presentations by:

Martin Persson, Professor, Chalmers, on data and indicators for deforestation globally
Tobias Andermann, Assistant Professor, Uppsala University, on predictive models for biodiversity monitoring and natural value assessment