Maia De Souza, Danielle
- Institutionen för energi och teknik, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Sammanfattning
The United Nations Environment Programme/Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (UNEP/SETAC) Life Cycle Initiative organized two consensus-building workshops regarding Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) models and indicators for land use impacts on biodiversity. This article presents a synthesis of the main recommendations drawn from the opinions of the experts present, from the Initiative's perspective. The needs of LCA practitioners are crucial to determine what characteristics biodiversity assessment models should possess. Available models are mainly apt for impact hotspot detection in supply chains. If the goal is to assess the impacts of plot-level management practices they should be accompanied by other more detailed tools beyond LCA. Site-specific data are necessary to accurately assess biodiversity loss at regional and local scale, despite known constraints imposed by life cycle inventories. Examples of datasets are provided in this article. Species richness is a promising start for these models but it must be complemented with metrics for habitat configuration and intensity-based indicators. Finally, modelling results should be better coupled with policy decisions and existing strategic plans.
Nyckelord
Life Cycle Assessment; Life cycle impact assessment; Land use; Biodiversity; Ecology; UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative
Publicerad i
Journal of Cleaner Production
2016, volym: 112, nummer: 5, sidor: 4283–4287
SLU författare
Globala målen (SDG)
SDG15 Ekosystem och biologisk mångfald
UKÄ forskningsämne
Miljöteknik och miljöledning
Miljö- och naturvårdsvetenskap
Ekologi
Publikationens identifierare
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.07.118
Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/68387