Towards a sustainable biobased economy in Colombia: integrated environmental and economic analyses of land use and biomass value chains

This thesis aims to analyses different scenarios for the implementation of a biobased economy in Colombia integrating environmental and economic analyses of land use and biomass value chains. Through the thesis, the main lacks for the implementation of a sustainable economy in this country are identified by answering three research questions. The first one is related to management practices and scenarios considering the environmental and economic impacts of some productions systems. The second one analyzes the most important measures to improve biomass production in the future, and the third one is related to the design of frameworks for the regional application and impacts of land-use change and bioenergy use in a specific area in Colombia. The thesis is divided into 5 chapters where the research questions are answered, and the solutions are proposed and analyzed. I think that this thesis should be addressed to policymakers as a guideline for the implementation of the bioeconomy in Colombia. The benefits are tangible and can help the country to meet its environmental goals in the medium and long term.