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Natural Capital and Circular Economy: Enhancing Ecosystem Services with Biobased Materials

Explore the pivotal role of natural capital in a circular economy by leveraging biobased materials, ecosystem services, biomimicry, nature-based solutions, and abiotic materials. Discover how strengthening ecosystem services and using biobased materials can reduce pressures on natural capital. Embrace a systems approach to recognize interrelations, prevent trade-offs, and optimize supply chains across sectors and policy domains. Rethink the potential of lignin binders from wood, grass, and straw as sustainable substitutes for oil-based bitumen in asphalt production, offering enhanced functionality. Contact Wijnand Broer at w.broer@crem.nl for more insights.

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Natural Capital and Circular Economy: Enhancing Ecosystem Services with Biobased Materials

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  1. Natural Capitaland a Circulareconomy Wijnand Broer 6 March 2019

  2. Source: NEN, 2019

  3. Natural capital base  Biobasedmaterials Ecosystem services Biomimicry Nature basedsolutions Abioticmaterials 

  4. Natural capital base  Biobasedmaterials Ecosystem services Biomimicry Nature basedsolutions Abioticmaterials  Ecosystem service strengthening of NC Biobasedmaterial strengthening of NC Reduced resource use & pressures on NC Natural capital base

  5. Natural capital base  Biobasedmaterials Ecosystem services Biomimicry Nature basedsolutions Abioticmaterials  NC NC Ecosystem service strengthening of NC Biobasedmaterial strengthening of NC Reduced resource use & pressures on NC Natural capital base

  6. Systems approach – Recognise relations - Preventtrade-offs Supply chains – Sectors – Policy domains - Countries

  7. Natural capital base  Biobasedmaterials Ecosystem services Biomimicry Nature basedsolutions Abioticmaterials  Rethink Lignine binder fromwood, grassandstraw as a substituteforoilbased bitumen in asfalt Lignine as binder a factor 7-8 more valuethanbiomass as a fuel Production at lowertemperatures + higherfunctionality Ecosystem service strengthening of NC Biobasedmaterial strengthening of NC Reduced resource use & pressures on NC Natural capital base

  8. Thank you Wijnand Broer w.broer@crem.nl

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