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The opportunity for the bioeconomy lies in taking into account its socio-ecological limitations from the outset.

Dr. Joachim Spangenberg

Chairman of the Scientific Committee of BUND/Friends of the Earth Germany

The most important stages of the career

since 2/2023
Jülich Research Centre, Senior Scientist, Jülich, Germany

2018-2022
SERI Germany, Cologne. Senior Researcher, Vice-Chairman

2006-2009, 2011-2018
Senior Scientist, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Department of Community Ecology, Halle, Germany

2010-2013
Université Versailles St.-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Agent contractuelle, REEDS Institute

2004-2010
Professeur invite, Université Versailles St.-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Centre C3ED

2002-2006
Director of the Sustainable Societies Group, Sustainable Europe Research Institute, Vienna.

1992-2000
Programme Director Sustainable Societies, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment, Energy, Department Material Flows and Structural Change

1987, 1989
Institute for European Environmental Policy, Bonn

In between: Consultant for US, German and Chinese institutions and organisations on pandemic scenarios, the role of biodiversity and the CBD COP in Montreal/Kunming preparation process. Scoping team for the EU-China Policy Dialogue Support Facility (PDSF) on TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity). International expert for the EU-China Biodiversity Cooperation Programme (EU, UNEP, UNDP), UNDP int. expert Central Asia 2000, Kazakhstan 2002, PR China 2008/09, ...

2000-2004
Dissertation in economics, Dr. rer. pol., University of Bremen

1983-1986
Post-graduate studies in ecology, University of Essen GHS

1974-1983
Master studies in biology, Dipl. Biologe, University of Cologne

Activities and Memberships

2022
Member of the German Bioeconomy Council

2022
ESP Ecosystem Services Partnership Steering Committee co-chair

2016
European Environment Agency Scientific Committee member

2006
IUCN CEM Commission on Ecosystem Management, member

And in the past:
2014-2019
Board member, ISDRS Int. Sustainable Development Research Society

2011- 2014
European Commission, High Level Economists’ Expert Group on Resource Efficiency

1997-2012
OECD (WGs on sustainability indicators, sustainable consumption indicators, circular economy, green growth & sustainable development task force

1997-2005
UNDESA Expert Groups on Sustainable Consumption & Production CCPP, Sustainability Indicators, and Sustainability Strategies

Biography

Joachim Spangenberg studied biology in Cologne, ecology in Essen and did his PhD in economics in Bremen. He has been professionally working in sustainability and biodiversity research for more than 30 years, and voluntarily in environment and nature conservation, in scientific policy advice (most recently as co-author of the Global Assessment of IPBES) and in scientific professional organisations.

Focus

Sustainable source of biomass supply
Mandatory use option hierarchies
Limiting biomass demand as sustainability condition

Future Challenges

Just transition to sustainability
Restoring biodiversity (GBF)
Phasing out the drivers of unsustainable economic development