Mission

Over the next two decades, the world will face a range of environmental, social and economic challenges. Our ecosystems are under pressure by increasing demands for food, feed, fibres and fuels. The transition from a fossil-based to a sustainable economy based on biorenewables will help to meet these challenges. This transition will impact our society, and the increasing demand for biomass will require sustainable production, responsible use, and equitable sharing of the resources and products. Energy security, climate change mitigation, rural development, and sustainable land use policies will all emerge after rigorous debate supported by the best available fact-based information.

To provide the decision-makers and the general public with an objective source of information on biorenewables, leading scientists from around the globe have launched an independent network; the ‘Global Biorenewables Research Society.’

The Mission of the GBR Society is to be the think tank for science based knowledge for the sustainable biorenewables economy.

The society will undertake the following activities:
1. Build a knowledge base and provide balanced insight, regarding sustainability to helps inform policy makers worldwide.
2. Share, evaluate, standardise and verify research data, models and qualitative insights, and identify gaps.
3. Improve communication on biorenewable economies between scientists, policy makers and the public.

The GBR Society will provide scientific assessments on environmental, social and economic challenges that increasing demand for biomass will bring. Reports produced by the Society will be subject to high scientific and technical standards, unbiased with respect to policy, and reflect a range of views, expertise and geographical representation.

The network’s priorities include enhancing interactive communication between scientists, policymakers and the general public, as well as facilitating an educational network for international exchange of students and scientific staff.