Biodiversity

In a new study we offer a fresh perspective by integrating a biodiversity indicator into the LCA framework. With this study we move beyond traditional environmental metrics to reveal how food systems contribute to biodiversity loss. 

The global food system is an important contributor to the global environmental crises through resource-intensive practices, contributing to habitat destruction and biodiversity loss. Addressing the urgent need for quantifying biodiversity loss in Life Cycle Assessment, Blonk and PBL connect a biodiversity metric to LCA.