Climate change, the increasing global demand for food and feed and the loss of biodiversity, requires a shift towards a sustainable, innovative and knowledge-based bioeconomy. Simultaneously, the implementation of a strategic approach to the utilization of the sector and associated bioresources that aligns with the principles of sustainability represents a significant challenge. The aim of this study is therefore to develop a methodology for policy and decision makers to facilitate a knowledge-based bioeconomy policy planning framework. To map the development opportunities of the bioeconomy, a detailed analysis was conducted on the Latvian forest sector. This entailed an examination of the system's components within the sector, which involved the collection and analysis of statistical data, reports, and official information from forest sector stakeholders, with the objective of obtaining a comprehensive overview of Latvia's forest sector. Following the identification of the current enablers and constraints of the sector, a selection of niche products with high value-added for sector development was made. During group model building experts: (1) developed a SWOT matrix for the Latvian forest sector; (2) selected three wood-based high value-added products – textile from trees; particle board; natural thermal packaging; (3) elaborated SWOT/TOWS analysis to facilitate strategy development for the niche products. The developed methodology incorporates a synthesis of established scientific methods, including SWOT, TOWS, and AHP, with a bioeconomy system component analysis approach. The methodology therefore not only systematises the process of forest sector analysis, but also applies the findings to the development of sector development pathways aimed at shifting from low value-added to high value-added production. The innovation of the methodology lies not only in the combination of methods used, but also in the insights gained, which allow for a narrower product development perspective to be taken in order to understand the enablers and constraints of the sector and vice versa.

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高附加值产品生物经济的战略路径：拉脱维亚林业部门的经验教训


气候变化、全球对粮食和饲料的需求不断增加以及生物多样性的丧失，需要转向可持续、创新和基于知识的生物经济。与此同时，实施符合可持续发展原则的利用该部门和相关生物资源的战略方法是一项重大挑战。因此，本研究的目的是为政策和决策者制定一种方法，以促进基于知识的生物经济政策规划框架。为了绘制生物经济的发展机会，对拉脱维亚森林部门进行了详细分析。这需要对该系统的部门内组成部分进行审查，其中涉及收集和分析来自林业部门利益相关者的统计数据、报告和官方信息，目的是获得拉脱维亚林业部门的全面概况。在确定该行业当前的推动因素和限制因素后，选择了具有高附加值的利基产品以促进该行业的发展。在小组模型构建过程中，专家们：(1) 为拉脱维亚林业部门制定了 SWOT 矩阵； （2）精选三种木质高附加值产品——树木纺织品；刨花板；自然热包装； (3) 详细的SWOT/TOWS分析，以促进利基产品的战略制定。所开发的方法综合了现有的科学方法，包括 SWOT、TOWS 和 AHP，以及生物经济系统成分分析方法。 因此，该方法不仅使森林部门分析过程系统化，而且还将研究结果应用于制定部门发展路径，旨在从低附加值生产转向高附加值生产。该方法的创新不仅在于所使用方法的组合，还在于所获得的见解，这允许采取更窄的产品开发视角，以了解该行业的推动因素和限制因素，反之亦然。