| Time | Title | Speaker | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.30 | Registration & Coffee | ||
| 10.00 | Welcome | Michael Curran, Francesca Verones, Laura de Baan | ETH, Zurich, Switzerland |
| Recent methodological developments in LCA | |||
| 10.10 | Biodiversity loss and LCA: what is the state of the art? DF42-01 Michael Curran.pdf | Michael Curran | ETH, Zurich, Switzerland |
| 10.30 | A global approach to assess land use impacts on biodiversity in LCA DF42-02 Laura de Baan.pdf | Laura de Baan | ETH, Zurich, Switzerland |
| 10.50 | A global approach towards assessing acidification impacts on plants DF42-03 Ligia Azevedo.pdf | Ligia Azevedo | Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands |
| 11.10 | Water use impacts on groundwater dependent ecosystems: a framework for identifying hotspots of potential damage DF42-04 Francesca Verones.pdf | Francesca Verones | ETH, Zurich, Switzerland |
| 11.30 | Multi-scale multimedia modelling of toxic impacts on freshwater biodiversity DF42-05 Cedric Wannaz.pdf | Cedric Wannaz | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA |
| 11.50 | Lunch | ||
| Case-studies of biodiversity assessments using LCA | |||
| 13.20 | Impact on biodiversity of agricultural land use and production in LCA DF42-06 Jeanneret Philippe ART for public.pdf | Philippe Jeanneret | Research Station Agroscope Reckenholz-Taenikon (ART), Zurich, Switzerland |
| 13.40 | Biodiversity impact assessment of Austrian organic and conventional dairy products DF42-07 Christian Schader.pdf | Christian Schader | Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Frick, Switzerland |
| A view from outside of LCA | |||
| 14.00 | Assessing deforestation in product supply chains DF42-08 Julien Troussier - The forest trust.pdf | Julien Troussier | The Forest Trust, Crassier, Switzerland |
| 14:20 | Integrating biodiversity loss in LCA – A perspective from the UNEP SETAC Life Cycle Initiative DF42-09 Mireille Rack - UNEP.pdf | Mireille Rack (Guido Sonnemann/Sonia Valdivia) | UNEP DTIE, Paris, France |
| 14.40 | --- cancelled --- Assessing impacts to biodiversity: myth and reality | Pedro Rosabal | IUCN, Gland, Switzerland |
| 15.00 | Rio Tinto’s approach on biodiversity evaluation DF42-11 Paola Kistler - Rio Tinto.pdf | Paola Kistler | Rio Tinto, Switzerland |
| 15.20 | Coffee break | ||
| Future challenges | |||
| 15.50 | Summary of future challenges and themes for discussion | Michael Curran, Francesca Verones, Laura de Baan | ETH, Zurich, Switzerland |
| 16.00 | Group discussion – separate groups | Participatory session | |
| 17.00 | Wrap up and farewell | Michael Curran, Francesca Verones, Laura de Baan | ETH, Zurich, Switzerland |
DF 42 – Integrating biodiversity in LCA
The importance and complexity of biodiversity require relevant and representative indicators that reflect changes in biodiversity at multiple levels (e.g. species, communities and ecosystems) and at multiple spatial scales (e.g. local, regional, national). Although it may be unrealistic to expect LCA to cover all of these aspects, current methods of integrating biodiversity into LCA lack a comprehensive approach. Until now, they have focused primarily on a change at the community level (species richness and density) at the European scale. New developments in LCA methodology need to reflect this inherent complexity and spatial variability. A discussion of possible approaches for the future will serve to guide research efforts toward achieving this goal.
Download: DF42 Programme.pdf