Bioeconomy Action Plan

In mid-2019, a nationwide workshop series on the Bioeconomy Action Plan was launched in Austria. During this series, the strategic objectives were discussed with all affected stakeholder groups and the fields of action were specified. A total of 20 events were held, with more than 400 experts from companies, research institutions, associations, social partners, NGOs and public authorities taking part. Timber construction and wood-based value creation were addressed in particular in the workshops in Styria (led by the Holzcluster STMK), as well as in Tyrol and Vorarlberg (led by the Energy and Environment Agency of Vorarlberg). Topics such as sustainable raw material extraction were also discussed.

Overall, approximately 800 inputs were collected during the events, which were consolidated into more than 100 measures through various aggregation processes. In addition, each measure was evaluated and prioritised by the three ministries involved in the process. The aim was to refine the content of the measures from a technical perspective and to identify measures with a high weighting for the objectives of Austria’s Bioeconomy Strategy.

The Bioeconomy Action Plan, fully updated in 2023, is structured into 11 thematic areas. These thematic areas are further divided into fields of action, which ultimately contain the specific measures. In total, 112 measures were defined through this intensive development process.

Bioeconomy Action Plan (only in German)