The BIEEP aims to address environmental problems and mitigate effects of climate change by developing technologies and sustainable strategies. Its efforts include production of bioethanol and biodiesel from renewable resources; use of microorganisms for the degradation of plastics; plastic-related compounds and plastic containing packaging materials; microbial degradation of oily/lipid-containing agro-industrial wastes; production of biomass and biomolecules (biosurfactants, enzymes) from yeasts for industrial and environmental applications; and development of microbial-based technologies for agro-industrial waste management. The program also provides technical assistance to the industry for environmental management.