Business incubators for biodiversity

The BioStartUp programme, initiated by PerúBioInnova and the University San Ignacio de Loyola (USIL), provides an eight-month incubation process for start-ups utilizing Amazonian plants and fruits for nutrition and cosmetics. The initiative addresses barriers such as legal issues regarding genetic resources, patent rights, and market access. The programme resulted in seven start-ups improving their business models and the creation of a 'navigator' tool to facilitate the replication and up-scaling of the incubation model, which has been endorsed by the Peruvian Ministry of Environment and Production.

• The BioStartUp programme provides targeted support over an eight-month period to start-ups focusing on Amazonian plants or fruits for cosmetic or nutritional purposes, covering technical areas such as biotrade, benefit sharing, and access to genetic resources.
• Entrepreneurs utilizing Peru's biodiversity face significant hurdles, including legal challenges regarding patent rights and genetic resource access, permits for sustainable forest management, and difficulties integrating indigenous communities into value chains.
• The initiative produced a 'navigator' tool, endorsed by the Peruvian Ministry of Environment and Production, which provides an overview of incubation phases and tools to help replicate and up-scale the BioStartUp model.
• The programme's outcomes include seven start-ups improving their business models for local and export markets, two businesses winning the 'Reto Biodiversidad' competition, and the establishment of 'USIL Ventures' by the University San Ignacio de Loyola.

APA

GIZ (2019). Business incubators for biodiversity. Green Economy Coalition. https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/news-and-resources/business-incubators-for-biodiversity

Chicago

GIZ. Business incubators for biodiversity. Green Economy Coalition, 2019. https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/news-and-resources/business-incubators-for-biodiversity.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{giz2019business, author = {GIZ}, title = {{Business incubators for biodiversity}}, institution = {Green Economy Coalition}, year = {2019}, month = mar, url = {https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/news-and-resources/business-incubators-for-biodiversity}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }