Biosuroeste: Regenerative Development

Biosuroeste is a 600-hectare living laboratory and 'agroecological lighthouse' in Southwestern Antioquia, Colombia, designed to demonstrate regenerative development. The site, returned to public ownership through land restitution, integrates nature-based tourism with two primary productive systems—an edible forest and a regenerative livestock system—to showcase scalable agroecological models for local smallholders and the wider bioregion.

• Biosuroeste serves as a multifunctional living laboratory that combines nature-based tourism, such as bird watching and hiking, with regenerative food production to create a collective learning model for the region.
• The site features two productive systems designed to mirror the size of local family farms (0.5–15 ha): an edible forest focused on vegetable and cacao production, and a livestock system utilizing adaptive rotational grazing and native tree species.
• The regenerative livestock system at Biosuroeste has demonstrated a 40% increase in meat production per hectare compared to the Colombian national average, even when starting from degraded pastures, while requiring less manual labour.
• In 2025, Biosuroeste provided training to over 2,500 producers, students, and rural campesino families. This included more than 500 livestock producers in specific training programs and over 1,200 participants in regional events focused on sustainable livestock.

APA

Lagerman, W., & Jaramillo, F. B. (2026). Biosuroeste: Regenerative Development. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/features/biosuroeste-regenerative-development/

Chicago

Lagerman, Wilma, and Federico Botero Jaramillo. Biosuroeste: Regenerative Development. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2026. https://www.sei.org/features/biosuroeste-regenerative-development/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{lagerman2026biosuroeste, author = {Lagerman, Wilma and Jaramillo, Federico Botero}, title = {{Biosuroeste: Regenerative Development}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2026}, month = jun, url = {https://www.sei.org/features/biosuroeste-regenerative-development/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }