Biosuroeste: Regenerative Development

Biosuroeste is a 600-hectare 'agroecological lighthouse' in Colombia's Southwestern Antioquia that transforms land recovered from conflict into a living laboratory for regenerative development. The site implements two primary productive systems—an edible forest and a livestock system using adaptive rotational grazing—designed to mirror the scale of local family farms (0.5–15 ha). These systems demonstrate that environmental restoration and productivity are not competing goals, with the livestock system achieving 40% higher meat production per hectare than the Colombian national average. In 2025, the park provided training to over 2,500 producers, students, and rural families, promoting a 'scaling deep' approach to agroecological transformation by reshaping local values and relationships with nature.

• Biosuroeste serves as a 'Faro Agroecológico' (agroecological lighthouse), utilizing a multifunctional living lab model that combines nature-based tourism with regenerative food production to catalyze bioregional transformation.
• The project implements two specific productive systems tailored to the size of local family farms (0.5–15 ha): an edible forest focused on vegetable and cacao production, and a livestock system employing adaptive rotational grazing with native tree species to combat erosion and biodiversity loss on steep slopes.
• The regenerative livestock system has demonstrated higher efficiency than conventional methods, achieving meat production per hectare that is 40% higher than the national average, while requiring less manual labour and providing higher nutritional quality.
• Biosuroeste has achieved significant regional reach through its training programs; in 2025, it provided training to more than 2,500 producers, students, and rural campesino families, including over 500 livestock producers and 1,200 participants in regional sustainable livestock events.

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} }