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The 'Toolbox on Financing Nature-Based Solutions' report by the Climate Policy Initiative examines how blended finance can overcome barriers to investing in Nature-based Solutions (NbS). It highlights that because nature is often treated as a public good, it is difficult to monetize, leading to a market failure where harmful subsidies far exceed NbS investments. The report argues that the public sector must lead ecosystem building and provide concessional capital and technical assistance to prove commercial viability. Key findings emphasize that guarantees are the most catalytic tools for de-risking private investment, as demonstrated by case studies like the AGRI3 Fund and the Asia Climate-Smart Landscape Fund.

A statement by several organizations urging the G-20, under Brazil's presidency, to operationalize a bioeconomy through high-level principles and increased financing to promote climate and nature-positive economic models.

This report provides a preliminary stocktake of G20 members' strategies and practices regarding the bioeconomy to support the Brazilian G20 Presidency's Global Initiative on Bioeconomy (GIB) in 2024. It identifies common thematic axes, suggests high-level principles for a sustainable bioeconomy, and proposes five key themes for a future program of work to foster international cooperation and learning.

This policy brief by RMI examines the potential for the Great Lakes region of the United States to become a globally competitive hub for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). It analyzes the region's strengths in feedstock availability, existing ethanol infrastructure, and logistics, while identifying a significant gap in coordinated state-level industrial policy to support the SAF value chain.

The 'New Economy for the Brazilian Amazon' report by WRI Brasil proposes a transition to a low-carbon, deforestation-free economic model for the Legal Amazon by 2050. The study argues that this pathway, which integrates a thriving bioeconomy, restored forests, and decarbonized agriculture and energy, would deliver superior economic growth and job creation compared to business-as-usual scenarios while enabling Brazil to meet its Paris Agreement targets.

This policy brief by Transforma analyzes the potential for green jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), focusing on a territorial approach to just transition. Based on community experiences in Colombia, Chile, and Mexico during 2023, the document examines how green jobs can foster resilience in rural areas, the challenges posed by high labor informality, and the role of bioeconomy and agroecology in creating sustainable livelihoods.

This policy brief by Transforma explores the potential for green jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) as a driver for a just transition and community resilience. Based on 2023 community projects in Colombia, Chile, and Mexico, the document analyzes the challenges of labor informality and provides sector-specific opportunities and policy recommendations to formalize sustainable employment.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative analyzes the conceptual, regulatory, and institutional landscape of the bioeconomy in Brazil, with a specific focus on the Amazon region. It utilizes a framework of three 'visions'—biotechnology, bioresources, and bioecology—to categorize different strategic approaches and identify conflicts and alignments within Brazil's fragmented governance and regulatory structures.

This report introduces the concept of the bioeconomy as a strategic driver for sustainable economic growth in Eastern Africa, highlighting the region's reliance on biological resources and the launch of the East African Community Bioeconomy Strategy to catalyze innovative resource use.

This research paper examines the social dimensions of bioeconomy promotion through a "just transition" lens, specifically analyzing bio-based production systems in Brazil, India, and Indonesia. It argues that while the bioeconomy is framed as a tool for climate and socioeconomic goals, it has largely promoted unjust production systems that benefit agribusiness while marginalizing traditional and local communities.

This briefing by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the necessity of a just transition for Latin American economies reliant on fossil fuel extraction. The authors argue that delaying the shift toward sustainable, low-carbon pathways increases economic vulnerability, while warning that the transition to renewable energy technologies creates new risks associated with the increased extraction of critical minerals.

The Amazônia Sustainable Supply Chains (AMSSC) Mechanism is a blended finance instrument designed to scale the bioeconomy in the Brazilian Amazon. Proposed by Natura and Mauá Capital, it combines a receivables fund to provide upfront financing to smallholder cooperatives with an Enabling Conditions Facility (ECF) that provides technical assistance and community infrastructure investments. The mechanism aims to reduce deforestation pressure by strengthening value chains for non-timber, forest-compatible products.

This case study examines the influence of corporate power on the bioeconomy transition in Brazil, arguing that the current trajectory benefits corporate agribusiness at the expense of social equality and sustainable development.

This research paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute describes a participatory process to define a subnational bioeconomy vision and roadmap for the Valle del Cauca department in Colombia. Through workshops with stakeholders from the agricultural, agro-industrial, and nature tourism sectors, the document identifies a convergence toward a 'bioresources' and 'bioecology' paradigm that balances economic growth with environmental sustainability and social inclusion.

This research paper by Nella Canales and Mónica Trujillo examines the potential of cassava (yuca) within Colombia's bioeconomy using a biomass value network approach and the Net-map tool to identify current and potential value chains, including the use of residues and by-products.

This report examines the potential of the Croton megalocarpus Hutch tree in Kenya to enhance farmers' livelihoods and contribute to various economic sectors within the framework of a bioeconomy, specifically analyzing the business model and value chain of the company EFK.

This briefing by the Stockholm Environment Institute describes Thailand's strategic promotion of a bioeconomy to overcome the middle-income trap, reduce social inequality, and mitigate environmental impacts. It focuses on the industrial use of sugarcane and cassava to create value-added products like biofuels and bioplastics, while highlighting regulatory hurdles, land and water scarcity, and social issues such as low wages and food insecurity.

This report by the Green Economy Coalition (GEC) and Fundação Amazonas Sustentável (FAS) argues that the Amazon is 'too big to fail' and must transition from a 'deforestation economy' to an inclusive green economy. It details the systemic risks of an ecological tipping point and proposes the creation of the Amazon Green Economy Hub in Manaus to coordinate multi-stakeholder efforts, scale bioeconomy enterprises, and reform economic policies to value standing forests over land liquidation.

Minutes from the Green Economy Coalition (GEC) Steering Group meeting on August 26, 2020, focusing on the 'Economics for Nature' (E4N) programme, the establishment of an Amazon Regional Hub in partnership with FAS, and strategic responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This report details a policy dialogue workshop organized by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) in autumn 2019. The workshop focused on developing a vision for a sustainable bioeconomy in the Öresund region by 2050, using the Foodhills platform in Bjuv, Sweden, as a concrete example of circular food production systems.