From Science to Opportunity: The Path to Amazonia’s Bioeconomy Amazonia’s bioeconomy holds the promise of turning biodiversity into sustainable growth, innovation, and local opportunities.

From Science to Opportunity: The Path to Amazonia’s Bioeconomy Amazonia’s bioeconomy holds the promise of turning biodiversity into sustainable growth, innovation, and local opportunities. https://www.iadb.org/en/blog/regional-integration/science-opportunity-path-amazonias-bioeconomy Highlights Scientific knowledge can help turn Amazonia’s biological resources into new products, businesses, and stronger local value chains. However, limited research capacity, financing gaps, and weak links between science, producers, and markets continue to hold back bioeconomy ventures. Scaling the bioeconomy will require sustained investment in research and innovation, technology transfer, inclusive governance, and tailored financing—priorities highlighted at the III Annual Meeting of the Bioamazonia Network, with support from the IDB’s Amazonia Forever program.