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Identification of future pathways towards a sustainable bioeconomy can be related to different ‘visions’ of it, including an ecological vision, a bioresource development vision, and a biotechnology vision. This paper synthesizes empirical work from stakeholder dialogues conducted in Colombia, Rwanda, Sweden, and Thailand.
The dialogues were structured around elaboration of bioeconomy pathways arising from different visions. The dialogues considered key driving factors and enabling conditions for different institutional levels ranging from local to regional. By conducting analysis across multiple countries and regions, we aimed to look across different economic development levels, different sectoral perspectives, and different innovation and bioresource strategies.
Key components for bioeconomy pathways were identified with respect to bio-based products and resources, sectoral alignment, innovation clusters or hubs, and landscape transitions. The choice of different bioeconomy pathways is characterised by tensions between sector-based development and cross-cutting approaches, which in turn reflect differences between the bioresource and ecological visions, whereas the biotechnology vision tends to be viewed more as a means of implementation. The comparative analysis suggests some future lines of research on governing bioeconomy pathways.
Initiative / This initiative aims to guide decision-makers towards more cohesive and constructive governance of bioeconomy pathways, with a focus on the Global South.
SEI report / Read a summary of discussions from a workshop in Colombia on different visions for the country's bioeconomy.
SEI report / This report presents discussions from the second in a series of policy dialogues on the bioeconomy, held in Bangkok, Thailand.
SEI report / This workshop brief presents the results of the first Policy Dialogue on a Bioeconomy for Sustainable Development, held in Tallinn, Estonia.
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