The bioeconomy toolbox

Gomez San Juan, M.

The bioeconomy toolbox

A guide to support the development of sustainable bioeconomy strategies and policies

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 112 p.

Author Gomez San Juan, M.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 978-92-5-138407-7

Series title Environment and Natural Resources Management Working Paper

Series number No. 99

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Synopsis (short abstract) Bioeconomy is credited as being one of the key pillars for the FAO Strategic Framework 2022–2031 to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. More than 60 countries and regions have a dedicated bioeconomy or bioscience strategy today, and many more are already implementing the bioeconomy with plans and programmes, often also attempting to monitor and evaluate the progress towards the transition. Moreover, where trade-offs exist between different sustainability objectives, the bioeconomy offers an opportunity to realign the economy with the biosphere and account for the trade-offs in a holistic way. This toolbox provides a methodology to guide the development of bioeconomy strategies, and other elements to support its deployment, from dedicated governance systems, to monitoring frameworks to action on the ground. Many of the examples in this toolbox refer to knowledge gained through FAO experience, while being forward-looking and designed to help more countries and regions embark on or continue their journey towards building a sustainable bioeconomy. This aligns with FAO’s strategic mission over the next decade; FAO is the first United Nations entity to elevate bioeconomy to a corporate priority, including it as one of 20 programme priority areas under its Strategic Framework 2022–2031. This reflects the growing role that FAO sees for bioeconomy as a driver of sustainable agrifood systems transformation over the next decade.

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Gomez San Juan, M. 2024. The bioeconomy toolbox – A guide to support the development of sustainable bioeconomy strategiesand policies. Environment and Natural Resources Management Working Paper, No. 99. Rome, FAO.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cc8856en

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