We emerge from the momentum of the G20 and the transformative ambition of COP30, where, for the first time, the bioeconomy takes centre stage in the climate agenda — as a key strategy to accelerate NDCs and build a regenerative future. This project lies in continuity with two years of experience from the G20 Initiative on Bioeconomy (GIB) under the Brasilian (2024) and South African (2025) Presidencies, to bring together civil society, governments and the private sector from around the world.

We exist because trillions still finance unsustainable practices that degrade ecosystems, while biodiversity-based solutions remain underfunded. We exist because we believe it is possible — and urgent — to build an economy where standing forests are worth more than cleared land, where traditional and local communities are protagonists of development, and where capital flows to regenerate. Our work is to build bridges that make this possible.