We advance research, policy, and finance models to scale the bioeconomy and position nature at the core of green growth.
The challenge
The world can no longer sustain an economic model that rewards the destruction of the natural systems on which we depend. A new path is needed—one that aligns economic growth with planetary health and harnesses bio-based alternatives to carbon-intensive products and processes.
The bioeconomy offers a transformative solution: a new model of prosperity built on renewable biological resources that turn living systems into engines of sustainable innovation, livelihoods, and resilience. It spans a wide spectrum, from regenerative agriculture and blue economy industries to advanced bioproducts and high-tech fields like synthetic biology, agritech, and pharmaceuticals.
Our approach
We work with governments, financial actors, and civil society to design financing models and incentives that link nature-positive transitions to tangible economic benefits.
We supported Brazil’s COP30 leadership and the G20 presidencies of Brazil and South Africa to build political momentum and strengthen the evidence base for the bioeconomy as an engine of growth. NatureFinance serves as the incoming Secretariat of the Bioeconomy Challenge, an initiative of the Government of Brazil under the COP30 Action Agenda.
Other flagship projects include co-developing the Bioeconomy Finance Hub for Africa, designing community-based finance instruments in Brazil, piloting regenerative school meal procurement in Uganda, and supporting the development of regional bioeconomy, trade, and finance strategies.
