Shaping the future of
the Amazon bioeconomy,
together
Shaping the
future of
the Amazon,
bioeconomy,
together
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Who we are
An alliance for a locally-led bioeconomy
The Pan-Amazon Network for Bioeconomy is a multisectorial alliance committed to promoting a locally-led sustainable bioeconomy across the Amazon. We focus on an economic pathway that prioritizes the conservation of standing forests, the rich biodiversity of the region and the well-being of its local population.
As a ‘network of networks’, we unite stakeholders from different sectors, including local producers and associations, Indigenous communities, impact investors, financial institutions, research institutes and civil society.
Cross-sector Regional Collaboration: The network fills a critical gap in coordinating regional efforts to boost investments, policies and knowledge-sharing in the Amazon region that benefit both nature and local communities. We connect multisectorial actors and the vast, but fragmented information and experiences. We converge our understandings, visions and initiatives to strengthen the bioeconomy ecosystem and communicate the bioeconomy sector’s potential and successes.
Call to Action for Amazon Bioeconomy: The Pan-Amazon Network for Bioeconomy was created during the Panamazonian Conference for Bioeconomy in Belém, Brazil, in June 2023. Over 300 representatives from various sectors collaborated on a “Call to Action” with 31 proposals aimed at strengthening the Amazon bioeconomy, respecting Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and traditional communities, and enhancing the socio-economic well-being of the region.
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Principles
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solutions-oriented
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Photos (left/right top/down):
Peru, aguaje fruit. Photo: Jaime Ruiz/Conservación Internacional
Brazil, Abex exchange. Photo: NESsT
Peru, Madre de Dios region, and Peru, lake. Photos: Natasha Ferrari/WRI
Colombia, Agrosolidaria. Photos: NESsT
Peru. Photos: Thomas Muller
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Task forces
We have established multiple task forces that work collaboratively to promote a locally-led bioeconomy sector in the Pan-Amazon region. Key focus areas include advancing the recognition of bioeconomy as a sector, supported by data and methodological frameworks; mobilizing finance with appropriate safeguards; enhancing the value and fairness of bioeconomy markets; and harmonizing public policies and incentives. The network also helps coordinate technical assistance for locally-led bioeconomy businesses to achieve long-term environmental and operational sustainability.
Catalyzing and Increasing Access to Finance
This task force facilitates cross-sector collaboration to build a shared understanding and identify pathways for mobilizing bioeconomy finance at scale with strong social and environmental safeguards. It encourages innovation, showcases successful financing mechanisms and cases, and demonstrates the sector’s potential.
Co-led by Tiana Lins (NESsT) and Marcelo Cwerner (Amazon Investor Coalition). Contact the team: info@amzbio.org
Access to Markets and Commercialisation
Focused on increasing the value and fairness of bioeconomy markets, this task force fosters innovative and fair commercial partnerships that deliver sustainable benefits for the Amazon.
Co-led by Emannueli Caselli (Conexsus) and Juan David Ferrera (Latimpacto).
Research and Knowledge Management
This task force seeks to support informed decision-making by bridging knowledge gaps, integrating traditional knowledge and a biocultural approach, and advancing new research and frameworks, all to showcase the bioeconomy’s economic, cultural, and environmental value. It aims to contribute to the establishing the bioeconomy as a recognized and structured economic sector.
Co-led by Joaquin Carrizosa (WRI Colombia), João Arthur Reis and Rafael Andery (Amazonia+10)
Promotion of Enabling Public Policies
By analyzing legal frameworks, gaps and existing public policies, this task force works towards the adoption of harmonized bioeconomy policies, incentives and subsidies that encourage bioeconomy, fostering collaboration between governments, the private sector, academia, and civil society.
Co-led by Bruno Lacerda (Conservation International) and Juliana Simões (The Nature Conservancy).
Competencies Strenghtening
This task force is focused on coordinating technical assistance for locally-led bioeconomy businesses to achieve long-term environmental and operational sustainability. It also aims to strengthen public institutional capacity to enable the promotion of bioeconomy.
Co-led by Paula Vanessa (Instituto Floresta Tropical) and Humberto Gomez (Tropenbos International).
Peru. Photo: Pablo García/Conservación Internacional
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Where and how we are engaging
The Pan-Amazon Network for Bioeconomy promotes and takes part in meetings, forums, and conferences that bring together diverse actors from across the region. These spaces foster dialogue, exchange, and collaboration to drive sustainable solutions for the Amazon.
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Pan-Amazon Bioeconomy Conference
Belém, Brazil – June 2023
Event that marked the prelude of the Pan-Amazon Bioeconomy Network, gathering over 300 leaders and experts from the nine Amazonian countries to define joint priorities and actions.
Official Network Launch at COP16
Cali, Colombia – Nov 2024
The Pan-Amazon Bioeconomy Network was launched at the Biodiversity COP in Cali, emphasizing bioeconomy as a key driver for sustainable development and regional cooperation in the Amazon.
Pan-Amazon in Action: Forum on Innovation and Investments in the Bioeconomy
Virtual event – May 2025
Regional forum supported by the IDB, featuring 15 sessions and 60 panelists, which resulted in a recommendations document to strengthen policies, investments, and knowledge exchange for advancing the bioeconomy across the Pan-Amazon region.
Leticia, Colombia – July 2025
In-person meeting of the Network, bringing together 150 participants from 70 organizations to review progress, consolidate advances from the task forces, and set collective priorities.
COP30 – United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC)
Belém, Brazil – Nov 2025
The Pan-Amazon Bioeconomy Network will take part in COP30, presenting task force results and advancing the positioning of the Amazonian bioeconomy within the global climate agenda.
Financing the Pan-Amazon Bioeconomy
Publication – Nov 2025
Developed under the Finance Task Force, in partnership with NatureFinance and Impact Finance, this study mapped 141 mechanisms across the Pan-Amazon region, revealing a diverse yet fragmented ecosystem.
Publication – Nov 2025
Based on the Network’s Innovation and Action Forums and the work plans of its Task Forces, the document reaffirms bioeconomy as a climate solution and a path to inclusive development. It sets strategic priorities and calls on actors to take collective action for a sustainable, locally led bioeconomy.
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Network Structure
We operate with lean governance, with the Network structured around four primary bodies and task forces co-led by dedicated Network members:
- Our Members include stakeholders and organizations that take part in the Network and its task forces.
- Our Advisory Committe brings together a diverse representation of thought leaders, local stakeholders, and active members, who offer strategic guidance and oversight.
- Our Secretariat is responsible for fostering synergies and coherence among the taskforces, the Secretariat ensures effective coordination and implementation.
- Our Supporting Partners include donors and organizations that support the viability of the Network’s activities.
Secretariat
Joana Oliveira de Oliveira
Executive Secretary of the Pan-Amazon Network for Bioeconomy and Bioeconomy and Pan-Amazon Manager, WRI Brasil
joana.oliveira@wri.org
Rachel Biderman
Secretariat Strategic Advisor and Senior Vice President for the Americas, Conservation International
rbiderman@conservation.org
Joaquin Carrizosa,
Secretariat Strategic Advisor and Senior Advisor, WRI Colombia
joaquin.carrizosa@wri.org
Gabriela Benito,
Secretariat Coordinator and Grants and Contracts Regional Manager, Conservation International
gbenito@conservation.org
Advisory Committee
Fabiola Zerbini,
Conexsus
Hugo Chavarria Miranda,
IICA
Juan David Ferreira,
Latimpacto
Marcelo Cwerner,
Amazon Investor Coalition
Marcelo Salazar,
Mazô Maná
Maria Jose Andrade Cerda,
Confeniae
Mauro Ruffino,
OTCA
Mirela Sandrini,
WRI Brasil
Patricia Pinho,
IPAM
Tatiana Schor,
BID
Tiana Lins,
NESsT
Photo: Emilio Aparicio Rodríguez
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Member organisations
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Driving sustainable
development across the
Amazon region
Brazil, Pará. Pinha Fruit. Photo: Igor Lopes/WRI Brasil