Plans to pilot components of the project ‘Towards Sustainable Bioeconomy Guidelines‘ in Namibia and Uruguay are underway following the second biannual meeting of the International Sustainable Bioeconomy Working Group at FAO Headquarters. This project aims to develop sustainable bioeconomy guidelines to assist countries in developing and implementing sustainable bioeconomy strategies, policies...

If done right, in particular with and for family farmers, bioeconomy can help efforts to tackle pressing global problems such as hunger, poverty and climate change. This was the message FAO Deputy Director-General Climate and Natural Resources, Maria Helena Semedo delivered today at the Global Bioeconomy Summit in Berlin. A sustainable bioeconomy, Semedo...

Desde octubre, Uruguay trabaja para elaborar una estrategia nacional en bioeconomía. Por lo tanto, participa con gran interés, a través del Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca (MGAP), de un grupo de trabajo internacional dedicado a ese ámbito, junto a otros 24 países, organizaciones, universidades y bloques regionales.