The report systematizes the bioeconomy working sessions of the 16th GCF Task Force Annual Meeting (Caquetá, 2026), focused on the New Forest Economy. It argues that bioeconomy must be built from territorial realities, with subnational leadership, legal certainty, adequate financing, and the central participation of local communities, Indigenous Peoples, and women.

Sessions and areas of work:

• Subnational leadership: Prioritizing products and value chains with real demand, access to financing, planning alongside infrastructure, and measuring success through economic, social, and environmental indicators.
• Investment and communities: Closing the gap between forest communities and capital through enabling conditions, organizational and commercial capacities, and practical mechanisms to connect with investors.
• Regulation and land-use governance: Regulatory simplification that enables rather than excludes, dialogue between traditional knowledge and science, and legal certainty for communities and investors.

Regional hubs and next steps:

In Colombia, with an emphasis on Caquetá and on Amazonian fruit and non-timber forest product value chains, the consensus is to consolidate a functional platform built on what already exists rather than create a new structure. In the Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru dialogue, in which MDAparticipated, participants agreed to hold national workshops, exchange information, strengthen support networks, and share bio-business experiences.