Biodiversity brings new business models to the Amazon
Research from the Amazon Bio-Business Center (CBA), in Manaus, casts light on new business models with innovative and sustainable solutions based on the biodiversity found in the world’s largest rainforest. These are materials and technologies make the transition to a green economy possible through the development of traditional and indigenous communities in the region.In May 2023, the letter B in the acronym CBA changed from bio-technology to bio-business, in a bid to reinforce the idea that the center goes beyond being a source of products and solutions, and is also a place of opportunities in a burgeoning market.According to Rodrigo Rollemberg, secretary for Green Economy, Decarbonization, and Bioindustry at Brazil’s Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade, and Services, the autono...