On the road to COP30 in Brazil, CELIOS released a policy brief highlighting the importance of a socio-bioeconomic approach—the integration of biodiversity conservation and social justice in Indonesia’s economic transformation. The document responds to BAPPENAS’s bioeconomy strategy, emphasizing that sustainable development must go beyond simply replacing raw materials and must ensure the involvement of Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and vulnerable groups. CELIOS maps out three stages of transformation toward a socio-bioeconomy: Foundational Transformation, Systemic Transformation, and Full Implementation, through strategic measures such as a palm oil moratorium, agrarian reform, strengthening MSMEs, and inclusive research and technology.

At the launch, several speakers emphasized the urgency of a social approach to the bioeconomy. Roby Fadillah of BAPPENAS warned of the dangers of greenwashing, while LTKL and the Selorejo Menoreh local community demonstrated practical examples of collective economies and local sovereignty as sustainable solutions. CELIOS stressed that communities must be positioned as key actors, not merely as objects, to ensure development rooted in justice, sustainability, and local sovereignty.

On the road to COP30 in Brazil, CELIOS released a policy brief highlighting the importance of a socio-bioeconomic approach—integrating biodiversity conservation with social justice in Indonesia’s economic transformation. The document responds to National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS)’s bioeconomy strategy, stressing that sustainable development must go beyond simply substituting raw materials and instead guarantee the inclusion of Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and vulnerable groups. CELIOS outlines three stages of transformation toward a socio-bioeconomy: Foundational Phase, Systemic Transformation, and Full Implementation, with strategic steps such as a palm oil moratorium, agrarian reform, strengthening MSMEs, and inclusive research and technology development.

At the launch, speakers underscored the urgency of embedding social dimensions into bioeconomic policy. Roby Fadillah from BAPPENAS warned of the risks of greenwashing, while LTKL and the Selorejo Menoreh local community showcased real practices of collective economies and local sovereignty as sustainable solutions for agrarian challenges and village regeneration. CELIOS emphasized that communities must be positioned as key actors—not mere objects—in shaping economic transformation, framing the socio-bioeconomy as a pathway to justice, sustainability, and local sovereignty.

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