The 2030 Agenda and the emerging bioeconomy: making room for policy coherence at the crossroadsAdd to learning list

Ecuador has created an innovative policy arrangement aimed at promoting biodiversity at the centre stage of efforts to achieve long-term economic performance that allow moving away from the middle-income trap and oil-dependence. These policies range from environmental, science and technology, and industrial policies to incentive-based institutions (e.g., fiscal and monetary policy). This view follows previous research arguing that models of development must move away from narrow concern with macroeconomic imbalances and poverty-alleviation safety nets to confront head-on the structural inequalities while addressing sustainability. Read Daniel Vicente Ortega Pacheco’s piece which brings features Ecuador’s strategies for bioeconomy and policy coherence for sustainable development.