Seven new members join the Circular Bioeconomy Alliance
This news item relates to the EFI-led initiative which ran from 2020 to September 2023
Seven new organisations have joined the Circular Bioeconomy Alliance, becoming part of a global movement powered by nature and people.
The new members include: COICA (Coordinator of the Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin), Green Sahara Farms, Trees for Kenya, Impulso Verde Kuaspue Foundation, Rioterra, Yagasu, Nature-based Solutions Initiative, Oxford University.
The Circular Bioeconomy Alliance (CBA) was established by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales in 2020. The CBA is an action-oriented partnership that connects the dots between investors, companies, governmental and non-governmental organizations and local communities to advance the circular bioeconomy on the ground while restoring biodiversity globally.
The diversity of new members reflects the nature of the Alliance, which includes large and small intergovernmental organizations, companies, investors, research organizations and NGOs, who provide expertise and implement projects in areas related to the circular bioeconomy.
CBA Coordinator, Yitagesu Tekle commented: “The CBA is growing fast both in membership and actions on the ground. Credible and reliable local partners and science-based organizations are crucial to ensure that the CBA’s initiatives consider local context, knowledge and tradition, as well as being based on up-to-date scientific knowledge and technology. I would like to warmly welcome the new organizations – the CBA secretariat is looking forward to working together with them to bring the circular bioeconomy from niche to norm.”
The CBA’s current activities include forest landscape restoration and agroforestry projects in Africa, Europe, South America and Asia. Its global network of Living Labs for Nature, People and Planet catalyze action on the ground and demonstrate how harmony can be achieved by empowering nature and people.
More information
The Alliance is facilitated by a Secretariat hosted by the European Forest Institute. For more information please contact:
Yitagesu Tekle, CBA Coordinator (firstname.lastname @ efi.int)
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