MAIN ACTIVITIES
Building national capacity for support for biodiversity business.
Review existing policy and legal framework for possible improvement to mainstream biodiversity and sustainable production principles into commercial markets.
Support the Biodiversity –Based Economy Development Office (BEDO) in developing a branding system to ensure proper criteria for biodiversity-based products.
Piloting community-based social enterprises in key eco-regions.
Raise community awareness and capacity on the social and economic benefits of biodiversity conservation and rehabilitation.
Demonstrate pilot models on bamboo as well as marine and coastal products for establishing biodiversity-based social enterprises with sufficient revenue for both family income and economic incentives for sustainable production and biodiversity conservation.