Perspective reveals potential of Amazonian biodiversity to build circular and resilient food systems, highlighting inclusive governance to support nutrition, conservation, and economic value.
The Amazon Basin’s underused biodiversity can transform fragile food systems into resilient and circular ones. This Perspective explores how Amazonian biodiversity could serve as a foundation for sustainable food-system transitions through circular bioeconomy strategies, biodiversity-based food innovations, and inclusive governance models. Fruits, oilseeds, insects, and stingless bee honeys provide essential nutrients and bioactive compounds while supporting circular value chains with potential to reduce post-harvest losses, restore ecosystems, and diversify diets. Realising this potential requires green procurement policies, inclusive research and development (R&D), and participatory governance involving Indigenous and local communities. Guided by circular economy principles, Amazonian bioresources may generate significant nutritional, ecological, and economic benefits for future global food systems.
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