Territorial bioeconomy and biodiversity: opportunities and challenges for sustainable local development

Abstract

Introduction: Evidence on territorial bioeconomy, biodiversity conservation, bio-based value chains and sustainable local development has expanded during the last years, but differences in design, scale, indicators and territorial context still complicate direct comparison. A traceable synthesis is therefore needed. Objective: To critically examine the evidence on territorial bioeconomy, biodiversity conservation, bio-based value chains and sustainable local development, identifying recurrent mechanisms, context-dependent effects and gaps that matter for policy and territorial. Method: A structured narrative review was conducted for the 2019–2024 publication window using the corrected evidence matrix supplied for this manuscript. The final corpus comprised 21 peer-reviewed journal studies, each with a real and traceable DOI. Searches and verification considered Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, SciELO, Redalyc, Google Scholar and journal platforms. Eligibility required thematic relevance, explicit methods, recoverable results and bibliographic traceability. Study context, design, analytical dimensions, principal findings and. Results: The evidence indicates that territorial bioeconomy is most credible when value creation is linked to biodiversity safeguards, local capabilities and transparent benefit-sharing. Methodological studies also show that territorial diagnosis and socio-biodiversity indicators reveal trade-offs that conventional economic metrics frequently miss. Across the corpus, stronger inferences came from studies. Conclusions: The synthesis supports context-sensitive decisions rather than universal prescriptions. For bioeconomía territorial, biodiversidad y desarrollo local sostenible, future research should improve comparability of indicators, reporting transparency and longitudinal assessment, while explicitly documenting equity, governance and implementation conditions.